1. رُبُعُ العُمْرِ بالصِّبا قَدْ تَقَضَّى

    وَيَلِيهِ رُبْعق بِرَبْعِ العُلُومِ

    A quarter of life has already passed in youth;

    and a quarter follows it in the abode of learning.

  2. وَأَرَى الثَّالِثَ الْمُطِلَّ عَلَيْنا

    رُبُعٌ فِيهِ نَيْلُ كُلِّ مَرُومِ

    And I see the third, approaching us,

    a quarter in which all that is sought is attained.

  3. ويَلِيه رُبْعُ التَّأَلُّهِ والأَحْ

    والِ والاِنْكِشافِ للْمَكْتُومِ

    Then follows the quarter of devotion to God and spiritual

    states, and the unveiling of what is hidden.