رُبَّ باكٍ لِلمَوتِ يُبكى عَلَيهِ

رُبَّ باكٍ لِلمَوتِ يُبكى عَلَيهِ

قَد حَوى مالَهُ بِكِلتا يَدَيهِ

قَد حَوى مالَهُ بِكِلتا يَدَيهِ

Many a man who weeps over death is himself wept over,

Many weep for death while mourners weep o’er them;

having gathered his wealth in both his hands.

Their hoarded wealth is held in both their hands.

إِنَّما هَمُّ وارِثي بَعدَ مَوتي

إِنَّما هَمُّ وارِثي بَعدَ مَوتي

ما أُخَلّي لا ما أَصيرُ إِلَيهِ

ما أُخَلّي لا ما أَصيرُ إِلَيهِ

My heir's only concern after my death

My heirs alone concern me after death-

is what I leave behind, not what I shall come to.

Not what I leave, but what to them descends.