1. لَقَد طالَ الزَمانُ عَلَيَّ حَتّى

    غَدَوتُ وَلي إِلى الدُنيا رُكونُ

    Indeed, time has stretched so long for me that

    I have grown attached to this world.

  2. فَلا أُغرَر إِذا أَجَلي خَطاني

    سَيَأتي المَوتُ أَغفَلَ ما أَكونُ

    So I must not be deceived if my appointed end passes me by:

    Death will come when I am most heedless.

  3. وَيَلحَقُ بِالثَرى جَسَدٌ هَباءٌ

    عَلى حَرَكاتِهِ وَرَدَ السُكونُ

    And a body, mere dust, will join the earth,

    Stillness having settled upon its movements.