1. الْق الخُطوبَ إذا طَرقْ

    نَ بقلبِ مُحتسبٍ صَبورِ

    Meet calamities when they come knocking

    with a heart that seeks reward, steadfast and patient.

  2. فَسينقَضي زمنُ الهُمُو

    مِ كَما اُنقَضى زَمنُ السُّرورِ

    The season of sorrows will pass,

    just as the season of joy has passed;

  3. فَمِنَ المُحالِ دوامُ حا

    لٍ في مَدى العمرِ القَصيرِ

    for no condition can possibly last

    throughout the span of this brief life.