شره الإنسان يقتله

والذي ولاه يعزله

Man's greed kills him

And He who endowed him, deposes him

ما على الأيّام من درك

ما يريد الله يفعله

Days have no power

What God wills, He does

هان خطب الموت عند فتى

عقله لا شك يعذله

Death's events are slight to a young man

Whose mind, no doubt, scorns them

محدث التركيب مهلكهُ

فيه والأيّام تمهله

Evil composition destroys its owner

As days give him respite

يتأبّى الموت عن فشل

جزعا والموت أوله

Death disdains failure

Impatiently, and death comes first

كل خطب نازل عسر

ذكره والرزق أشمله

Every difficult event passes

Speaking of it, provision is more inclusive

يعلم الإنسان منشأه

وطريق الموت يجهله

Man knows his origin

And the road of death he does not know