يا أُذنُ سَوفَ يَظَلُّ السَمعُ مُفتَقَداً

وَتَستَريحينَ مِن قالٍ وَمِن قيلِ

O ear, hearing will remain lost

And you will rest from saying and telling

وَيُصبِحُ الجِسمُ بَعدَ الروحِ مُنتَبِذاً

صِفراً كَنَبذِكَ مَكسورَ البَواقيلِ

And the body will become cast off after the soul

Empty like your pouring out of the jugs

وَفي المَعاشِرِ مَن لَو حازَ مِن ذَهَبٍ

طَوداً لَضَنَّ بِإِعطاءِ المَثاقيلِ

And among the people, if one gained a load of gold

He would be stingy in giving out dirhams

فَاِجعَل يَمينَكَ بِالإِحسانِ مُطلَقَةً

وَخَفِّفِ الوَطءَ لا تَهمُم بِتَثقيلِ

So make your right hand free in doing good

And lighten your step, do not worry about burdening

إِن شاءَ رَبُّكَ رَقّاكَ دَرَجاً

فَما مَراقيكَ بِالعيسِ المَراقيلِ

If your Lord wills, He will raise you in degree

For your rising is not with the unsteady horses

يَقولُ مَلكٌ عَسى قَيلٌ يَدومُ لَنا

وَإِنَّما المُلكُ لَهوٌ كَالعَساقيلِ

A king says maybe our saying will last

But kingship is merely delusion like mirages