1. A quarter of life has passed by
And follows a quarter to gain knowledge
١. رُبُعُ العُمْرِ بالصِّبا قَدْ تَقَضَّى
وَيَلِيهِ رُبْعق بِرَبْعِ العُلُومِ
2. I see the third is being prolonged
A quarter to reap what was sown
٢. وَأَرَى الثَّالِثَ الْمُطِلَّ عَلَيْنا
رُبُعٌ فِيهِ نَيْلُ كُلِّ مَرُومِ
3. And follows the quarter of devotion, yearning
And revelation of the hidden
٣. ويَلِيه رُبْعُ التَّأَلُّهِ والأَحْ
والِ والاِنْكِشافِ للْمَكْتُومِ