1. أَيَسمَعُ خالِقي مِنّي دُعاءً

    فَأُصبِحَ في كَياني مُستَقيلا

    Will my Creator hear a prayer from me,

    so I might seek release from my existence?

  2. كَأَنَّ العالَمينَ صُلوا هَجيراً

    فَما يُلفي بِهِ أَحَدٌ مَقيلا

    As though all beings were scorched by midday heat,

    and no one finds there a place for noonday rest.

  3. لَقَد جَرَّبتُ حَتّى لَم أُصَدِّق

    حَديثاً عَن قَريبٍ مَدىً نَقيلا

    I have experienced so much that I no longer believe

    even a report relayed from close at hand.

  4. إِذا صَلَّوا فَصَلِّ وَعِفَّ وَاِبذُل

    زَكاتَكَ وَاِجتَنِب قالاً وَقيلا

    When they pray, pray; be chaste, and give

    your alms, and shun gossip and hearsay.

  5. وَلا تُرهِف مُدىً لِعَبيطِ نَحضٍ

    وَلا تَشهَر عَلى قِرنٍ صَقيلا

    And do not sharpen knives for fresh flesh,

    nor draw a polished blade against an adversary.

  6. إِذا جالَسَتهُم فَأَقَلُّ شَيءٍ

    تَجُرُّ بِذاكَ أَن تُدعى ثَقيلا

    If you sit with them, the least thing

    you bring upon yourself thereby is to be called a bore.