خُذْ مِنْ زَمَانِكَ ما صَفَا

خُذْ مِنْ زَمَانِكَ ما صَفَا

ودَعِ الّذي فيهِ الكَدَرْ

ودَعِ الّذي فيهِ الكَدَرْ

Take from your days what is clear,

Take from your time what is pure

And leave what is clouded;

And leave behind all that is troubled

فالعُمْرُ أَقْصَرُ مُدَّةً

فالعُمْرُ أَقْصَرُ مُدَّةً

مِنْ أَنْ يُمَحّقَ بالغِيَرْ

مِنْ أَنْ يُمَحّقَ بالغِيَرْ

For life is too brief a span

For life is far too short

To be consumed by fortune’s changes.

To be wasted on the unworthy