1. يا عبد مالك تنسى ما نعمت به

    ونفس خلقك مما أنعم اللَه

    O servant, why do you forget what you have been blessed with?

    And your very creation is among God's blessings.

  2. تقابل اللَه خمسا في مصالحة

    في كل يوم ولا تنفك تعصاه

    You meet God five times in reconciliation,

    each day, yet never cease to disobey Him.

  3. ويل المصلى بلا قلب ينيب فما

    تنهى الصلاة المصلى عن دنياه

    Woe to the worshipper without a repentant heart, for

    prayer does not turn the worshipper from his worldly concerns.

  4. بين الشهادة والتسليم يشغله

    شيطانه عن تناجيه بدنياه

    Between the testimony of faith and the closing salutation, he is distracted

    by his devil, through his worldly concerns, from his intimate communion with God.

  5. ورب تارك فرض قد يؤنبه

    حي الضمير فيهديه لتقواه

    And many a person neglecting a duty may be reproached

    by a living conscience that guides him to piety.

  6. والدين فيه زكاة العقل يحرسه

    للَه من شاءه للخير مولاه

    And religion, wherein lies the intellect's purification, is guarded

    for God by one whom his Lord has chosen for goodness.

  7. ما قيمة العقل في الدنيا يصاحبه

    ما لم يكن عاملا في حسن عقباه

    What worth has reason as it accompanies him in this world,

    unless it works toward a good final outcome for him?

  8. دنيا الغرور متاع سوف نفقده

    فلا متاع ولا مال ولا جاه

    The world of delusion is an enjoyment we shall lose;

    then no enjoyment, no wealth, and no rank remain.