وَمَا انْتِفَاعُ أَخِي الدُّنْيَا بِنَاظِرِهِ
إِذَا اسْتَوَتْ عِنْدَهُ الأَنْوَارُ وَالظُّلَمُ
What benefit has the worldly person from their sight
If lights and darkness are equal to them?
المصدر · Source: Diwan al-Mutanabbi. Sharh al-Ukbari