1. O children of shortcoming and lessons
And children of weakness and humiliation

2. And children of distance in vigor
Yet proximity in forms

3. And complaints that reveal
Differences in height and stature

4. Seeking refuge from heat
And a seal on letters

5. Where are those who were before you
Of valor and danger

6. Ask about them, search for news of them
They preceded us to the grave

7. While we follow in their steps
Those who passed are a lesson for us

8. And tomorrow we will reflect
Death's seizure comes

9. Swifter than a glance of the eye
I see you tomorrow

10. In garments of soil
Moved from palaces

11. To darkness of graves
Where no tents shelter you

12. Nor stones
Where you do not appear

13. For vanity or conversation
May God have mercy on a Muslim

14. Who remembered God and hesitated
May God forgive the sins

15. Of one who feared and sensed danger