1. أَيا أَرضُ فَوقَكِ أَهلُ الذُنوبِ

    فَهَل بِكِ مِن ذاكَ هَمٌّ وَبث

    O earth, upon you dwell the people of sin;

    does that, then, bring you worry and sorrow?

  2. وَقَد زَعَموا النارَ مَبعوثَةً

    تُهَذِّبُ مِمَّن عَلَيكِ الخَبَث

    And they have claimed that fire is sent forth

    to purge the impurity from those upon you.

  3. وَسِيّانِ ماضٍ قَصيرُ المَدى

    وَآخَرُ باقٍ طَويلُ اللَبَث

    And equal are one departed, whose span was short,

    and another who remains, whose stay is long.

  4. وَخَلقُكِ مِن رَبِّنا حِكمَةٌ

    لَقَد جُلَّ عَن لَعِبٍ أَو عَبَث

    And your creation by our Lord is wisdom;

    He is indeed exalted above play or futility.

  5. وَهَل يَحفِلُ الجِسمُ في رَمسِهِ

    إِذا جاءَهُ حافِرٌ فَاِنتَبَث

    And does the body in its grave care

    when a digger comes to it and digs it up?