لَعَمري لَقَد نامَ الفَتى عَن حِمامِهِ

إِلى أَن أَتاهُ حَتفُهُ مُتَوَسِّنا

By my life, the young man slept away from his goal

Until death came to him while he was resting

إِذا ما فَعَلتَ الخَيرَ فَاِجعَلهُ خالِصاً

لِرَبِّكَ وَاِزجُر عَن مَديحِكَ أَلسُنا

When you do good, make it sincere

For your Lord, and restrain tongues from praising you

فَكَونُكَ في هَذي الحَياةِ مُصيبَةٌ

يُعَزّيكَ عَنها أَن تَبُرَّ وَتُحسِنا

For you being in this life an affliction

Which consoles you that you excel and do good