أَلَم تَرَ هَذا المَوتَ يَستَعرِضُ الخَلقا

تَرى أَحَداً يَبقى فَتَطمَعَ أَن تَبقى

Have you not seen how death parades all creatures?

You see no one remain so you would hope to remain.

لِكُلِّ امرِئٍ حَيٍّ مِنَ المَوتِ خُطَّةٌ

يَصيرُ إِلَيها حينَ يَستَكمِلُ الرِزقا

For every living person, death has a decree

To which he comes when his sustenance is complete.

تَزَوَّد مِنَ الدُنيا فَإِنَّكَ شاخِصٌ

إِلى المُنتَهى وَاجعَل مَطِيَّتَكَ الصِدقا

Stock up from this life, for you are heading

To the final goal; make truthfulness your steed,

وَأَمسِك مِنَ الدُنيا الكَفافَ وَجُد عَلى

أَخيكَ وَخُذ بِالرِفقِ وَاجتَنِبِ الخُرقا

Take from this life what suffices you; be good

To your brother; take the gentle way; leave the rugged.

فَإِنّي رَأَيتُ المَرءَ يُحرَمُ حَظَّهُ

مِنَ الدينِ وَالدُنيا إِذا حُرِمَ الرِفقا

For I have seen a man deprived of his share

Of religion and life when deprived of gentle care.

وَلا تَجعَلَنَّ الحَمدَ إِلّا لِأَهلِهِ

وَلا تَدَعِ الإِمساكَ بِالعُروَةِ الوُثقى

Do not restrict all praise to those unworthy;

Do not abandon holding fast to the secure handhold.

وَلا خَيرَ فيمَن لا يُواسي بِفَضلِهِ

وَلا خَيرَ فيمَن لا يُرى وَجهُهُ طَلقا

No good in one who does not give generously of his bounty,

No good in one whose face is never cheerful and friendly.

وَلَيسَ الفَتى في فَضلِهِ بِمُقَصِّرٍ

إِذا ما اتَّقى الرَحمَنَ وَاتَّبَعَ الحَقّا

A man is not deficient in merit

If he fears the Merciful and follows the truth.