1. فَليسَ بَعد الموتِ دارٌ سِوى

    جنَّةِ عَدْنٍ أو لَظىً تَضرَمُ

    For after death there is no abode except

    the Garden of Eden or a fire that blazes.

  2. والموعِدُ الحشرُ ونُجزَى عن ال

    أعمالِ والغبنُ لمن يَندَمُ

    And the appointed meeting is the Gathering, and we are recompensed for the

    deeds; loss belongs to whoever regrets.

  3. ويُنْصَفُ المظلومُ من خَصمِهِ

    ويستوي السُّلطانُ والمُعدَمُ

    And the wronged is granted justice against his adversary,

    and the ruler and the destitute are equal.

  4. ويشخَصُ الخلقُ إلى حاكِمٍ

    يحكُم فيهم بالّذي يَعلَمُ

    And all creation goes forth to a judge

    who judges them according to what he knows.

  5. ولِلّيالي واعظٌ صامتٌ

    يُسمِعُنا لو أنّنا نَفهَمُ

    And the nights have a silent admonisher,

    who would make us hear, if only we understood.

  6. والنّاسُ في الدّنيا نيامٌ وما

    أسرعَ ما يستيقظُ النُّوَّمُ

    And people in this world are asleep—and how

    swiftly the sleepers awaken!

  7. ويقدَمُ الخلقُ على وِزْرِ ما

    تَقَلَّدوا أو أجرِ ما قَدَّمُوا

    And all creation comes to face the burden of what

    they took upon themselves, or the reward for what they sent ahead.