كَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تَسْمَعْ بِأَخْبَارِ مَنْ مَضَى
أَوَمَا تَرَى فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ غَادِيَا
As if you have not heard the news of those who passed
Do you not see every day one departing?
المصدر · Source: Diwan Abu al-Atahiya. Ed. S. Kharba