تَذَكُّري لِلبِلى في قَعرِ مُظلمَةٍ

تَذَكُّري لِلبِلى في قَعرِ مُظلمَةٍ

أَصارَني زاهِداً في المال وَالرُتبِ

أَصارَني زاهِداً في المال وَالرُتبِ

My remembrance of decay in the depths of a dark grave

Remembering impermanence in the depths of darkness

has made me indifferent to wealth and rank.

Has made me turn my back on wealth and rank.

إِني أُسَرُّ بِحالٍ سَوفَ أُسلبها

إِني أُسَرُّ بِحالٍ سَوفَ أُسلبها

عَمّا قَريبٍ وَأَبقى رِمّةَ التُربِ

عَمّا قَريبٍ وَأَبقى رِمّةَ التُربِ

Indeed, I delight in a state of which I shall be stripped

I take delight in a state I know will be taken

before long, and remain as decayed remains in the earth.

From me before long, and I'll be left as dust of the grave.