الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ كُلٌّ زائِلٌ بالِ

الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ كُلٌّ زائِلٌ بالِ

لا شَيءَ يَبقى مِنَ الدُنيا عَلى حالِ

لا شَيءَ يَبقى مِنَ الدُنيا عَلى حالِ

Praise be to God; everything passes away and decays.

Praise be to Allah, everything perishes

Nothing in this world remains in the same state.

Nothing remains the same in this world

يا ذا الَّذي يَشتَهي ما لا ثَوابَ لَهُ

يا ذا الَّذي يَشتَهي ما لا ثَوابَ لَهُ

تَبغي الثَوابَ فَكُن حَمّالَ أَثقالِ

تَبغي الثَوابَ فَكُن حَمّالَ أَثقالِ

O you who desire what brings no reward,

O you who desires what has no reward

You seek reward? Then be a bearer of heavy burdens.

Seek reward, so carry heavy burdens

لا خَيرَ في المالِ إِلّا أَن تُقَدِّمَهُ

لا خَيرَ في المالِ إِلّا أَن تُقَدِّمَهُ

إِن لَم تُقَدِّمَهُ ما تَرجو مِنَ المالِ

إِن لَم تُقَدِّمَهُ ما تَرجو مِنَ المالِ

There is no good in wealth unless you send it ahead.

No good in wealth unless you give it away

If you do not send it ahead, what do you hope for from wealth?

If you do not give it, what do you hope from wealth?

أَما وَدَيّانِ يَومِ الدينِ ما طَلَعَت

أَما وَدَيّانِ يَومِ الدينِ ما طَلَعَت

شَمسٌ وَلا غَرَبَت إِلّا لآجالِ

شَمسٌ وَلا غَرَبَت إِلّا لآجالِ

Indeed, by the Judge of Judgment Day, never has there risen

Indeed, creditors on the Day of Judgment when

A sun, nor has it set, save for appointed ends.

No sun has risen or set except for appointed terms

كُلٌّ يَموتُ وَلَكِن نَحنُ في لَعِبٍ

كُلٌّ يَموتُ وَلَكِن نَحنُ في لَعِبٍ

وَالمَوتُ مُحتَجِبٌ عَنّا بِآمالِ

وَالمَوتُ مُحتَجِبٌ عَنّا بِآمالِ

Everyone dies, and yet we are at play,

Everyone dies, but we are playing

And death is veiled from us by hopes.

And death hides from us behind hopes