اِذا كُنت لا تَرجى بِدَفع ملمة

وَلم يَكُ لِلمَعروفِ عِندَكَ موضِع

If you do not hope to repel an affliction,

And kindness has no place with you,

وَلا اِنتَ ذو جاه يعاش بِجاهِهِ

وَلا اِنتَ يَوم البَعث لِلنّاسِ تشفع

Nor do you have status by which you live,

Nor will you intercede for people on the Day of Resurrection,

فَعيشك في الدُنيا وَمَوتك واحِد

وَعود خلال من حَياتِكَ اِنفَع

Then your life and death in this world are one,

And the most beneficial thing in your life is to return.