لا تَغبِطِ القَبرَ عَلى جِدَّةٍ

لا تَغبِطِ القَبرَ عَلى جِدَّةٍ

وَجِسمُ مَن حَلَّ بِهِ داثِرُ

وَجِسمُ مَن حَلَّ بِهِ داثِرُ

Do not envy the grave its newness,

Do not envy the grave for its newness

while the body of the one who lies within it is decayed.

While the body of its dweller is decaying

يَستَأنِسُ الطَّرفُ إِلى قُربِهِ

يَستَأنِسُ الطَّرفُ إِلى قُربِهِ

كَأَنَّما باطِنُهُ ظاهِرُ

كَأَنَّما باطِنُهُ ظاهِرُ

The eye feels at ease near it,

The eye is drawn to its nearness

as though its inside were like its outside.

As if what’s inside is visible