يا مَن بِدُنياهُ اِشتَغَل

يا مَن بِدُنياهُ اِشتَغَل

وَغَرَّهُ طولُ الأَمَل

وَغَرَّهُ طولُ الأَمَل

O you who are engrossed in your worldly life,

O you who is busy with his world

O you who are engrossed in your worldly life,

and whom far-reaching hopes have deceived:

And deceived by longevity of hope

And deceived by prolonged hope,

المَوتُ يَأتي بَغتَةً

المَوتُ يَأتي بَغتَةً

والقبرُ صندوقُ العَمَل

والقبرُ صندوقُ العَمَل

Death comes suddenly,

Death comes suddenly

Death comes suddenly,

and the grave is the chest of deeds.

And the grave is a box of work

And the grave is the chest of deeds.