1. ومتعبُ العيسَ مرتاحاً إلى بلدِ

    والموتُ يطلُبُه من ذَلِكَ البلدِ

    And one who wearies the white camels, eager for a land,

    while death seeks him from that very land.

  2. وضاحك والمنايا فوقَ هامته

    لو كانَ يعلمُ غيباً ماتَ من كمدِ

    And one who laughs, while deadly fates hang above his head—

    had he known the unseen, he would have died of grief.

  3. من كانَ لَمْ يُؤْتَ عِلْماً في بقاءِ غدٍ

    ماذا تفكرهُ في رزقِ بعد غدِ

    Whoever has not been granted knowledge of whether he will live tomorrow—

    why does he ponder sustenance for the day after tomorrow?