1. ما لِلجَديدَينِ لا يَبلى اِختِلافُهُما

    وَكُلُّ غَضٍّ جَديدٍ فيهِما بالِ

    Why does the alternation of the ever-new day and night never wear out,

    While every fresh, new thing within them wears away?

  2. يا مَن سَلا عَن حَبيبٍ بَعدَ ميتَتِهِ

    كَم بَعدَ مَوتِكَ أَيضاً عَنكَ مِن سالِ

    O you who have ceased grieving for a loved one after his death,

    How many, after your death, will likewise cease grieving for you!

  3. كَأَنَّ كُلَّ نَعيمٍ أَنتَ ذائِقُهُ

    مِن لَذَّةِ العَيشِ يَحكي لَمعَةَ الآلِ

    It is as though every pleasure you taste

    Among life's delights resembles the shimmer of a mirage.

  4. لا تَلعَبَنَّ بِكَ الدُنيا وَأَنتَ تَرى

    ما شِئتَ مِن عِبَرٍ فيها وَأَمثالِ

    Do not let the world toy with you while you see

    All the lessons and examples you could wish for within it.

  5. ما حيلَةُ المَوتِ إِلّا كُلُّ صالِحَةٍ

    أَو لا فَما حيلَةٌ فيهِ لِمُحتالِ

    There is no recourse against death but every righteous deed—

    Or none at all: no schemer has any recourse against it.