1. شهور ستة في مرت

    علىيا رب سَهِّلْ

    Six months in ... have passed

    Upon me—O Lord, make it easy.

  2. وَلا تَقطَع رَجائي يا إلهي

    بِحَق محمدٍ مِمّا أؤمِّلْ

    And do not dash my hope, O my God,

    By Muhammad's honor, for what I hope to attain.

  3. وَلا تشمت بي الأَعداءَ واعطف

    عليّ وِبالرضا يا رَب عجِّل

    And do not let my enemies gloat over me; turn kindly

    Toward me, and hasten Your favor, O Lord.

  4. ولا تبقي على

    وحاصر حصنَ قوَّتِه وزلزل

    And do not spare ...

    And besiege the fortress of his strength, and shake it.

  5. وَشَدّد في الحِساب عَلَيهِ وَاطمس

    عَلى عَينيه وَامسخه وَنكِّل

    And be stern with him in the reckoning, and blot out

    His eyes; disfigure him, and make an example of him.

  6. عَلَيك بِهِ وَقابله بِسخطٍ

    وَأَمراض فَكَم تَعفو وَتُمهل

    Deal with him, and confront him with wrath

    And illnesses—for how often You pardon and grant respite!

  7. فَقد خانَ العُهود وَما رَعى لي

    حُقوقي وَالزَمان عَلَيهِ مُقبل

    For he betrayed his pledges and did not respect

    My rights, while the times favored him.

  8. وَبالغ في العَداوة لا لشيءٍ

    سِوى قَول استقم في الحكم وَاعدل

    And he went to extremes in hostility, for no reason

    Except the words: be upright in judgment and be just;

  9. ولا تهدم بسوء الرأي دوراً

    بها تنزل

    And do not tear down houses through poor judgment,

    In which you dwell.

  10. فَإِنَّكَ راحل عَما قَليلٍ

    عَن الدُنيا وَعَن أَهل وَمنزل

    For before long you will depart

    From this world, and from family and home,

  11. إِلى واد به تَلقى عَذاباً

    أَليماً ما لِوَجهك عَنهُ مَعزل

    To a valley where you will encounter torment,

    Agonizing, from which your face has no escape.

  12. وَتَنهشك العَقارب وَالأَفاعي

    بِواد ما لمثلك فيهِ موئل

    And scorpions and vipers will tear at you

    In a valley where one like you has no refuge.