أَشرِب فُؤادَكَ بِغضَةَ اللَذّاتِ

أَشرِب فُؤادَكَ بِغضَةَ اللَذّاتِ

وَاِذكُر حُلولَ مَنازِلِ الأَمواتِ

وَاِذكُر حُلولَ مَنازِلِ الأَمواتِ

Make your heart drink in hatred of pleasures,

Imbibe your heart with hatred of pleasures,

And remember taking up residence in the dwellings of the dead.

And recall the coming of the abodes of the dead.

لا تُلهِيَنَّكَ عَن مَعادِكَ لَذَّةٌ

لا تُلهِيَنَّكَ عَن مَعادِكَ لَذَّةٌ

تَفنى وَتورِثُ دائِمَ الحَسَراتِ

تَفنى وَتورِثُ دائِمَ الحَسَراتِ

Let no pleasure distract you from your final return;

Let no delight distract you from your return,

It perishes and bequeaths lasting regrets.

It will vanish and leave lasting regrets.

إِنَّ السَعيدَ غَداً زَهيدٌ قانِعٌ

إِنَّ السَعيدَ غَداً زَهيدٌ قانِعٌ

عَبدَ الإِلَهِ بِأَحسَنِ الإِخباتِ

عَبدَ الإِلَهِ بِأَحسَنِ الإِخباتِ

Indeed, tomorrow’s fortunate one is ascetic and content,

Indeed, tomorrow's fortunate one is humble and content,

Who worshipped God with the utmost humble submission.

A servant of God with the best of intentions.

أَقِمِ الصَلاةَ لِوَقتِها بِطُهورِها

أَقِمِ الصَلاةَ لِوَقتِها بِطُهورِها

وَمِنَ الضَلالِ تَفاوُتُ الميقاتِ

وَمِنَ الضَلالِ تَفاوُتُ الميقاتِ

Perform the prayer at its appointed time, with its proper purification;

Perform the prayers on time with ablution,

And deviation from the appointed time is a form of error.

Beware of missing the appointed times.

وَإِذا اِتَّسَعتَ بِرِزقِ رَبِّكَ فَاِجعَلَن

وَإِذا اِتَّسَعتَ بِرِزقِ رَبِّكَ فَاِجعَلَن

مِنهُ الأَجَلَّ لِأَوجُهِ الصَدَقاتِ

مِنهُ الأَجَلَّ لِأَوجُهِ الصَدَقاتِ

And when you prosper through your Lord’s provision, be sure to allot

And if your Lord expands your provision, then make

The best of it to the various forms of charity,

The most virtuous the recipients of your charity.

في الأَقرَبينَ وَفي الأَباعِدِ تارَةً

في الأَقرَبينَ وَفي الأَباعِدِ تارَةً

إِنَّ الزَكاةَ قَرينَةُ الصَلَواتِ

إِنَّ الزَكاةَ قَرينَةُ الصَلَواتِ

Among close kin, and at times among those more distant;

Among kin and distant folk alike at times,

Indeed, obligatory almsgiving is the companion of prayers.

For alms are paired with prayers.

وَاِرعَ الجِوارَ لِأَهلِهِ مُتَبَرِّعاً

وَاِرعَ الجِوارَ لِأَهلِهِ مُتَبَرِّعاً

بِقَضاءِ ما طَلَبوا مِنَ الحاجاتِ

بِقَضاءِ ما طَلَبوا مِنَ الحاجاتِ

And honor neighborly ties with your neighbors, freely offering

And be good to your neighbor fulfilling his needs,

To fulfill the needs they have requested.

By granting what he asks of necessities.

وَاِخفِض جَناحَكَ إِن رُزِقتَ تَسَلُّطاً

وَاِخفِض جَناحَكَ إِن رُزِقتَ تَسَلُّطاً

وَاِرغَب بِنَفسِكَ عَن هَنٍ وَهَناتِ

وَاِرغَب بِنَفسِكَ عَن هَنٍ وَهَناتِ

And lower your wing if you are granted authority,

And lower your wing if you gain power,

And hold yourself above faults and failings.

And dislike vanity and weaknesses.