خذْ منَ الدهرِ نصيبا

خذْ منَ الدهرِ نصيبا

قبلَ أنْ يأخذَ منكا

قبلَ أنْ يأخذَ منكا

Take your share from Time,

Take a share from time,

before it takes from you;

before it takes from you.

وانقبضْ عنْ كلِّ فانٍ

وانقبضْ عنْ كلِّ فانٍ

قبلَ أنْ يُقبضَ عنكا

قبلَ أنْ يُقبضَ عنكا

and detach yourself from all that passes away,

And withdraw from every perishable thing,

before it is taken from you.

before it is taken away from you.