وَمَا المَرْءُ إِلَّا كَالشِّهَابِ وَضَوْئِهِ
يَحُورُ رَمَادًا بَعْدَ إِذْ هُوَ سَاطِعُ
Man is but like the shooting star and its light
Turning to ashes after it was blazing
المصدر · Source: Diwan Labid. Ed. I. Abbas
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