1. تَرومُ بِجَهلِكَ لُقيا الكِرامِ

    وَلَستُ لِذي كَرَمٍ واجِدا

    In your ignorance, you seek to meet the noble,

    and I find no one of noble character.

  2. وَتَحسَبُ أَنَّ التَقِيَّ الَّذي

    تُشاهِدُهُ راكِعاً ساجِدا

    And you think that the pious person is the one

    you see bowing and prostrating.

  3. تَنَبَّه فَأَنتَ عَلى غِرَّةٍ

    إِخالُكَ مُستَيقِظاً هاجِدا

    Awake, for you are heedless;

    I reckon you asleep, though awake.