1. شَحِطَت عَن ذَوي المَوَدّاتِ داري

    وَالقَراباتِ مِن ذَوي الأَرحامِ

    My home has grown distant from those dear to me,

    and from my relatives, my blood kin.

  2. وَاِهتِمامي لَهُم مِنَ النَقصِ وَاللَ

    هُ لَهُم حافِظٌ فَفيمَ اِهتِمامي

    And my concern for them is a failing, while God

    is their guardian—so why should I worry?

  3. إِن نَعِش نَجتَمِع وَإِلّا فَما أَش

    غَلَ مَن ماتَ عَن جَميعِ الأَنامِ

    If we live, we shall meet; if not, how preoccupied

    is the one who has died, away from all humankind!