There are those who achieve more than they hoped for,

and those were taken away before accomplishing what they inspired.

—‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb [d. 23H/644CE] recited this poem often ever since a man who was accompanying him died while on the way to Makkah

Tarikhu ‘Umar, by ibn al-Jawzi, p. 208

(Read on pg 62, Abdul-Malik bin Muhammad ibn Abdul Rahman Al-Qasim, Silent Moments: The Description of Before & After Death Aspects. Darussalam Publishers. Riyadh:2004.)