أنظرهما في الظلام قد نجَما

كَما رَنا في الدُجُنَّةِ الأَسَدُ

I see them shining in the dark

As the lion growled in its den

يفتحُ عينيهِ ثمَّ يطبقهُما

فِعلُ اِمرئ في جُفونِهِ رَمَدُ

Opening its eyes then closing them

A man's deeds are like dust in his eyelids

فاِبتزَّهُ الدهرُ نورَ واحدةٍ

وَهَل نَجا مِن صُروفِهِ أَحَدُ

Fate snatched away a single light

Did anyone escape its twists and turns?