1. لَمّا ثَوَت في الأَرضِ وَهيَ لَطيفَةٌ

    قُدَماؤُنا أَمِنَت مِنَ الأَحداثِ

    When they lay in the earth, though delicate,

    our forebears were safe from the blows of fate.

  2. لَم يَستَريحوا مِن شُرورِ دِيارِهِم

    إِلّا بِرِحلَتِهِم إِلى الأَجداثِ

    They found no rest from the troubles of their homes

    except by journeying to the graves.