1. ألا أيها القلب المعنّى صَبابةً

    بربعٍ دريسٍ مُقفِرِ العرصاتِ

    Ah, O heart tormented by longing

    at a timeworn dwelling with deserted courtyards,

  2. تسائل عن سُدى وسَلمى سفاهةً

    وقد مَرَّ عنكَ العمرُ في الغفلاتِ

    you foolishly ask after Sudā and Salmā,

    though your life has passed you by in heedlessness.

  3. تَنَبَّه فصبحُ الشيبِ قد لاحَ مُنذِراً

    أفِق فإلى كم أنتَ في غمراتِ

    Awake! The dawn of gray hair has appeared as a warning.

    Come to your senses! How long will you remain in the depths of heedlessness?

  4. ولذ بجنابِ المصطفى وكفى بِهِ

    محلَّ الرِّضا والفوز والبركات

    And seek refuge in the presence of the Chosen One—he suffices

    as an abode of favor, triumph, and blessings—

  5. بأكرم محبوبٍ وأوجهِ شافعٍ

    وأفضلِ ماضٍ في الأنامِ وآتِ

    in the noblest beloved and the most esteemed intercessor,

    the finest of humankind, past and yet to come,

  6. وأهدى دليل للسبيلِ التي بها

    خلاصكَ يوم الهولِ والحسراتِ

    and the surest guide to the path through which

    comes your deliverance on the day of terror and regrets.