لَعَمرُكَ وَالمَنايا غالِباتٌ

عَلى الإِنسانِ تَطلُعُ كُلَّ نَجدِ

By your life, and man's mortality

Ever prevails upon mankind in time's passage

لَقَد أَهلَكتِ حَيَّةَ بَطنِ أَنفٍ

عَلى الأَصحابِ ساقاً بَعدَ فَقدِ

In truth, you've killed a snake in the belly of Anf

After loss of friends once walked together