1. Do you not see the death of the eminent and the virtuous
And how the star sets between the tents

2. So why did death overlook all the deficient
And searched the horizons for every superior

3. Despite the noses of the high-minded towards demise
With every generous deed and noble traits

4. Except that whoever it kept is not eternal
And no man hopes for immortality sensibly

5. I saw death amidst one who moves and one who rests
So why did it differentiate between one who is awake and one who sleeps

6. And I did not see a more harmful lover than this world
Nor anything as false as death