أَلاَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلاَ اللَّهَ بَاطِلُ
وَكُلُّ نَعِيمٍ لاَ مَحَالَةَ زَائِلُ
Indeed, everything except God is vain
And every bliss must inevitably pass away
المصدر · Source: Diwan Labid. Trans. A.J. Arberry
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