1. I see myself compelled in the shackles of life
Bearing heavy burdens as I walk beneath them conforming
١. أَراني في قَيدِ الحَياةِ مُكَلَّفاً
ثَقائِلَ أَمشي تَحتَها وَأُطابِقُ
2. If you are praying in the abode of misery
You are in fact ahead in the abode of happiness
٢. إِذا كُنتَ في دارِ الشَقاءِ مُصَلِيّاً
فَإِنَّكَ في دارِ لسَعادَةِ سابِقُ
3. If the free man does not undertake his ordained prayers
He is a slave escaped from the hands of fate
٣. إِذا الحُرُّ لَم يَنهَض بِفَرضِ صَلاتِهِ
فَذَلِكَ عَبدٌ مِن يَدِ الدَهرِ آبِقُ
4. A devout man suffering his thirst, and a misguided one
Having a morning drink without lawful or forbidden
٤. تَقيٌّ يُعاني ظِمئَهُ وَمُضَلَّلٌ
لَهُ صابِحٌ مِن غَيرِ حِلٍّ وَغابِقُ