1. ميت مات في محل قراره

    لم يغب عن محله وجواره

    A dead man died in his place of abode;

    He never left his dwelling or his neighborhood.

  2. سود الشعر عارضيه فغابت

    شمس خديه في بهاء نهاره

    Hair blackened the sides of his face, and so vanished

    The sun of his cheeks amid the splendor of his day.

  3. قد علمنا وليس في ذاك شك

    أن من مات سودوا باب داره

    We have learned—and of this there is no doubt—

    That when someone dies, they blacken the door of his house.