يا ساكنَ القَصرِ على غِرَّةٍ

تذكّرِ الموتَ وسُكنى الجَنَن

O dweller of the palace in heedlessness,

Remember death and the abode of madness.

أَمِنتَ مكَر اللَهِ يَغشاكَ في

لَيلِك أَو يومِكَ لا تَأمَنَن

Do you feel secure from Allah's cunning that will overcome you

In your night or your day, do not feel secure!

لا جُنَّةٌ للنَّارِ إلَّا التُّقى

والبِرُّ فالزمهُ ولا تُفتَنَن

There is no shelter from the Fire except piety

And righteousness, so adhere to it and do not be tempted.

لو نطق المَيتُ لناداكُمُ

إنِّي وَجَدتُ البِرَّ أَوقى الجُنِن

If the dead could speak to you all,

He would call out: Indeed I found righteousness the soundest shelter against madness.

وَضَعت ما أُعطِيتَ من قُوَّةٍ

وَمُنَّةٍ في كُفرِ ربِّ المنَن

I placed what strength and favor I was given

In defiant ingratitude to the Lord of bounty.

إن كانَ ما أَسلَفتَ من سَيِّءٍ

قد أعجز اللَه فلا تُحسِنَن

If what evil you sent forth in the past

Has wearied Allah, then do not persist.

وإن أَمِنتَ المَوتَ فافرَح بما

أُعطيتَ في الدُّنيا ولا تَحزَنَن

And if you feel secure from death, then rejoice in what

You are given in this life and do not grieve.