سَئِمْتُ تَكَالِيفَ الْحَيَاةِ وَمَنْ يَعِشْ
ثَمَانِينَ حَوْلاً لاَ أَبَا لَكَ يَسْأَمِ
I have grown weary of the burdens of life, and whoever lives
Eighty years, by your father, will grow weary
المصدر · Source: Mu'allaqa. Trans. A.J. Arberry
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