1. تَمَسَّك بِالتُقى حَتّى تَموتا

    وَلا تَدَعِ الكَلامَ أَوِ السُكوتا

    Hold fast to piety until you die.

    And do not forsake speech or silence.

  2. وَقُل حَسَناً وَأَمسِك عَن قَبيحِ

    وَلا تَنفَكَّ عَن سوءٍ صَموتا

    Speak what is good, and refrain from what is vile.

    And always keep silent rather than speak evil.

  3. لَكَ الدُنيا بِأَجمَعِها كَمالاً

    إِذا عوفيتَ ثُمَّ أَصَبتَ قوتا

    The entire world is yours in full,

    If you are granted health and then obtain sustenance.

  4. إِذا لَم تَحتَفِظ بِالشَيءِ يَوماً

    فَلا تَأمَن عَلَيهِ أَن يَفوتا

    If one day you fail to safeguard a thing,

    Then do not be sure it will not slip away.

  5. يُعَلِّلُني الطَبيبُ إِلى قَضاءٍ

    فَإِمّا أَن أُعافى أَو أَموتا

    The physician keeps me hopeful until fate's decree:

    Then either I am healed or I die.

  6. سَقى اللَهُ القُبورَ وَساكِنيها

    مَحَلّاً أَصبَحوا فيها خُفوتا

    May God water the graves and their inhabitants,

    An abode where they have fallen silent.