1. Come, Allah, how many a majestic king
Has changed after a narrow grave's width!
١. تَعالى اللَهُ كَم مَلِكٍ مَهيبٍ
تَبَدَّلَ بَعدَ قَصرٍ ضيقَ لَحدِ
2. I acknowledge that I have a Powerful Lord
And I do not deny His wonders in ingratitude
٢. أُقِرُّ بِأَنَّ لي رَبّاً قَديراً
وَلا أَلقى بَدائِعَهُ بِجَحدِ
3. If I were among the grains of sand, my friends,
I would be laid in earth and left in solitude
٣. لَو اِنّي في عِدادِ الرَملِ صَحبي
لَأَودَعتُ الثَرى وَتُرِكتُ وَحدي