وَمَا الْمَالُ وَالأَهْلُونَ إِلاَّ وَدَائِعُ
وَلاَ بُدَّ يَوْمًا أَنْ تُرَدَّ الْوَدَائِعُ
Wealth and family are but deposits entrusted to us
And one day all deposits must be returned
المصدر · Source: Diwan Labid. Trans. A.J. Arberry
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