ألا إنّما الدنيا وزخرف عيشها

نعيم وهمّ خيرها ونعيمها

Behold, this world and the adornments of its life

Are but illusion and vanity, its joys fleeting

فخذما يقيم النفس واهجر نعيمها

يفوتك منها شرّها وهمومها

Take what nourishes the soul and leave vain pleasures

So what is evil and burdensome may pass you by