أَيا نَفسُ مَهما لَم يَدُم فَذَريهِ

أَيا نَفسُ مَهما لَم يَدُم فَذَريهِ

وَلِلمَوتِ رَأيٌ فيكِ فَاِنتَظِريهِ

وَلِلمَوتِ رَأيٌ فيكِ فَاِنتَظِريهِ

O soul, whatever does not endure, forsake it.

O soul, no matter how short life is, so leave it,

And death has a plan for you, so await it.

And death has an opinion about you, so wait for it,

مَضى مَن مَضى مِنّا وَحيداً بِنَفسِهِ

مَضى مَن مَضى مِنّا وَحيداً بِنَفسِهِ

وَنَحنُ وَشيكاً لا نَشُكُّ نَليهِ

وَنَحنُ وَشيكاً لا نَشُكُّ نَليهِ

Whoever among us has gone has gone alone, by himself.

Those who passed before us went alone with themselves,

And we shall soon, without a doubt, follow him.

And we will soon follow, undoubtedly to meet it,

بَنو المَرءِ يُسليهِم عَنِ المَرءِ بَعدَهُ

بَنو المَرءِ يُسليهِم عَنِ المَرءِ بَعدَهُ

إِذا ماتَ ما أَسلاهُ بَعدَ أَبيهِ

إِذا ماتَ ما أَسلاهُ بَعدَ أَبيهِ

A man's sons are consoled for his loss after he is gone,

A man's sons console him after him when he dies,

when he dies, by what consoled him after his father's death.

If he dies, nothing will console him after his father,

رَأَيتُ أَقَلَّ الناسِ هَمّاً أَشَدَّهُم

رَأَيتُ أَقَلَّ الناسِ هَمّاً أَشَدَّهُم

قُنوعاً وَأَرضاهُم بِما هُوَ فيهِ

قُنوعاً وَأَرضاهُم بِما هُوَ فيهِ

I have found the least worried of people to be the most

I saw the least worried people were the most content,

contented, and most satisfied with their lot.

And the most pleased with what state they are in,

فَطوبى لِمَن لَم يَلقَ أَمراً قَضى لَهُ

فَطوبى لِمَن لَم يَلقَ أَمراً قَضى لَهُ

بِهِ اللَهُ إِلّا سَرَّهُ وَرَضيهِ

بِهِ اللَهُ إِلّا سَرَّهُ وَرَضيهِ

So blessed is he who encounters nothing decreed for him

Blessed is he who has not encountered an ordained matter,

by God without rejoicing in it and accepting it.

Except that it pleased him and he was satisfied with it,

وَلا خَيرَ في مَن ظَلَّ يَبغي لِنَفسِهِ

وَلا خَيرَ في مَن ظَلَّ يَبغي لِنَفسِهِ

مِنَ الخَيرِ ما لا يَبتَغي لِأَخيهِ

مِنَ الخَيرِ ما لا يَبتَغي لِأَخيهِ

And there is no good in one who keeps seeking for himself

And there is no good in one who remains seeking for himself,

any good he does not seek for his brother.

Of good what he does not seek for his brother.