رُبَّ باكٍ لِلمَوتِ يُبكى عَلَيهِ

قَد حَوى مالَهُ بِكِلتا يَدَيهِ

Many weep for death while mourners weep o’er them;

Their hoarded wealth is held in both their hands.

إِنَّما هَمُّ وارِثي بَعدَ مَوتي

ما أُخَلّي لا ما أَصيرُ إِلَيهِ

My heirs alone concern me after death-

Not what I leave, but what to them descends.