1. يا مَن مَضَوا ونَجَوا من لُجِّ عالَمِهِم

    لكن إلى أرض مُحيي الرُوحِ ما انطَلَقوا

    O those who have gone forth and escaped their world's deep waters,

    Yet have not set out for the land of the one who gives life to the spirit.

  2. ان لم تطأ تلكمُ الأمصارَ ارجُلُكم

    لا تأمنوا غَرَقَ المِينا ولا تَثِقوا

    If your feet have not trodden those cities,

    Do not feel safe from drowning in the harbor, nor be confident.

  3. قد يَسلَمُ الفُلك في لُجّ البحور وقد

    يُصِيبُهُ عند أَمن الساحلِ الغَرَقُ

    The ship may survive in the depths of the seas, yet

    Sinking may befall it amid the safety of the shore.

  4. فرُبَّ قومٍ نَجوا في الخوفِ إذ سَهِروا

    وفي ذُرَى الأَمن لما إِن غَفَوا سُرِقوا

    For many people survived amid fear because they kept vigil,

    And at the heights of safety, they were robbed when they dozed off.