احْذَرْ من الدّنيَا ولاَ

تَغْتَرَّ بالعُمرِ القَصيْرِ

Beware of this world and don’t

Be deceived by the short life

وانظُرْ إلى آثَارِ مَنْ

صَرَعَتْهُ مِنَّا بالغُرُورِ

And look at the ruins of those

Who were overpowered by pride

عَمَرُوا وشادوا ما ترا

هُ مِنَ المنازِلِ والقصورِ

They lived and built what you see

Of homes and palaces

وتحوّلُوا من بعد سُكْ

نَاها إلى سَكْنَ القبورِ

And after dwelling in them

They moved to graves