اللّه أعلم أنّ هذا لم يكن

مني على الأمد الطويل دليلا

God knows this was not

God knows best that this was never meant

From me for the long term evident

By me to serve as a guide for the long age;

كلّا وإن منيّتي لقريبةٌ

منّي وأصبح في التراب جديلا

No, though my death is near

Nay, for indeed my death is drawing near,

To me, and I will soon be but dust

And I shall soon become laid low within the dust.

ورضا الإله هو المنى ويكون من

بعدي انتفاع الخلق ثمّ طويلا

God's pleasure is what I seek and after

The pleasure of the Lord is my desire, and that there be

Me will be benefit for mankind enduring

After I am gone, a benefit for the people that endures.