1. O you who persevered through hard times
Your time is more patient than you
١. يا مَنْ تَجلَّدَ للزَّما
نِ أمّا زمانُكَ مِنْكَ أَجْلَدْ
2. Unleash your desires
For your day is not from tomorrow
٢. سَلِّطْ نُهاكَ عَلَى هَوَا
كَ وَعُدَّ يَوْمَك لَيْسَ مِنْ غَد
3. Indeed life is fields
So plant in it what you wish to harvest
٣. إِنَّ الحياةَ مَزارِعٌ
فَازْرَعْ بِها ما شِئْتَ تَحْصُد
4. And nothing remains of people
Except their effects and the eye is lost
٤. وَالنَّاسُ لا يَبْقَى سِوَى
آثارِهِمْ وَالعَيْنُ تُفْقَد
5. Or haven't you heard of those who passed
Some are blamed and others are praised
٥. أَوَ ما سَمِعْتَ بِمَنْ مَضَى
هَذَا يُذَمُّ وَذاكَ يُحْمَدْ
6. And money, if you fix it
Is fixed, and if you corrupt it, corrupts
٦. والمالُ إنْ أَصْلحْتَهُ
يَصْلُحْ وَإِنْ أَفْسَدْتَ يَفْسُدْ
7. And knowledge is not what hearts have perceived
And not what remains in books
٧. وَالعِلْمُ ما وَعَتِ الصُّدُو
رُ ولَيْسَ مَا في الكُتبِ يَخْلدْ