يا قلب كم لك في عما وغفله

اجعل جهة قصدك اليه قبله

O heart, how much you have been heedless of

Make your destination to Him before

ما فات من عمرك فلا عوض له

وما حصل لك منه لا ثمن له

What has passed of your life, there is no compensation for it

And what you have attained of it, there is no price for it

ساعات عمرت كلها مواسم

فلا يفوتك منها الغنائم

The hours of your life are all seasons

So do not miss from them the booties

قد فاز التجار وأنت نائم

حتى أتى افلاسك بغير مهله

The traders have won while you were sleeping

Until your bankruptcy came without respite

اياك أن تقطع مسافة العمر

بغير طاعه إن ذلك الخسر

Beware cutting the distance of life

Without obedience, that is the loss

ما أعددت له من مسألة ومن عذر

إذا أقامك في مقام عدله

You have not prepared for it any question or excuse

When He establishes you in the position of His justice

فلا تظن أن الرجا أماني

تضيف إلى جهلك ضلال ثاني

So do not think that wishes are securities

Adding to your ignorance a second misguidance

فلا رجا الا ما تعانى

من العمل تحصده في محله

There is no wish except what you suffer

From work you harvest it in its place