1. لَيسَ زُهدُ الفَتى بِتَحريمِ حَلٍّ

    مِن نِكاحٍ وَمَطعَمٍ وَشَرابِ

    A young man's asceticism does not lie in forbidding what is lawful,

    Such as marriage, food, and drink,

  2. وَاِرتِباطٍ بِالرُبطِ أَو بِاِعتِزالٍ

    في جِبالٍ وَلا بِرَقعِ ثِيابِ

    Nor in attachment to religious lodges, or seclusion

    In mountains, nor in patching garments,

  3. بَل بِقَصدٍ فيما أُحِلَّ وَزُهدٍ

    في حَرامٍ وَرَغبَةٍ في ثَوابِ

    But in moderation in what is permitted, and abstinence

    From what is forbidden, and longing for reward.