1. عَلَيكَ بِتَقوى اللَهِ في كُلِّ مَشهَدٍ

    فَلِلَّهِ ما أَذكى نَسيماً وَما أَبقى

    Hold fast to reverence for God in every setting.

    God be praised—how fragrant its breeze, and how enduring!

  2. إِذا ما رَكِبتَ الحَزمَ مُستَبطِناً لَهُ

    سَبَقتَ بِهِ مَن لا تَظِنُّ لَهُ سَبقا

    If you mount prudence, taking it to heart,

    you will outstrip with it one you think cannot be outstripped.

  3. وَحُبِّيَ لِلدُنيا كَحُبِّكَ خالِصٌ

    وَفي عُنُقَينا مِن هَوىً جُعِلَت رِبقا

    And my love for this world, like yours, is pure;

    and halters of passion have been set around both our necks.

  4. حَذِرنا فَصادَتنا الخُلوبُ كَغَيرِنا

    وَأَيُّ غُرابٍ ما أَجادَت لَهُ طَبَقا

    We were wary, yet the seductress caught us like the rest;

    and what crow has she not skillfully fashioned a trap for?