1. ياذاكر الله يا بشراك نلت الأمان

    ياذاكرالله قد حزت غراس الجنان

    O you who remember God, glad tidings to you: you have attained safety.

    O you who remember God, you have gained the plantings of Paradise.

  2. ياذاكر الله لا تخشى بوارا وهوان

    ربك جليسك أنيسك فزت به يامعان

    O you who remember God, fear neither ruin nor humiliation.

    Your Lord is your companion and solace; you have triumphed through Him, O aided one.

  3. فاذكر الهك وفك الخلق إنس وجان

    ولازم الذكر يامسكين طول الزمان

    So remember your God, and leave creation aside—humans and jinn.

    And hold fast to remembrance, O needy one, throughout time.

  4. بالقلب واظب عليه يافتى واللسان

    ثابر عليه ولا تعدل به قط ثان

    Persevere in it with heart and tongue, O youth.

    Persist in it, and never set anything else equal to it.

  5. اعكف على الذكر لا تبرح على الباب حان

    فالذكرلله فضله قد أتى في القران

    Devote yourself to remembrance; stay at the door, yearning.

    For the merit of remembering God has been stated in the Quran.

  6. والذكر لله يجلي القلب من كل ران

    فضائل الذكر لا تحصي بعدا وبيان

    And remembrance of God cleanses the heart of all rust.

    The virtues of remembrance cannot be fully counted or explained.

  7. ولا تكيف ولو أرخيت فيها العنان

    قد فاق فضله على كل الفضائل وبان

    Nor can they be fully described, even if you give yourself free rein.

    Its merit has surpassed all other virtues and become manifest.

  8. مايكثر الذكر إلا عبد مؤمن مصان

    ذكره ربه وذا مبدا السعاده عيان

    Only a believing, safeguarded servant abounds in remembrance.

    His Lord has remembered him, and this is plainly the beginning of happiness.

  9. عليك بالذكر ياطالب لحور حسان

    عليك بالذكر ياراجي جنى ثمردان

    Hold fast to remembrance, O seeker of beautiful houris.

    Hold fast to remembrance, O you who hope for a harvest of fruit within reach.

  10. عليك بالذكر كي تفرح إذا لحين حان

    تغانم العمر ياميت وهالك وفان

    Hold fast to remembrance, so that you rejoice when the hour comes.

    Make the most of life, O mortal, bound to perish and pass away.

  11. تغانم العمر قبل القبر والإمتحان

    تغانم العمر من قبل الخبر فيك كان

    Make the most of life before the grave and the trial.

    Make the most of life before news of you is told.

  12. تغانم العمر مازالك بهذا المكان

    من قبل تندم وتتحسر بعض البنان

    Make the most of life while you are still in this place.

    Before you regret and grieve, biting your fingertips.

  13. هذه نصيحة وأنا أولى بها يافلان

    يافرد ياحي ياقيوم يامستعان

    This is advice—and I have greater need of it, O so-and-so.

    O Unique One, O Ever-Living, O Self-Subsisting Sustainer, O You whose help is sought.

  14. يارب يارب ياذا الجود والإمتنان

    نسألك تمحو الصغائر والكبار الرزان

    O Lord, O Lord, O Possessor of generosity and favor.

    We ask You to erase the minor sins and the weighty major ones.

  15. وتختم العمر بالحسنى لقاص ودان

    ثم الصلاة مع التسليم يتعاقبان

    And grant a good end to life for those far and near.

    Then may blessings and salutations follow one another,

  16. على النبي المشرع للوضو والأذان

    والآل والصحب والتابع لهم بامتعان

    Upon the Prophet, who instituted ablution and the call to prayer,

    And his family, companions, and those who follow them with devoted care.