1. And your soul, so begin to depict it
With what you are of the eternal doer
١. وَنَفسُكَ فَاِبدَأ بِتَصويرِها
بِما أَنتَ مِن خالِدٍ فاعِلُ
2. Else the body passes with its form
And the transient does not make the transient eternal
٢. وَإِلّا مَضى الجِسمُ مَعَ رَسمِهِ
وَلا يَخلُد الزَائِلُ الزَائِلُ