وَمِنَ السَّعادةِ أَن تَموتَ وَقَد مَضى

وَمِنَ السَّعادةِ أَن تَموتَ وَقَد مَضى

مِن قبلكَ الحُسّادُ والأعداءُ

مِن قبلكَ الحُسّادُ والأعداءُ

And it is good fortune to die when there have already passed

Among the joys is that you die when

before you the envious and the enemies.

Your enviers and enemies have passed away before you.

فَبَقاءُ مَن حُرِمَ المرادَ فناؤُه

فَبَقاءُ مَن حُرِمَ المرادَ فناؤُه

وفناءُ من بلغ المرادَ بقاءُ

وفناءُ من بلغ المرادَ بقاءُ

For the continued life of one denied his desire is his death;

For he who was deprived of his wish, his endurance is his survival,

and the death of one who attained his desire is continued life.

And for him who attained his wish, his end is his survival.

وَالنّاسُ مُختَلِفونَ في أَحوالِهم

وَالنّاسُ مُختَلِفونَ في أَحوالِهم

وَهُمُ إِذا جاءَ الرّدى أكفاءُ

وَهُمُ إِذا جاءَ الرّدى أكفاءُ

And people differ in their circumstances,

People are of differing conditions,

but when death comes, they are equals.

Yet when destruction comes, they are equal.

وَطِلابُ ما تفنى وَتتركُهُ على

وَطِلابُ ما تفنى وَتتركُهُ على

مَن لَيسَ يَشكرُ ما صَنعتَ عناءُ

مَن لَيسَ يَشكرُ ما صَنعتَ عناءُ

And pursuing what you will leave behind, when you perish, to

Seekers of what perishes and leaves it to

one who gives no thanks for what you have done is toil.

One who does not appreciate your toil and exertion.