1. تَفادى نُفوسُ العالَمينَ مِنَ الرَدى

    وَلا بُدَّ لِلنَفسِ المُشيحَةِ مِن أَخذِ

    The souls of all beings seek to evade death;

    Yet the wary soul must inevitably be seized.

  2. تَرى المَرءَ جَبّارَ الحَياةِ وَإِن دَنَت

    مَنِيَّتُهُ أَلَفَيتَهُ وَهوَ مُستَخذي

    You see a man a tyrant in life; but should there draw near

    His death, you find him humbled and submissive.