1. دارنا هذه هي الأشجارُ

    وعليها جسومنا أزهارُ

    This dwelling of ours is the trees,

    and upon them our bodies are blossoms.

  2. والنفوس التي إذ زال عنها

    قشر جسم تبقى هي الأثمار

    And the souls, once they have shed

    the body's husk, remain as the fruits.

  3. فأدر نحو نفسك العقل ربطاً

    لك ينحل ما به الكل حاروا

    So turn your mind toward yourself, binding it fast;

    what has bewildered all will be unraveled for you.

  4. واحفظ القلب واحتفظ باطناً من

    كل سوء وكل ما هو عار

    And guard the heart; keep yourself inwardly safe from

    every evil and all that is shameful.

  5. واترك الغير لا تفتش عليه

    يشغل العقل منك عنك الفشار

    And leave others alone; do not pry into them;

    idle chatter distracts your mind from yourself.

  6. جعل الله بعضنا فتنة لل

    بعض حيث استِغْنا و حيث افتقار

    God has made some of us a trial for

    others, in self-sufficiency and in need.

  7. وعليكم قد قال أنفسَكم يا

    صاح فارشد وإن غوت أغيار

    And He has said, 'Attend to yourselves,' O

    friend; so be rightly guided, even if others stray.

  8. وتنبه فحكمُ إنا جعلنا

    ما على الأرض زينةً غرار

    And take heed, for the import of 'Indeed, We have made

    what is on earth an adornment' is that it beguiles.

  9. هذه نفثة النصوح تبدت

    قذف الخوف درها والحذار

    This is the sincere counselor's breath, made manifest;

    fear and caution have cast forth its pearls.

  10. حثت العيس للحمى فأزيلت

    بالتقى عن ظهورها الأوقار

    It urged the pale camels toward the sanctuary; thus were lifted

    through piety, from their backs, the burdens.

  11. قف على باب حانتي يا نديمي

    علّ يرضى دخولَك الخمّار

    Stand at the door of my tavern, O my drinking companion;

    perhaps the wine-seller will approve your entry.

  12. واستمع صوت قَينتي تتغنّى

    حيث جسمي في كفها مزمار

    And listen to my songstress's voice as she sings,

    while my body is a flute in her hand.

  13. وجميع الوجود ليل لقوم

    جهلوا وهو عند قوم نهار

    And all existence is night to those

    who know not, though to others it is day.

  14. وجنان النعيم عند أناس

    وأناس ذا عندهم هو نار

    And for some, it is gardens of bliss,

    while for others, this is fire.

  15. فاعتبر ما أقوله لك وافهم

    حسن الفهم منك والإعتبار

    So reflect on what I say to you, and understand

    with sound understanding and reflection of your own.