كَم حاوَلَ الرَجُلُ الدُنِّيا بِقُوَّتِهِ

وَمالِهِ فَخَطَتهُ أَو تَخَطّاها

How often has man tried to possess the world

With his might and wealth, yet it eluded him,

وَقَد يَرومُ ضَعيفٌ نيلَ آخِرَةٍ

فَلا يَشُكُّ لَبيبٌ أَن سَيُعطاها

While a frail soul may yearn for the hereafter,

No wise man doubts it shall be granted to him.

وَالمَوتُ يَعدو عَلى الآسادِ مُخدَرَةً

وَالعَينِ بَينَ خُزاماها وَأَرطاها

Death gallops after the stout lions

Snatching them midst their dens and mates.

وَذاتِ قُرطَينِ في حَليٍ تَعُدُّهُما

قَد صارَ أَجراً لِذاتِ الغَسلِ قُرطاها

The fair maid with twin ear-rings counting them,

Has become a reward for the washer of the dead.