1. فُراقٌ تذكَّرنا بِهِ فرقةَ الدنيا

    صدقتُ فاني بعدهُ لم أعُد حيّا

    A parting through which we recalled departure from this world.

    I spoke truly, for after it I was no longer alive.

  2. وَما الموت الّا فَقَد افضلِ مُشتَهىً

    هو العيشُ لكن ذاكَ عندي هو اللُّقيا

    And death is nothing but the loss of what one most desires:

    It is life—but to me, that is reunion.