1. لِلمَرءِ يَومٌ يُحتَمى قُربُهُ

    وَتَظهَرُ الوَحشَةُ مِن أُنسِهِ

    A man has a day whose approach is shunned,

    And loneliness emerges from his companionship.

  2. كَم مِن صَريعٍ قَد نَجا سالِماً

    وَمِن عَروسٍ ماتَ في عُرسِهِ

    How many a stricken man has escaped unharmed,

    And many a bridegroom has died at his wedding.