تَخَفَّف مِنَ الدُنيا لَعَلَّكَ أَن تَنجو

تَخَفَّف مِنَ الدُنيا لَعَلَّكَ أَن تَنجو

فَفي البِرِّ وَالتَقوى لَكَ المَسلَكُ النَهجُ

فَفي البِرِّ وَالتَقوى لَكَ المَسلَكُ النَهجُ

Lighten your burden of this world, that you may be saved.

Lighten your burden of worldly things, perhaps you may be saved

For in righteousness and piety lies your clear path.

For in righteous conduct and piety lies the path and method

رَأَيتُ خَرابَ الدارِ يَحكيهِ لَهوَها

رَأَيتُ خَرابَ الدارِ يَحكيهِ لَهوَها

إِذا اجتَمَعَ المِزمارُ وَالعودُ وَالصَنجُ

إِذا اجتَمَعَ المِزمارُ وَالعودُ وَالصَنجُ

I saw the dwelling's ruin reflected in its revelry,

I have seen the ruin of the house recounted by its vanity

When the pipe, the lute, and the cymbals came together.

When the flute, lute and lyre gather

أَلا أَيُّها المَغرورُ هَل لَكَ حُجَّةٌ

أَلا أَيُّها المَغرورُ هَل لَكَ حُجَّةٌ

فَأَنتَ بِها يَومَ القِيامَةِ مُحتَجُّ

فَأَنتَ بِها يَومَ القِيامَةِ مُحتَجُّ

Listen, O deluded one: do you have a plea

O deluded one, will you have an argument

With which to defend yourself on the Day of Resurrection?

With which to contend on the Day of Resurrection?

تَدَبَّر صُروفَ الحادِثاتِ فَإِنَّها

تَدَبَّر صُروفَ الحادِثاتِ فَإِنَّها

بِقَلبِكَ مِنها كُلَّ آوِنَةٍ سَحجُ

بِقَلبِكَ مِنها كُلَّ آوِنَةٍ سَحجُ

Ponder the vicissitudes of events, for they

Contemplate the turns of events, for in every moment

Leave abrasions in your heart time and again.

They inflict sorrow upon your heart

وَلا تَحسَبِ الحالاتِ تَبقى لِأَهلِها

وَلا تَحسَبِ الحالاتِ تَبقى لِأَهلِها

فَقَد تَستَقيمُ الحالُ طَوراً وَتَعوَجُّ

فَقَد تَستَقيمُ الحالُ طَوراً وَتَعوَجُّ

And do not think people's circumstances stay the same:

Do not assume conditions will remain for their people

For circumstances may straighten for a time, then turn crooked.

For a situation may go straight then bend

مَنِ استَطرَفَ الشَيءَ استَلَذَّ اطِّرافَهُ

مَنِ استَطرَفَ الشَيءَ استَلَذَّ اطِّرافَهُ

وَمَن مَلَّ شَيئاً كانَ فيهِ لَهُ مَجُّ

وَمَن مَلَّ شَيئاً كانَ فيهِ لَهُ مَجُّ

Whoever finds a thing novel delights in acquiring it;

Whoever enjoys something enjoys its subtleties

And whoever tires of a thing feels revulsion toward it.

And whoever dislikes something finds fault in it

إِذا لَجَّ أَهلُ اللُؤمِ طاشَت عُقولُهُم

إِذا لَجَّ أَهلُ اللُؤمِ طاشَت عُقولُهُم

كَذاكَ لَجاجاتُ اللِئامِ إِذا لَجّوا

كَذاكَ لَجاجاتُ اللِئامِ إِذا لَجّوا

When the base persist in obstinacy, their minds reel.

When the vile act rashly, their minds are distraught

Such are the stubborn fits of the base when they persist.

Such is the contention of scoundrels when contending

تَبارَكَ مَن لَم تَشفِ إِلّا بِهِ الرُقى

تَبارَكَ مَن لَم تَشفِ إِلّا بِهِ الرُقى

وَلَم يَأتَلِف إِلّا بِهِ النارُ وَالثَلجُ

وَلَم يَأتَلِف إِلّا بِهِ النارُ وَالثَلجُ

Blessed is He through whom alone incantations heal,

Blessed is He who alone cures worries

And through whom alone fire and snow are joined in harmony.

And who by Him alone fire and ice befriend