1. I see time does not leave one noble for his own
Nor can the gifted escape its sudden turns
١. أَرى الدَهرَ لا يُبقي كَريماً لِأَهلِهِ
وَلا تُحرِزُ اللُؤمانَ مِنهُ المَهارِبُ
2. I see all the living as if dead, bidding farewell
Though one lives an age, misfortunes stay asleep
٢. أَرى كُلَّ حَيٍّ مَيِّتاً فَمُوَدِّعاً
وَإِن عاشَ دَهراً لَم تَنُبهُ النَوائِبُ