1. Death's daughter was assigned to me
To come after daylight as if a loan
١. بنتُ المنية بي موكّله
عقب النهار كمقتضٍ قَرضا
2. She grew accustomed, never tiring
Of seeing me continue as if an imposition
٢. ألفَتْ وفاءً ليس تسأمه
فترى مواصلتي به فرضا
3. She ground my flesh with her shaking and tightening
And crushed my bones to great pulverization
٣. عَرقَتْ بنافضها وشدّتها
لحمي ورَضَّتْ اعظمي رضَّا
4. And if she casts her spear
Toward my throat, I would smell its melting and reject it
٤. ولو أنّها ترمي بشِكَّتها
نِيْقاً أشمَّ لذاب وارفضَّا