1. A home remains for him, a home
Why does time foretell this?
١. سَكَنٌ يَبقى لَهُ سَكَنٌ
ما لِهَذا يُؤذِنُ الزَمَنُ
2. We are in a house that informs us
Of its ruin, with a tune's diction
٢. نَحنُ في دارٍ يُخَبِّرُنا
بِبَلاها ناطِقٌ لَحِنُ
3. An evil house whose joy did not last
For any man in it, nor sorrow
٣. دارُ سوءٍ لَم يَدُم فَرَحٌ
لِاِمرِئٍ فيها وَلا حَزَنُ
4. Every living thing, by its dead
Gets from its wealth but a shroud
٤. كُلُّ حَيٍّ عِندَ ميتَتِهِ
حَظُّهُ مِن مالِهِ الكَفَنُ