1. رُحتُ في الناسِ كَرَبعٍ دارِسٍ

    أَخَذَت مِنهُ رِياحٌ وَمَطَر

    I went among people like a ruined dwelling,

    On which winds and rain had taken their toll.

  2. خَبَأَ الدَجنُ لِأَرضٍ جَودَهُ

    وَطَوى أَرضي بَخيلاً ما قَطَر

    The cloud bank saved its abundant rain for one land,

    And passed over mine, miserly, shedding not a drop.

  3. مُستَطارٌ أَنا مِن خَوفِ الرِدى

    كُلُّ شَيءٍ في كِتابٍ مُستَطَر

    I am panic-stricken with fear of death;

    Everything is written down in a book.

  4. غَفَرَ اللَهُ لِعَبدٍ غافِلٍ

    هُوَ في أَعظَمِ جَهلٍ وَخَطَر

    May God forgive a heedless servant,

    Who is in the gravest ignorance and peril.

  5. تَرَكَ الآجِلُ لَم يَحفِل بِهِ

    وَمِنَ العاجِلِ لَم يَقضِ الوَطَر

    He abandoned the life to come, paying it no heed,

    Nor did he fulfill his desire in the present life.

  6. حَكَمَ الرَبُّ لِبَدرٍ فَاِستَوى

    وَهِلالٍ مُستَجِدٍّ فانَأطَر

    The Lord ordained the full moon, and it grew round,

    And a newborn crescent, and it curved.

  7. تُظهِرُ الدينَ وَتُخفي غَيرَهُ

    إِنَّما شَأنُكَ مَكرٌ وَبَطَر

    You display religion and conceal something else;

    Your conduct is nothing but deceit and wanton pride.