تَدَرَّع في لِقاءِ الخَطبِ صَبراً

فَأَصعَبُهُ عَلى الصَبّارِ هَينُ

He armored himself with patience for the trials of life

Yet the most difficult still tries the steadfast man

لِأَنَّكَ لا تَشُكُّ بِأَنَّ يحنَ ال

حَياةِ أَخيرُهُ هَرَمٌ وَحَينُ

For you know without doubt that in the end life grows old and weak

And the expected approach of death holds no terror

وَلَيسَ يَهولُ مُرتَقَبُ المَنايا

إِذا أَلَمَّت بِهِ أُذُنٌ وَعَينُ

When heard by the ear and seen by the eye