Oh you who claims to understand

Oh brother, how long will you be deluded.

You tire yourself with sin and disgrace

You make mistake after mistake

Do not you feel ashamed?

Has not your old age warned you?

For certainly there is no doubt about its advice

But your hearing has not heard.

Has not death called you?

Have you not heard the voice?

Are you not afraid your time is running out?

So be warned and take heed.

For how dizzy are you in heedlessness

As you strut in arrogance.

And you focus on having fun

As if death is a myth.

When you anger your Master (Allah)

You feel no anxiety for that.

But if your ( worldly) efforts fail

You burn in worry

As you move according to your desires

Seeking any means to obtain money

And you forget the darkness of the coffin

And you do not ponder what will take place there

You will cry blood, not tears

When you see the reality and there will be no uncle or aunt to save you

It is as if I am with you descending to the gravepit as you are covered

And your family leave you be to a place narrower than a small hole.

And there lays an extended body only to be eaten by worms

That keep gnawing constantly until your bones decay

And after that your actions must be shown

Then over a path whose bridge is over the fire

For how many guided one became misguide

And how many mighty ones were disgraced

And how many scholars erred…

Saying : “The responsibility overtook me”

So do not be fooled by time..even if you are pleased and are delighted

For the heedless one will be attacked- by a snake that spouts venom

So humble yourself to whomever you meet , for indeed death will meet you

And ignore the one who abuses and do pay him no mind.

Let your soul increase in good – and leave off which leads to torment.

And embark upon the ship and avoid the fierce waves.

With this, I advise you, oh my Friend, for verily I have explained like one explains.

So glad tidings to the lad – that goes and takes heed to my ethics. Live in the world as stranger, for indeed the has no specific time of departure, he can depart at any moment. But do not forget your share of the world, you need to balance between the share of the world and that preserved for you in the hereafter. So do not buy your share of the world with that of the hereafter.