1. فَكِّروا في الأُمورِ يُكشَف لَكُم بَع

    ضُ الَّذي تَجهَلونَ بِالتَفكيرِ

    Reflect on matters; you will be shown some

    of what you do not know, through reflection.

  2. لَو دَرى الطائِرُ المُوَكِّرُ بِالعُقبى

    أَبى أَن يَهُمَّ بِالتَوكيرِ

    Had the nesting bird known the outcome,

    it would have refused to think of nesting.

  3. حَرَقَ الهِندُ مَن يَموتُ فَما زا

    دوهُ في رَوحَةٍ وَلا تَبكيرِ

    The Indians burned whoever died, yet did not

    add anything to his journey, at evening or dawn.

  4. وَاِستَراحوا مِن ضَغطَةِ القَبرِ ميتاً

    وَسُؤالٍ لِمَنكَرٍ وَنَكيرِ

    And in death they were spared the grave's crushing grip,

    and questioning by Munkar and Nakir.

  5. لا ذُكورٌ وَلا إِناثٌ مِنَ العا

    لَمِ يُهدى لِلرُشدِ بِالتَذكيرِ

    Neither males nor females in the world

    are guided to right judgment by admonition.