أُريد مِن الدُنيا ثَلاثاً وَإِنَّها

أُريد مِن الدُنيا ثَلاثاً وَإِنَّها

لغايَةُ مَطلوبٍ لِمَن هُوَ طالِبُ

لغايَةُ مَطلوبٍ لِمَن هُوَ طالِبُ

Of this world I desire three things—and indeed they are

I desire three things from this world, and they are

the very height of my desire, for anyone who seeks:

indeed the utmost that any seeker could desire:

تِلاوَةُ قُرآنٍ وَنَفسٌ عَفيفَةٌ

تِلاوَةُ قُرآنٍ وَنَفسٌ عَفيفَةٌ

وإكثارُ أعمالٍ عَلَيها أُواظِبُ

وإكثارُ أعمالٍ عَلَيها أُواظِبُ

recitation of the Qur’an, and a chaste soul,

recitation of the Qur’an, and a chaste soul,

and increasing my deeds—a practice I diligently maintain.

and performing many deeds in which I persevere.