1. وَلِلنُّفوسِ وَإِن كانَت عَلى وَجَلٍ

    مِنَ المَنِيَّةِ آمالٌ تُقَوّيها

    And souls, though they are in fear

    of death, have hopes that strengthen them.

  2. وَالمَرءُ يَبسطها وَالنَّعشُ يَنشُرُها

    وَالدَّهرُ يَقبِضُها وَالمَوتُ يَطويها

    And man spreads them out, and the bier unfolds them;

    and time contracts them, and death folds them away.