1. العَقلُ يُوَضِحُ لِلنُس

    كِ مِنهَجاً فَاِحذُ حَذوَه

    Reason makes clear, for devo-

    tion, a path; so follow its lead.

  2. وَلَيسَ يُظلَمُ قَلبٌ

    وَفيهِ لِلُّبِّ جُذوَه

    Nor is a heart darkened

    while within it is an ember of reason.

  3. وَفاتَ رَكضُ المَنايا

    رَكضَ القَضيبِ وَبَذوَه

    And the gallop of deaths has outstripped

    al-Qaḍīb's gallop and its swiftness.