1. مَصائِبُ هَذِهِ الدُنِّيا كَثيرَةٌ

    وَأَيسَرُها عَلى الفَطينِ الحِمامُ

    The calamities of this world are many,

    And the easiest of them for the discerning is death.

  2. مُصابٌ لا تُنَزَّهُ عَنهُ نَفسٌ

    وَلا يُقضى بِمَدفَعِهِ الذِمامُ

    An affliction from which no soul is spared,

    Nor can a pledge of protection be honored by warding it off.