1. نَموتُ جَميعاً كُلُّنا غَيرَ ما شَكٍ

    وَلا أَحَدٌ يَبقى سِوى مالِكِ المُلكِ

    We all die, every one of us, without a doubt.

    And no one remains except the Owner of dominion.

  2. أَيا نَفسُ أَنتِ الدَهرُ في حالِ غَفلَةٍ

    وَلَيسَت صُروفُ الدَهرِ غافِلَةً عَنكَ

    O soul, you are always in a state of heedlessness,

    And the vicissitudes of time are not heedless of you.

  3. أَيا نَفسُ كَم لي مِنكِ مِن يومِ صَرعَةٍ

    إِلى اللَهِ أَشكو ما أُعالِجُهُ مِنكَ

    O soul, how many days of downfall you have brought me!

    To God I complain of what I endure from you.

  4. أَيا نَفسُ إِن لَم أَبكِ مِمّا أَخافُهُ

    عَلَيكَ غَداً يَومَ الحِسابِ فَمَن يَبكي

    O soul, if I do not weep over what I fear

    For you tomorrow, on the Day of Reckoning, then who will weep?

  5. أَيا نَفسُ هَذي الدارُ لا دارُ قُلعَةٍ

    فَلاتَجعَلِنَّ القَصدَ إِلّا إِلى تِلكَ

    O soul, this abode is not a temporary dwelling;

    So set your aim toward that abode alone.

  6. أَيا نَفسُ لا تَنسي عَنِ اللَهِ فَضلَهُ

    فَتَأيِيدُهُ مُلكي وَخِذلانُهُ هُلكي

    O soul, do not forget God's favor:

    For His support is my dominion, and His abandonment my ruin.

  7. وَلَيسَ دَبيبُ الذَرِّ فَوقَ الصَفاةِ في ال

    ظَلامِ بِأَخفى مِن رِياءٍ وَلا شِركِ

    Nor is the creeping of tiny ants over a smooth rock in the

    Darkness more hidden than ostentation or associating partners with God.