1. وما أشبهَ الحمَّامَ بالموتِ لامرئٍ

    تَذَكَّرَ لكنْ أينَ مَنْ يتذكرُ

    And how like death the bathhouse is to a man

    who reflects—but where is one who reflects?

  2. تجرَّد منْ أهلٍ ومالٍ وملبسٍ

    ويصحبُهُ مِنْ كلِّ ذلكَ مئزرُ

    He strips himself of family, wealth, and clothing,

    and of all that, only a waistcloth accompanies him.