1. Repel evil when it comes with evil
And be humble, for you are but a mortal

2. O crow whose concern is to steal
Coveting a partridge above the field

3. We are in a night that covers us in darkness
How can the shrouded see the dawn uncovered

4. These bodies are but lifeless dust
So it is ignorance to boast and strut

5. A body of four elements you behold
Governed by the cycles of twelve-fold

6. And strange is the soul’s joy when
Its fame spreads over the earth unfurled

7. A tree is best for its fruit
And of mankind, some are date-palms, some but shrubs

8. An advisor who betrays his counsel
While a trusted advisor was not consulted

9. And when He who shaped us wills
The dead will be roused from their burial

10. So do good and hope for its reward
For it is your treasure when God summons all