1. Death spares no father, nor son
Neither child, nor elder, nor anyone
١. المَوتُ لا والِداً يُبقي وَلا وَلَدا
وَلا صَغيراً وَلا شَيخاً وَلا أَحَدا
2. The Prophet was, yet did not live forever for his nation
Had God granted him eternal life before, he would have lived eternally
٢. كانَ النَبِيُّ فَلَم يَخلُد لِأُمَّتِهِ
لَو خَلَّدَ اللَهُ حَيّاً قَبلَهُ خَلَدا
3. For death, we are but unerring targets
He who escapes its arrow today, will not escape tomorrow
٣. لِلمَوتِ فينا سِهامٌ غَيرُ مُخطِئَةٍ
مَن فاتَهُ اليَومَ سَهمٌ لَم يَفُتهُ غَدا
4. It harms not he who knows this world and its deception
That he never competes with its people ever
٤. ما ضَرَّ مَن عَرَفَ الدُنيا وَغِرَّتَها
أَلّا يُنافِسَ فيها أَهلَها أَبَدا