فَعُقبى كُلِّ شَيءٍ نَحنُ فيهِ

مِنَ الجَمعِ الكَثيفِ إِلى شَتاتِ

The end of everything we are in

Is from a dense gathering to scattering

وَما حُزناهُ مِن حلٍّ وَحُرمٍ

يُوَزَّعُ في البَنينِ وَفي البَناتِ

And our sadness over settlement and deprivation

Is distributed among the sons and daughters

وَفيمَن لَم نُؤَهِّلهُم بِفلسٍ

وَقيمَةِ حَبَّةٍ قَبلَ المَماتِ

And those we did not prepare with money

Or the value of a seed before death

وَتَنسانا الأَحِبَّةُ بَعدَ عَشرٍ

وَقَد صِرنا عِظاماً بالِياتِ

And the loved ones forget us after ten years

When we have become decaying bones

كَأَنّا لَم نُعاشِرهُم بِوُدٍّ

وَلَم يَكُ فيهِمُ خِلٌّ مُؤاتِ

As if we did not live with them in affection

Or have an intimate friend among them