أَلا تَرى كَيفَ يُبلينا الجَديدانِ

وَكَيفَ نَلعَبُ في سِرٍّ وَإِعلانِ

Behold, how time makes us decay,

And how openly and secretly we play.

لا تَركَنَنَّ إِلى الدُنيا وَزُخرُفِها

فَإِنَّ أَوطانَها لَيسَت بِأَوطانِ

Lean not upon this world and its ornaments;

Its homelands are no true homelands.

وَاِمهَد لِنَفسِكَ مِن قَبلِ المَماتِ وَلا

يَغرُركَ كَثرَةُ أَصحابٍ وَإِخوانِ

And prepare for yourself before death comes;

Let not the company of friends and brothers beguile you.

لَو أَنَّهُم نَفَعوا خَلقاً لِحُرمَتِهِ

لَدافَعوا المَوتَ عَن إِمراةِ مَعدانِ

If they could avail mankind because of their love,

They would have driven death away from Lady Ma'dan's realm.