خَمِّر بِدارِ الفَناءِ

زاداً لِدارِ البَقاءِ

Lay up, in the abode of passing,

provisions for the abode everlasting.

وَلا يَطِب لَكَ غَيٌّ

فَالغَيُّ شَرُّ غِذاءِ

Let misguidance never taste sweet to you,

for misguidance is the worst of foods.

لِمَ لا تَكونُ طِرازاً

لِحُلَّةِ الأَتقِياءِ

Why not become an embroidered band

upon the robe of the God-fearing?

إِذا اِشتَهَيتَ نَجاةً

فَاِتبَع جَليلَ الدُعاءِ

If you long for deliverance,

then cleave to noble supplication.

وَاِرتُب خَضوعُكَ تَلحَق

بِعَفوِ رَبِّ السَماءِ

Keep your submission steadfast, and you shall attain

the pardon of the Lord of heaven.

إِذا وَجَدتَ نَعيماً

تَبيعُهُ بِشَقاءِ

If you have found bliss,

would you sell it for misery?