1. Awaiting death every hour
He builds and fortifies incessantly
١. وَمُنتَظِرٍ لِلمَوتِ في كُلِّ ساعَةٍ
يَشيدُ وَيَبني دائِباً وَيُحَصِّنُ
2. When the certainty visits him
His deeds are of one unconvinced
٢. لَهُ حينَ تَبلوهُ حَقيقَةُ موقِنٍ
وَأَفعالُهُ أَفعالُ مَن لَيسَ يوقِنُ
3. His knowledge obvious as denial, as ignorance
Doubting with certainty all he ascertains
٣. عِيانٌ كَإِنكارٍ وَكَالجَهلِ عِلمُهُ
بِشَكٍّ بِهِ في كُلِّ ما يَتَيَقَّنُ