إِنَّ الحَوادِثَ لا مَحالَةَ آتِيَه

مِن بَينِ رائِحَةِ تَمُرُّ وَغادِيَه

The events will inevitably come

Between the fragrance of dates and one departing

فَلَرُبَّما اِعتَبَطَ السَليمُ فُجاءَةً

وَلَرُبَّما رُزِقَ السَقيمُ العافِيَه

Sometimes the healthy will suddenly fall ill

And sometimes the sick will be granted good health

اللَهُ يَعلَمُ ما تُجِنُّ قُلوبُنا

وَاللَهُ لا تَخفى عَلَيهِ خافِيَه

God knows what our hearts conceal

And nothing is hidden from God

أَينَ الأُلى كَنَزوا الكُنوزَ وَأَمَّلوا

أَينَ القُرونُ بَنو القُرونِ الخالِيَه

Where are those who hoarded treasures and hoped

Where are the generations, sons of past generations

دَرَجوا فَأَصبَحَتِ المَنازِلُ مِنهُمُ

قَفراً وَأَصبَحَتِ المَدائِنُ خالِيَه

They have gone and their dwellings became

Desolate and their cities empty

عَجَباً لِمَن يَنسى المَقابِرَ وَالبِلى

سُبحانَ مَن يُحيّ العِظامَ البالِيَه

How strange is one who forgets the graves and decay

Glory to He who gives life to withered bones