سَئِمْتُ تَكَالِيفَ الحَيَاةِ وَمَنْ يَعِشْ
ثَمَانِينَ حَوْلًا لا أَبَا لَكَ يَسْأَمِ
I grew weary of life's burdens, and whoever lives
Eighty years - by your father! - will grow weary
المصدر · Source: Mu'allaqa, line 14. A.J. Arberry, The Seven Odes (1957)
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