1. He armored himself with patience for the trials of life
Yet the most difficult still tries the steadfast man
١. تَدَرَّع في لِقاءِ الخَطبِ صَبراً
فَأَصعَبُهُ عَلى الصَبّارِ هَينُ
2. For you know without doubt that in the end life grows old and weak
And the expected approach of death holds no terror
٢. لِأَنَّكَ لا تَشُكُّ بِأَنَّ يحنَ ال
حَياةِ أَخيرُهُ هَرَمٌ وَحَينُ
3. When heard by the ear and seen by the eye
٣. وَلَيسَ يَهولُ مُرتَقَبُ المَنايا
إِذا أَلَمَّت بِهِ أُذُنٌ وَعَينُ