1. نَعَت نَفسَها الدُنيا إِلَينا فَأَسمَعَت

    وَنادَت أَلا جَدَّ الرَحيلُ وَوَدَّعَت

    The world announced its own death to us and made itself heard;

    And cried, “Take heed! Departure is urgent!” and bade farewell.

  2. عَلى الناسِ بِالتَسليمِ وَالبِرِّ وَالرِضا

    فَما ضاقَتِ الحالاتُ حَتّى تَوَسَّعَت

    People must submit, do good, and be content;

    For circumstances never grew strait without then easing.

  3. وَكَم مِن مُنىً لِلنَفسِ قَد ظَفِرَت بِها

    فَحَنَّت إِلى ما فَوقَها وَتَطَلَّعَت

    And how many wishes the soul has attained,

    Then yearned for what lay beyond them and aspired to it.

  4. سَلامٌ عَلى أَهلِ القُبورِ أَحِبَّتي

    وَإِن خَلُقَت أَسبابُهُم وَتَقَطَّعَت

    Peace upon the dwellers in the graves, my beloved ones,

    Even though their bonds have worn thin and been severed.

  5. فَما مُوِّتَ الأَحياءُ إِلّا لِيُبعَثوا

    وَإِلّا لِتُجزى كُلُّ نَفسٍ بِما سَعَت

    For the living are made to die only to be raised again,

    And only so that every soul may be recompensed for its striving.