1. تجري الليالي ولا تدري بعدتها

    وهي مطايا بنا تمشي إلى القبر

    The nights pass, and you do not know their number.

    And they are mounts carrying us to the grave.

  2. فيها الغنائم والخيرات مودعة

    أيضا وفيها فنون الاثم والخسر

    In them, spoils and good things are stored;

    And in them, too, are varieties of sin and loss.

  3. فمن تغانمها بالخير فاز بها

    ومن عصى الله فيها باء بالوزر

    So whoever makes the most of them by doing good succeeds through them;

    And whoever disobeys God in them comes away burdened with sin.

  4. فاعمل لنفسك يا هذا فإنك لا

    تدري بماذا عليك في غد يجري

    So work for your own sake, you there, for you do not

    know what will befall you tomorrow.