1. القَوم مَضوا إِلى المَنايا زَمرا

    ما أَسمعنا الزَمان عَنهُم خَبَرا

    The people have gone to their deaths in throngs.

    Time has brought us no news of them.

  2. حَتّى م تَرى بِزائل مُلتَهياً

    وَالدَهر يُريك كُل يَومٍ عِبرا

    How long will you look on, engrossed in what is fleeting,

    while time shows you lessons every day?