عَزَّ الَّذي بِالمَوتِ رَدَّ غَنِيَّنا

كَفَقيرِنا وَمُقيمَنا كَالراحِلِ

How mighty is He who with death turned back our wealthy and poor alike

As well as our settled folk and wanderers!

ما أَسرَعَ التَغيِيرَ إِن مَرِهَ الفَلا

بِسَرابِهِ فَاللَيلُ إِثمِدُ كاحِلِ

How swift is change! If the crescent moon is touched

By its mirage, the night grows intensely dark.

أَعيا الخَلاصُ مِنَ السَقامِ وَصورَةُ ال

قَمَرِ المُنيرِ إِلى هِلالٍ ناحِلِ

Salvation from sickness is beyond reach. The image of

The shining moon turns into a thin crescent.

أَعَجِبتَ لِلطِفلِ الوَليدِ بِمَهدِهِ

لَم يَخطُ كَيفَ سَرى بِغَيرِ رَواحِلِ

Are you amazed by the new-born babe in his cradle

Who moved without walking or riding any mount?

قَد عاشَ يَومَيهِ وَعُمِّرَ ثالِثاً

ثُمَّ اِستَراحَ مِنَ المَدى المُتَماحِلِ

He lived for two days, was given a third,

Then rested from the shifting days.

كَم سارَ مِن سَنَةٍ أَبوهُ فَيا لَهُ

قَطَعَ المَسافَةَ في ثَلاثِ مَراحِلِ

How many a year has his father walked! Oh how

He crossed the distance in but three stages!

رُفِعَت لَهُ لُجَجُ البِحارِ فَعامَها

وَنَجا وَأَصبَحَ سالِماً بِالساحِلِ

The seas' barriers were lifted for him and he lived through them

And survived to arrive safe on shore.