1. Souls of both worlds have avoided folly
And the grieved soul must inevitably take.
١. تَفادى نُفوسُ العالَمينَ مِنَ الرَدى
وَلا بُدَّ لِلنَفسِ المُشيحَةِ مِن أَخذِ
2. You see man as formidable in life even when
His death has drawn near, subduing him while he still acts imposing.
٢. تَرى المَرءَ جَبّارَ الحَياةِ وَإِن دَنَت
مَنِيَّتُهُ أَلَفَيتَهُ وَهوَ مُستَخذي