إذا كانَت حَياةُ المَرءِ نَوماً
وَلَيسَ لَهُ سِوى المَوتِ اِنتِباهُ
If a mortal’s life is but a sleep,
and he has no awakening save death,
فَعَيشُ المَرءِ في الدُنيا خَيالٌ
يُخَيُّلُهُ لِناظِرِهِ كَراهُ
then his life in this world is a vision
his slumber conjures before his gaze.
Sol 5.6