1. ما ماتَ مَنْ هذي صفاتُهْ

    فوفاةُ ذا عندي حياتُهْ

    He whose qualities are these has not died;

    For this man's death is, to me, his life.

  2. إنْ ماتَ هذا صورةً

    أحيَتْهُ معنىً سالفاتُهْ

    If this man has died in outward form,

    His past deeds have revived him in spirit.