1. Prepare yourself and remember the hour of death
And do not be deceived in your world by hope
١. اِمهَد لِنَفسِكَ وَاِذكُر ساعَةَ الأَجَلِ
وَلا تُغَرَّنَّ في دُنياكَ بِالأَمَلِ
2. Hasten to meet the events of fate and act steadily
As long as you are in this world steadily
٢. سابِق حُتوفَ الرَدى وَاِعمَل عَلى مَهَلٍ
ما دُمتَ في هَذِهِ الدُنيا عَلى مَهَلِ
3. And know that you will be held accountable and inspected
For what you have done and presented with the deed
٣. وَاِعلَم بِأَنَّكَ مَسؤولٌ وَمُفتَحَصٌ
عَمّا عَمِلتَ وَمَعروضٌ عَلى العَمَلِ
4. Do not let the world and its ornaments play with you
For it is coupled with shade in the example
٤. لا تَلعَبَنَّ بِكَ الدُنيا وَزُخرُفُها
فَإِنَّها قُرِنَت بِالظِلِّ في المَثَلِ
5. No soul is safe except one who is vigilant
Spending the night and morning in this world anxious
٥. لا يَحرُزُ النَفسَ إِلّا ذو مُراقَبَةٍ
يُمسي وَيُصبِحُ في الدُنيا عَلى وَجَلِ
6. How close is death to the people of life and how
The sensible person is perplexed by good words and deeds
٦. ما أَقرَبَ المَوتَ مِن أَهلِ الحَياةِ وَما
أَحجى اللَبيبَ بِحُسنِ القَولِ وَالعَمَلِ
7. And death is a path for all people
Forcibly leading to it reluctantly all roads
٧. وَالمَوتُ مَدرَجَةٌ لِلناسِ كُلِّهِمُ
قَسراً إِلَيهِ بِكُرهٍ مَجمَعُ السُبُلِ
8. How good is religion and the world when they are united
And how ugly are disbelief and bankruptcy in a man
٨. ما أَحسَنَ الدينَ وَالدُنيا إِذا اِجتَمَعا
وَأَقبَحَ الكُفرَ وَالإِفلاسَ بِالرَجُلِ