رُبُعُ العُمْرِ بالصِّبا قَدْ تَقَضَّى

وَيَلِيهِ رُبْعق بِرَبْعِ العُلُومِ

A quarter of life has passed by

And follows a quarter to gain knowledge

وَأَرَى الثَّالِثَ الْمُطِلَّ عَلَيْنا

رُبُعٌ فِيهِ نَيْلُ كُلِّ مَرُومِ

I see the third is being prolonged

A quarter to reap what was sown

ويَلِيه رُبْعُ التَّأَلُّهِ والأَحْ

والِ والاِنْكِشافِ للْمَكْتُومِ

And follows the quarter of devotion, yearning

And revelation of the hidden