1. أَلاَ إنّ أَيّامَ الْحَياةِ كَأنَّها

    مَرَاحِلُ يَطْويها الْمُعَنَّى بأَسْفارِ

    Behold, the days of life are like

    stages traversed by the toil-worn traveler on his journeys;

  2. وَيَوْمُ مَمَاتِ الْمَرْءِ فيها كَأَنَّهُ الْ

    وُصولُ إلى الأَهْلِينَ والمالِ والدّارِ

    and the day of a person’s death among them is like

    arriving at one’s family, wealth, and home.