أَقِمْ صَلاتَكَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِكَ وَاعْتَبِرْ
بِمَصَائِبِ الأَيَّامِ قَبْلَ حُلُولِهَا
Perform your prayer before your death and learn
From time's calamities before they arrive
المصدر · Source: Diwan Abu al-Atahiya. Ed. S. Kharba