1. إِرضَ بِالعَيشِ عَلى كُلِّ حالٍ

    تَتَّسِع فيهِ وَإِن كانَ ضَنكا

    Be content with life in every circumstance;

    you will find ease in it, even if it is straitened.

  2. خَيرُ أَيّامِكَ إِن كُنتَ تَدري

    يَومَ تُغشى يُرتَجى الخَيرُ مِنكا

    The best of your days, if you but knew,

    is the day you are visited in hope of good from you.

  3. إِغتَنِم حاجاً لِراجيكَ فيها

    قَبلَ أَن يُغنِيَهُ اللَهُ عَنكا

    Seize the chance to meet your petitioner's needs on those days,

    before God makes him independent of you.