تَأَمَّلِ الرَّمْلَ فِي الْمَكَانِ مُنْطَلِقاً

يَجْرِي وَقَدِّرْهُ عُمْراً مِنْكَ مُنْتَهَبَا

Contemplate the sand in its place flowing

And give it a lifetime borrowed from you

وَاللهِ لَوْ كَانَ وَادي الَّرمْلِ يُنْجِدُهُ

مَا طَالَ طَائِلُهُ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَا

By God if the valley of sand could save it

Its misfortune would not last before it's gone