يَا حَسْرَةً عَلَى العِبَادِ إِذَا جَاءَهُمُ مِنَ المَنِيَّةِ مَا كَانُوا بِهِ يَتَقَلَّبُون
Alas for the servants when there comes to them
From death what they used to mock
المصدر · Source: Diwan Abu al-Atahiya. Ed. S. Kharba