المَرءُ يَخدَعُهُ مُناهُ

وَالدَهرُ يُسرِعُ في بَلاه

Man is deceived by his desires,

And time hastens his ruin.

يا ذا الغَوايَةِ لا تَكُن

مِمَّن تَعَبَّدَهُ هَواه

O you who are led astray, do not be

One whose passion enslaves him.

وَاعلَم بِأَنَّ المَرءَ مُر

تَهَنٌ بِما كَسَبَت يَداه

Know that man will surely be disgraced

By what his hands have earned.

كَم مِن أَخٍ لَكَ لا تَرى

مُتَصَرِّفاً فيمَن تَراه

How many a brother you do not see

Has power over who you see!

أَمسى قَريبُ الدارِ في ال

أَجداثِ قَد شَحِطَت نَواه

One who yesterday was your neighbor

Now lies under the earth covered over.

قَد كانَ مُغَرّاً بِيَو

مِ وَفاتِهِ حَتّى أَتاه

He was blinded by his days,

Until death came to him.

الناسُ في غَفَلاتِهِم

وَالمَوتُ دائِرَةٌ رَحاه

People are heedless,

And death’s circling is their pasture.

فَالحَمدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذي

يَبقى وَيَهلِكُ ما سِواه

So praise be to God, who remains

While all else perishes.