The paṁsukūla verses for the dead and for the living, on the impermanence of life, with meanings
For the dead
Aniccā vata saṅkhārā, uppādavayadhammino;
Uppajjitvā nirujjhanti, tesaṁ vūpasamo sukho.
Meaning
Alas, conditioned things are impermanent; their nature is to rise and fall. Having arisen, they cease. Their stilling is bliss. (Sakka, lord of the gods, spoke this verse as the Buddha passed into final Nibbāna.)
For the living
Aciraṁ vatayaṁ kāyo, pathaviṁ adhisessati;
Chuddho apetaviññāṇo, niratthaṁva kaliṅgaraṁ.
Meaning
Before long, alas, this body will lie on the ground, cast aside, without consciousness, like a useless log. (Dhammapada, verse 41)
Machine translation from: Mahāparinibbāna Sutta (DN 16), Pali text, SuttaCentral · Dhammapada, chapter on the mind (Dhp 41), Pali text, SuttaCentral
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