1. People try to console each other
But it does them no good
١. يعزِّي الناسُ بعضهمُ
ولا يجديهمُ شيَّا
2. One has folded wings, the other twisted
And soon fate will fold him too
٢. فذاكَ طويٌّ وهذا سو
فَ يطويهِ الردى طيَّا
3. If they had any sense
The living would console the dead
٣. يمينُ اللهِ لو عقلوا
لعزّى الميتُ الحيَّا