1. The old man bent from the weight
Of sins he strove for and went straight.
١. قد انْحنَى الشيخُ لعُظْمِ الذي
حُمِّلَ مِن ذَنْبٍ له قد سَعَى
2. As though down steps of bliss he moved
To the Messenger of Death who called and proved.
٢. كأنما سلَّم من فَرْحةٍ
على رسولِ الموتِ إذ وَدَّعَا