إِركَع لِرَبِّكَ في نَهارِكَ وَاِسجُدِ

وَمَتى أَطَقتَ تَهَجُّداً فَتَهَجَّدِ

Bow to your Lord in your day and prostrate yourself

And when you can stay up late praying, then do so

وَإِذا غَلا البُرُّ النَقِيُّ فَشارِكِ ال

فَرَسَ الكَريمَ وَساوِ طِرفَكَ تَمجُدِ

And when pure goodness overflows, then take part

Race the generous horse and keep your eyes glorified

وَاِجعَل لِنَفسِكَ مِن سَليطِ ضِيائِها

أُدماً وَنَزرَ حَلاوَةٍ مِن عُنجُدِ

Make for yourself from the radiance of its smoothness

Some licorice and a bit of sweet gum for yourself

وَاِرسُم بِفَخّارِ شَرابَكَ لاتُرِد

قَدَحَ اللُجَينِ وَلا إِناءَ العَسجَدِ

Draw with the potter's clay your drink - do not reject

The glass cup nor the vessel of tin

يَكفيكَ صَيفَكَ مِن ثِيابِكَ ساتِرٌ

وَإِذا شَتَوتَ فَقِطعَةٌ مِن بُرجُدِ

Your summer clothes will be enough to cover you

And if you winter, then a piece of fur will do

أَنهاكَ أَن تَلِيَ الحُكومَةَ أَو تَرى

حِلفَ الخَطابَةِ أَو إِمامَ المَسجِدِ

I forbid you to pursue leadership or to see

The alliance of oratory or leading the mosque

وَذَرِ الإِمارَةَ وَاِتِّخاذَكَ دِرَّةً

في المِصرِ يَحسَبُها حُسامَ المُنجِدِ

Leave ruling and your taking a position

In Egypt - as if it were the sword of Al-Munjid

تِلكَ الأُمورُ كَرِهتُها لِأَقارِبٍ

وَأَصادِقٍ فَابخَل بِنَفسِكَ أَو جُدِ

I hated those matters for my relatives

And friends - so be stingy with yourself or be generous

وَلَقَد وَجَدتُ وَلاءَ قَومٍ سُبَّةً

فَاِصرِف وَلاءَكَ لِلقَديمِ الموجِدِ

And I found the loyalty of a people to be artificial

So turn your loyalty to the Ancient Creator

وَلِتَحلَ عِرسُكَ بِالتُقى فَنِظامُهُ

أَسنى لَها مِن لُؤلُؤٍ وَزَبَرجَدِ

And let your wedding be adorned with piety, for its system

Is better for it than pearls and peridot

كُلٌّ يَسبَحُ فَاِفهَمِ التَقديسَ في

صَوتِ الغُرابِ وَفي صُياحِ الجُدجُدِ

All glorify, so understand the sanctification in

The voice of the raven and the screech of the lark

وَاِنزِل بِعِرضِكَ في أَعَزِّ مَحَلَّةٍ

فَالغَورُ لَيسَ بِمَوطِنٍ لِلمُنجِدِ

And lower yourself in the most precious district

For the graves are no place for the glorious