فَإِنَّ سُدورَهُ أَمسى غُروراً

وَحَلَّ بِهِ مُلِمّاتُ الزَوالِ

For his pomp has now become vanity,

And the shadows of departure have descended upon him.

وَعُرّي عَن ثِيابٍ كانَ فيها

وَأُلبِسَ بَعد أَثوابَ اِنتِقالِ

He has been stripped of the clothes he wore,

And clothed in raiments of transition.

وَبَعدَ رُكوبِهِ الأَفراسَ تيهاً

يُهادى بَينَ أَعناقِ الرِجالِ

After riding horses aimlessly,

He is led between the necks of men,

إِلى قَبرٍ يُغادَرُ فيهِ فَرداً

نَأى مِنهُ الأَقارِبُ وَالمَوالي

To a grave he will be left in alone,

Avoided by kin and comrades.

تَخَلّى عَن مُوَرِّثِهِ وَوَلّى

وَلَم تحجِبهُ مَأثَرَةُ المَعالي

He has parted from his inheritor and turned away,

And the glory of status did not veil him.