1. Tell those who linger in this world, why do you
Sleep as if awake, not knowing what's to come
١. قُل لِلهَوامِلِ في الدُنا ما بالُكُم
كَالنائِمينَ وَأَنتُمُ أَيقاظُ
2. Where are the rulers and tyrants before you
Who passed away and their times have gone
٢. أَينَ المَقاوِلُ وَالجَبابِرُ قَبلَكُم
فاضوا عَلى عِلَلِ الزَمانِ وَفاظوا
3. Competing for status, which is fleeting
For there is only one Driver in the end
٣. مُتَنافِسينَ عَلى المُقامِ وَإِنَّما
خَلفَ الرَكائِبِ سائِقٌ مِلظاظُ
4. This life is but a blink, and dwelling a grave
Grazing but a snatch, roses but thorns
٤. اللَبثُ لَمحٌ وَالمُناخُ مُحَفَّرٌ
وَالرَعيُ خَطفٌ وَالوُرودُ لَماظُ
5. Look upon this age with its own eyes
And it shall return your gaze with hatred
٥. أُنظُر إِلى هَذا الزَمانِ بِعَينِهِ
تَرَجِع إِلَيكَ بِمَقتِهِ الأَلحاظُ