1. He yearns for immortality, though immortality prolongs for him
His soul therein has realized its desires
١. يَهوى البَقاءَ وَإِن مُدَّ البَقاءُ لَهُ
وَأَدرَكَت نَفسُهُ فيها أَمانيها
2. Immortality remains for him, in his soul, as occupation
For what he sees of the vicissitudes of decay in it
٢. أَبقى البَقاءُ لَهُ في نَفسِهِ شُغُلاً
لِما يَرى مِن تَصاريفِ البِلى فيها