كلنا أموات لكن بخت من قدم إحسان

كلنا أموات لكن بخت من قدم إحسان

من فعاله ومن قوله وفي قلبه إيمان

من فعاله ومن قوله وفي قلبه إيمان

We are all destined to die, but fortunate is whoever has done good,

We are all dead, but blessed is he who did good

Through his deeds and words, with faith within his heart:

Through his actions, his words, and with faith in his heart

بالإله العظيم الخالق الرازق المان

بالإله العظيم الخالق الرازق المان

والنبي الرسول المصطفى نسل عدنان

والنبي الرسول المصطفى نسل عدنان

In God, the Great, the Creator, the Provider, the Bestower;

In the Great God, the Creator, the Sustainer, the Helper

And in the Prophet, the Messenger, the Chosen One, a descendant of Adnan;

And the Prophet, the Messenger, the Chosen one, the Hashemite

والملائكة وكتب الله ذي الفضل والشان

والملائكة وكتب الله ذي الفضل والشان

والرسل كلهم أيقن بهم أي ايقان

والرسل كلهم أيقن بهم أي ايقان

And in the angels and the books of God, Possessor of grace and majesty;

And the angels, and the books of God, the Noble and Eminent

And in all the messengers—he believed in them with utter certainty;

And the messengers, he believed in them with certainty

والقدر خيره والشر من فرد منان

والقدر خيره والشر من فرد منان

والقيامه وما فيها وجنه ونيران

والقيامه وما فيها وجنه ونيران

And in destiny, its good and evil, from the One, the Bountiful;

And fate - its good and evil comes from the Benevolent

And in the Resurrection and what it holds, Paradise and fires.

And the Resurrection and what is in it, Paradise and Hellfire

ثم صلى فروضه بالشروط والأركان

ثم صلى فروضه بالشروط والأركان

ثم أدى زكاة المال من غير نقصان

ثم أدى زكاة المال من غير نقصان

Then he performed his obligatory prayers, observing their conditions and essential elements;

Then he prayed his obligatory prayers with the conditions and pillars

Then he paid the alms due on his wealth without any shortfall;

Then he gave the alms tax from his wealth without any deficiency

ثم صام المعظم كله شهر رمضان

ثم صام المعظم كله شهر رمضان

ثم حج إذا هو ذو استطاعه وامكان

ثم حج إذا هو ذو استطاعه وامكان

Then he fasted the whole revered month of Ramadan;

Then he fasted the glorious month, all of Ramadan

Then he made the pilgrimage if he had the ability and means;

Then he performed Hajj if he was able and had the means

ثم جانب لما هو اثم أو كان عصيان

ثم جانب لما هو اثم أو كان عصيان

يكسب إلا حلالا بل ولا يؤذي إنسان

يكسب إلا حلالا بل ولا يؤذي إنسان

Then he shunned whatever was sinful or disobedient.

Then he avoided sin and disobedience

He earns only what is lawful and, indeed, harms no person;

He earned only the lawful, and did not harm people

شغله إلا بما يعنيه في كل الأحيان

شغله إلا بما يعنيه في كل الأحيان

يطلب العلم يعمل به بقلبه والأركان

يطلب العلم يعمل به بقلبه والأركان

His concern is only with what concerns him, at all times;

His occupation was only what benefited him at all times

He seeks knowledge and acts upon it with his heart and limbs;

He sought knowledge and acted upon it with his heart and limbs

يتقي الهل يخشاه بسر وإعلان

يتقي الهل يخشاه بسر وإعلان

جانب الخلق من إنس وجن وشيطان

جانب الخلق من إنس وجن وشيطان

He is mindful of God, fearing Him in secret and openly;

He feared God and was wary of Him openly and in secret

He shunned created beings—humans, jinn, and devils;

He avoided people, jinn, and devils

ماله هم إلا ذكر مولاه ذي الشان

ماله هم إلا ذكر مولاه ذي الشان

ذاك عبد منور قلبه فيه عرفان

ذاك عبد منور قلبه فيه عرفان

He has no concern except remembering his Lord, Possessor of majesty.

His only concern was remembrance of his Lord, the Eminent

That is a servant whose heart is illumined and holds spiritual knowledge;

That is a servant whose heart is enlightened with knowledge

ذاك يبشر بالطاف وعفو وغفران

ذاك يبشر بالطاف وعفو وغفران

ثم جنات فيها كل خير ورضوان

ثم جنات فيها كل خير ورضوان

That one receives glad tidings of gracious favors, pardon, and forgiveness;

He is given good tidings of kindness, pardon, and forgiveness

Then gardens containing every good thing and divine pleasure.

Then gardens in which is every goodness and pleasure

واحذر احذر تكن يا ذاغبي غر كسلان

واحذر احذر تكن يا ذاغبي غر كسلان

ناسي الموت والقبر الذي فيه فتان

ناسي الموت والقبر الذي فيه فتان

And beware, beware, O foolish one, lest you be gullible and lazy,

And beware, beware, do not be a heedless idler

Forgetful of death and the grave, where there is an examiner.

Forgetting death and the grave which contains tribulation

كسبه إلا معاصي ما كسب خير وإحسان

كسبه إلا معاصي ما كسب خير وإحسان

يظلم الناس يؤذيهم ببغي وعدوان

يظلم الناس يؤذيهم ببغي وعدوان

His gains are nothing but sins; he has earned no goodness or kindness;

Your earnings are nothing but disobedience, no good or kindness

He wrongs people, harming them through oppression and aggression;

You wrong people and harm them with enmity and aggression

عن تكلم فقوله زول كله وبهتان

عن تكلم فقوله زول كله وبهتان

أو تحرك فحركاته ذنوب وخسران

أو تحرك فحركاته ذنوب وخسران

If he speaks, his speech is all falsehood and slander;

If you speak your words are all nonsense and lies

Or if he moves, his movements are sins and ruin.

Or if you move your actions are sins and loss

كم ظلم من مساكين ضعاف ونسوان

كم ظلم من مساكين ضعاف ونسوان

كم مساجد وأيتام وفقرا وصبيان

كم مساجد وأيتام وفقرا وصبيان

How many poor, weak people and women has he wronged!

How much oppression against the weak, the poor, and women?

How many mosques, orphans, poor people, and children!

How many mosques, orphans, the destitute, and children?

فق وتب من ذنوبك قبل موتك والأكفان

فق وتب من ذنوبك قبل موتك والأكفان

قبل تبعث وتحشر ثم تصلي بنيران

قبل تبعث وتحشر ثم تصلي بنيران

Come to your senses and repent of your sins before your death and the shrouds,

So repent from your sins before your death and shroud

Before you are resurrected and gathered, then burned in fires.

Before you are resurrected and thrown into the fires

نسأل الله يغمرنا بتوبه وغفران

نسأل الله يغمرنا بتوبه وغفران

يعمر القلب يمسي في تلاوة القرآن

يعمر القلب يمسي في تلاوة القرآن

We ask God to enfold us in repentance and forgiveness.

We ask God to immerse us in repentance and forgiveness

He nurtures the heart, spending the evening reciting the Qur'an;

To fill the heart reciting the Quran

يذكر الله سبحانه وبالنور ملآن

يذكر الله سبحانه وبالنور ملآن

يترك الناس لا يذكر لانس ولا جان

يترك الناس لا يذكر لانس ولا جان

He remembers God—glory be to Him—and is filled with light;

Remembering God the Praised, filled with light

He leaves people aside, remembering neither humans nor jinn;

Leave people, mention no human or jinn

يجعل الله جليسه فرد حنان منان

يجعل الله جليسه فرد حنان منان

يتبع سنة الهادي النبي نسل عدنان

يتبع سنة الهادي النبي نسل عدنان

He makes God his companion: the One, the Compassionate, the Bountiful;

May God make your companion an affectionate benefactor

He follows the way of the Guide, the Prophet, a descendant of Adnan,

Following the way of the Guide, the Prophet, the Hashemite

في فعال وفي قول ونية وعرفان

في فعال وفي قول ونية وعرفان

صل رب عليه مع سلام ورضوان

صل رب عليه مع سلام ورضوان

In deeds and in speech, in intention and spiritual knowledge.

In action, in word, in intention, and in knowledge

Bestow blessings upon him, Lord, with peace and favor,

Bless him, O Lord, with peace and pleasure

والصحابه وآله والذي دينهم دان

والصحابه وآله والذي دينهم دان

واختم العمر بالحسنى

واختم العمر بالحسنى

And upon the Companions, his family, and whoever professes their faith;

And his companions, his family, those who followed his faith

And bring our lives to a good end.

And conclude my life with the best end