أَلَم تَرَ هَذا المَوتَ يَستَعرِضُ الخَلقا

أَلَم تَرَ هَذا المَوتَ يَستَعرِضُ الخَلقا

تَرى أَحَداً يَبقى فَتَطمَعَ أَن تَبقى

تَرى أَحَداً يَبقى فَتَطمَعَ أَن تَبقى

Have you not seen this death sweeping through creation?

Have you not seen how death parades all creatures?

Do you see anyone who lives on, that you should hope to live on?

You see no one remain so you would hope to remain.

لِكُلِّ امرِئٍ حَيٍّ مِنَ المَوتِ خُطَّةٌ

لِكُلِّ امرِئٍ حَيٍّ مِنَ المَوتِ خُطَّةٌ

يَصيرُ إِلَيها حينَ يَستَكمِلُ الرِزقا

يَصيرُ إِلَيها حينَ يَستَكمِلُ الرِزقا

Death has an appointed fate for every living person,

For every living person, death has a decree

Which he reaches when he has received his full sustenance.

To which he comes when his sustenance is complete.

تَزَوَّد مِنَ الدُنيا فَإِنَّكَ شاخِصٌ

تَزَوَّد مِنَ الدُنيا فَإِنَّكَ شاخِصٌ

إِلى المُنتَهى وَاجعَل مَطِيَّتَكَ الصِدقا

إِلى المُنتَهى وَاجعَل مَطِيَّتَكَ الصِدقا

Take provisions from this world, for you are departing

Stock up from this life, for you are heading

To the final destination, and make truthfulness your mount.

To the final goal; make truthfulness your steed,

وَأَمسِك مِنَ الدُنيا الكَفافَ وَجُد عَلى

وَأَمسِك مِنَ الدُنيا الكَفافَ وَجُد عَلى

أَخيكَ وَخُذ بِالرِفقِ وَاجتَنِبِ الخُرقا

أَخيكَ وَخُذ بِالرِفقِ وَاجتَنِبِ الخُرقا

And keep from this world only what suffices, and be generous to

Take from this life what suffices you; be good

Your brother; hold to gentleness and shun harshness.

To your brother; take the gentle way; leave the rugged.

فَإِنّي رَأَيتُ المَرءَ يُحرَمُ حَظَّهُ

فَإِنّي رَأَيتُ المَرءَ يُحرَمُ حَظَّهُ

مِنَ الدينِ وَالدُنيا إِذا حُرِمَ الرِفقا

مِنَ الدينِ وَالدُنيا إِذا حُرِمَ الرِفقا

For I have seen a person deprived of his share

For I have seen a man deprived of his share

Of religion and this world when deprived of gentleness.

Of religion and life when deprived of gentle care.

وَلا تَجعَلَنَّ الحَمدَ إِلّا لِأَهلِهِ

وَلا تَجعَلَنَّ الحَمدَ إِلّا لِأَهلِهِ

وَلا تَدَعِ الإِمساكَ بِالعُروَةِ الوُثقى

وَلا تَدَعِ الإِمساكَ بِالعُروَةِ الوُثقى

And never give praise except to those who deserve it;

Do not restrict all praise to those unworthy;

And do not abandon holding fast to the firmest handhold.

Do not abandon holding fast to the secure handhold.

وَلا خَيرَ فيمَن لا يُواسي بِفَضلِهِ

وَلا خَيرَ فيمَن لا يُواسي بِفَضلِهِ

وَلا خَيرَ فيمَن لا يُرى وَجهُهُ طَلقا

وَلا خَيرَ فيمَن لا يُرى وَجهُهُ طَلقا

And there is no good in one who does not help others with his surplus,

No good in one who does not give generously of his bounty,

And there is no good in one whose face is not seen to be cheerful.

No good in one whose face is never cheerful and friendly.

وَلَيسَ الفَتى في فَضلِهِ بِمُقَصِّرٍ

وَلَيسَ الفَتى في فَضلِهِ بِمُقَصِّرٍ

إِذا ما اتَّقى الرَحمَنَ وَاتَّبَعَ الحَقّا

إِذا ما اتَّقى الرَحمَنَ وَاتَّبَعَ الحَقّا

And a young man does not fall short in virtue,

A man is not deficient in merit

If he fears the Most Merciful and follows the truth.

If he fears the Merciful and follows the truth.