تولى زمانُ بني آدمٍ

وهذا الزمانُ زمانُ القرودُ

Time has taken the sons of Adam,

And this time is the time of apes,

وما الموتُ إلا اصطحابُ الثقيلِ

ولولاهُ فازَ الورى بالخلودِ

Death is only taking away the burdensome,

If not for it, the world would have won immortality.