1. Beware of this world, for its demise
Is a place of extinction, not eternity.
١. تَحَرَّز مِن الدُنيا فَإِنَّ فَناءَها
مَحَلُّ فَناءٍ لا مَحَلُّ بَقاءِ
2. Its purity is mixed with turbidity,
And its comfort coupled with misery.
٢. فَصَفوَتُها مَمزوجَةٌ بِكُدورَةٍ
وَراحَتُها مَقرونَةٌ بِعَناءِ