1. If the inhabitants of the dust were to arise
from their graves,
١. لَو هَبَّ سُكّانُ التُرابِ مِنَ الكَرى
أَعيا المَحَلُّ عَلى المُقيمِ الساكِنِ
2. The dwellings would be too confined for those dwelling within.
They would spread across the desert,
٢. لَغَدَوا وَقَد مَلَأَ البَسيطَةَ بَعضُهُم
وَرَأَيتُ أَكثَرَهُم بِغَيرِ أَماكِنِ
3. And you would see most of them displaced.
Do not trust in this life, for it is
٣. لا تَركُنَنَّ إِلى الحَياةِ فَإِنَّها
غَدّارَةٌ بِأَخي الوَفاءِ الراكِنِ