1. O seeker impatient for your daily bread
Death comes to you slowly, have no dread
١. يا طالِباً مُستَعجِلاً رِزقَهُ
المَوتُ يَأتيكَ عَلى مَهلِ
2. Though wise my words, yet afterward, I fear
In deed, alas, I'm but a fool, my dear
٢. أَعقِلُ في قَولي وَلَكِنَّني
مِن بَعدِهِ أَجهَلُ في فِعلي