1. O death, O separation, O the present moment!
Every gathering in this world leads to parting.

2. Time makes new tales fade after their joy,
And fate severs what is between the near ones.

3. You have seen the hand of life dispersed,
Do not trust the hand of life over two.

4. Praise be to Allah, praise everlasting forever,
Those obsessed with greed are adorned with disgrace.

5. There is no ornament but for one content with his humility,
Indeed, contentment is the garb of honor and beauty.

6. If you but knew, O carefree brother, of the abode before you
An abode in which is the delight of the eye.

7. How long do we count the days while in them,
When we are only between two days?

8. One day has passed and one day we hope for,
Perhaps it will bring the two closer to the present.