قَطَّعَ المَوتُ كُلَّ عَقدٍ وَثيقِ

لَيسَ لِلمَيتِ بَعدَهُ مِن صَديقِ

Death severed every close bond

The dead has no friend after it

مَن يَمُت يَعدَمِ النَصيحَةَ وَالإِش

فاقَ مِن كُلِّ ناصِحٍ وَشَفيقِ

Whoever dies, loses advice and sympathy

From every well-wisher and intimate

نَزَلَ الساكِنُ الثَرى مِن ذَوي الأَل

طافِ في المَنزِلِ البَعيدِ السَحيقِ

The dweller of the grave descended from those of high status

To an abode far and profound

كُلُّ أَهلِ الدُنيا يَعومُ عَلى الغَف

لَةِ مِنها في غَمرِ بَحرٍ عَميقِ

All people of the world are floating on negligence

Among them are survivors and drowners

يَتَبارَونَ في السِباحِ فَهُم مِن

بَينِ ناجٍ مِنهُم وَبَينِ غَريقِ

They compete in swimming so they are between

A savior among them and one who's drowning

وَاِلتِماسي لِما أُطالِبُ مِنها

لَم أَكُن لِاِلتِماسِهِ بِحَقيقِ

And my seeking of what I ask from it

I was not entitled to seek it in reality