أَبِالمَوْتِ الذي لا بُدَّ أَني

مُلاقٍ لا أَباكِ تُخَوِّفِيني

Do not with death, which I inevitably will meet,

Frighten me, do not frighten me,

دَعي ماذا علِمْتِ سَأَتَّقِيهِ

ولكنْ بالمغيَّب نَبِّئِيني

Leave what you know, I will be careful of it,

But tell me of the unknown.