1. حجابُ عمرك يا مغرورُ مهتوكُ

    وبيت عزّك لو فكّرت منهوكُ

    Your life's veil, O deluded one, is torn.

    And the house of your glory, were you to reflect, is worn down.

  2. كفاك ما قمشَت كفّاك من نشبٍ

    لا بدّ يصبح يوما وهو متروك

    Enough for you is the wealth your two hands have gathered;

    One day it must be left behind.

  3. للّه باكٍ على زلّاتهِ ندماً

    دماً يُخضّبُ منه النحوُ مسفوكُ

    How admirable is one who weeps in remorse over his lapses,

    Shed blood, with which the side is stained.

  4. لا شكّ في الأجلِ المحتوم يلحَقهُ

    وآفكُ الفكر في الآيات مأفوكُ

    There is no doubt that the inevitable appointed end will overtake him.

    And one who distorts thought concerning the signs is himself deluded.

  5. يقلي الثواء بدار غير ثاويةٍ

    فيها استوى مالك هلكا ومملوكُ

    He loathes dwelling in an abode that does not endure;

    In it, master and slave are equal in death.