1. مَن أَحَبَّ الدُنيا تَحَيَّرَ فيها

    وَاِكتَسى عَقلُهُ اِلتِباساً وَتيها

    Whoever loves the world becomes bewildered in it,

    and his mind is clothed in confusion and bewilderment.

  2. رُبَّما أَتعَبَت بَنيها عَلى ذا

    كَ فَكَعها وَخَلِّها لِبَنيها

    Often it has wearied its sons; on that account,

    repel it, and leave it to its sons.

  3. قَنِّعِ النَفسَ بِالكِفافِ وَإِلّا

    طَلَبَت مِنكَ فَوقَ ما يَكفيها

    Make the soul content with enough to live on; otherwise,

    it will demand from you more than suffices it.

  4. إِنَّما أَنتَ طولَ عُمرِكَ ما عُمِّر

    تَ في الساعَةِ الَّتي أَنتَ فيها

    Throughout your life, however long you live, you are only

    in the hour that you are in.

  5. وَدَعِ اللَيلَ وَالنَهارَ جَميعاً

    يَنقُلانِ الدُنيا إِلى ساكِنيها

    And let night and day together

    carry the world to its inhabitants.

  6. لَيسَ فيما مَضى وَلا في الَّذي لَم

    يَأتِ مِن لَذَّةٍ لِمُستَحليها

    Neither in what has passed nor in what has not yet

    come is there any pleasure for one who would savor it.