جارانِ شاكٍ وَمَسرورٌ بِحالَتِهِ

كَالغَيثِ يَبكي وَفيهِ بارِقٌ بَسَما

Neighbors complaining and delighted with their state

Like rain that weeps yet flashes with lightning

مالُ الدَفينِ أَتى الُورّاثَ فَاِقتَسَموا

وَلَم يُراعوهُ في ثُلثٍ لَهُ قَسَما

The ship owner's wealth came to the heirs and they divided it

And did not allocate a third share for him as allotted

لا أَطعَموا مِنهُ مِسكيناً وَلا بَذَلوا

عُرفاً وَلا كَفَّروا في حِنثِهِ قَسَما

They did not feed a poor person from it, nor gave charity

Nor expiated any oaths in his shares

أَوصى فَلَم يَقبَلوا مِنهُ وَعاهَدَهُم

فَقابَلوا بِخِلافٍ كُلَّ ما رَسَما

He bequeathed but they did not accept from him, and he made covenants with them

Yet they opposed everything he outlined

وَالعَيشُ داءٌ وَمَوتُ المَرءِ عافِيَةٌ

إِن داؤُهُ بِتَواري شَخصِهِ حُسِما

And living is an illness, and a person's death is well-being

For his illness is decided by his person passing away

أَنفاسُهُ كَخُطاهُ وَالبَقاءُ لَهُ

مَسافَةٌ فَهوَ يَفنى كُلَّما اِنتَسَما

His breaths are like his steps, and his survival

Is a distance, so he perishes each time he inhales

مَنازِلُ الأَنفُسِ الأَجسادُ يُظعِنُها

وَفدُ الحِمامِ فَكَم مِن مَنزِلٍ طَسَما

The bodies are the abodes of souls, putrefying them

And multitudes of doves, so how many an abode did they ruin