1. It is the life and its embellishments,
Yet what will be the fate of them?
١. هِيَ الدُنيا وَزُخرُفُها
وَلَكِن ما مَصائِرُها
2. If its pulpits have deceived,
Its graves have given good counsel.
٢. لَئِن غَرَّت منابِرُها
فَقَد وَعَظَت مَقابِرُها
3. And if its springs have been perfidious,
Its sources have been sincere.
٣. وَإِن غَشَّت مَوارِدُها
فَقَد نَصَحَت مَصادِرُها