ما إِن أُبالي إِذا أَرواحُنا قُبِضَت

ماذا فَعَلتُم بِأَوصالٍ وَأَبشارِ

I do not care if our souls are taken

What have you done with limbs and faces

تَجري المَجَرَّةُ وَالنَسرانِ عَن قَدَرٍ

وَالشَمسُ وَالقَمَرُ الساري بِمِقدارِ

The galaxy and the eagles flow by decree

The sun and the moon that moves by measure

وَقَد عَلِمتُ وَخَيرُ القَولِ أَنفَعُهُ

أَنَّ السَعيدَ الَّذي يَنجو مِنَ النارِ

And I have learned and the best words are most useful

That the fortunate one who survives from the fire