1. قَد كَشَفَ الدَهرُ عَن يَقيني

    قِناعَ شَكّي في كُلِّ شَيِّ

    Time has stripped from my certainty

    the veil of my doubt about all things;

  2. لا بُدَّ مِن أَن يَحُلَّ مَوتٌ

    عُقَدَ نَفسٍ مِن كُلِّ حَيِّ

    it is inevitable that death should unfasten

    my soul’s bonds with every living being.