بَلِينَا وَمَا تَبْلَى النُّجُومُ الطَّوَالِعُ
وَتَبْقَى الْجِبَالُ بَعْدَنَا وَالْمَصَانِعُ
We decay while the rising stars do not decay
And the mountains and fortresses remain after us
المصدر · Source: Diwan Labid. Trans. A.J. Arberry
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