أَلَستَ تَرى مَوتَ العُلى وَالمَحامِدِ

وَكَيفَ دَفَنّا الخَلقَ في قَبرِ واحِدِ

Do you not see how death overtakes the exalted and the lauded,

And how we will bury all creation in one grave,

وَلِلدَهرِ أَيّامٌ تُسيءُ عَواقِباً

وَتُحسِنُ إِن أَحسَنَّ غَيرَ عَوامِدِ

And how time has days that lead to evil ends,

And turn out well, if well-supported by others' deeds.