وَإِن مَقامي شَطَرَ يَومٍ بِمَنزِلٍ

وَإِن مَقامي شَطَرَ يَومٍ بِمَنزِلٍ

أَخافُ عَلى نَفسي بِهِ لِكَثيرُ

أَخافُ عَلى نَفسي بِهِ لِكَثيرُ

And indeed, my staying half a day in a dwelling

Though I stay but half a day in a house,

where I fear for my life is too long.

I fear for myself in it greatly.

وَقَد يَهرُبُ الإِنسانُ مِن خيفَةِ الرَدى

وَقَد يَهرُبُ الإِنسانُ مِن خيفَةِ الرَدى

فَيُدرِكُهُ ما خافَ حَيثُ يَسيرُ

فَيُدرِكُهُ ما خافَ حَيثُ يَسيرُ

And a person may flee for fear of death,

And the man may flee from the terror of perishment

then what he feared overtakes him wherever he goes.

But what he feared shall meet him where he goes.