1. غَيَّرتْكَ الأَيَّامُ سُبْحَانَ مَن لا

    يَعْتَرِيهِ عَن حَالهِ التَّغييرُ

    The days have changed you; glory be to Him who never

    undergoes any change in His state.

  2. وَتطاوَلْتَ فَوقَ قَدْرِكَ والأَ

    قْدارُ تَجْرِي والدَّائراتُ تَدُورُ

    And you have overreached your station, while the

    fates run their course and the turns of fortune revolve.

  3. وَتَخازَرْتَ لي بِمُؤَخِرِ عَيْنٍ

    لكَ واللّهُ نَاقِدٌ وَنَصِيرُ

    And you looked askance at me with the outer corner of an eye

    of yours, while God is a discerning judge and helper.

  4. وَتَصَامَمْتَ عَن سُؤالٍ وَقَد أُ

    مِّلَ في القَبْرِ مُنْكَرٌ وَنَكِيرُ

    And you feigned deafness to a request, though

    Munkar and Nakir are already awaited in the grave.

  5. يَنصُفُ الدّهْرُ منكَ إنْ غَرَّكَ الدَّه

    رُ وأَغراكَ والحَياةُ غُرورُ

    Time will exact redress from you if time has deceived you

    and enticed you, and life is delusion.