1. The times have not been unkind to you,
So thank Allah, listening and obedient.

2. Allah took one and left for you
Those you love and hope for, all together.

3. Cast out sorrow for joy, and do not
Weep for what is past and lost tears.

4. We have no cause for grief, though it
Would please you if we were woeful.

5. We thanked the hand that parted from the root,
Though branches sagged with fruit.

6. Safe from terror is he who implored
Salvation for his anguished heart.

7. If we truly reflect on the deeds
Of Time, giving and withholding,

8. We would count its gifts as a loan
And sunset as the dawn renewed.

9. The cruelty of Time to the gentle flock
Is known and is not new.

10. When winds blow they shake
Only the lofty building firm based.

11. To bear life's burdens the carrier
Seeks us, strong and robust.

12. Misfortunes befall only the elect
When they enter the meadows.

13. Slow death is like the quick
To one whose past is a long slow death.

14. I am one with you in lowliness and want,
Care and pride and devotion.

15. If I could I would spare you evil
And empower you if I were able.