يا مَن بِدُنياهُ اِشتَغَل

وَغَرَّهُ طولُ الأَمَل

O you who is busy with his world

O you who are engrossed in your worldly life,

And deceived by longevity of hope

And deceived by prolonged hope,

المَوتُ يَأتي بَغتَةً

والقبرُ صندوقُ العَمَل

Death comes suddenly

Death comes suddenly,

And the grave is a box of work

And the grave is the chest of deeds.