1. O You whom I returned to reluctantly obeying,
Though my heart resisted when my body complied.
١. يامَن رَجَعتُ عَلى كُرهٍ لِطاعَتِهِ
قَد خالَفَ القَلبُ لَمّا طاوَعَ البَدَنُ
2. Whatever You willed of matters, I accepted,
And whatever You chose is beautiful to me.
٢. وَكُلُّ ماشِئتَ مِن أَمرٍ رَضيتُ بِهِ
وَكُلُّ ما اِختَرتَهُ عِندي هُوَ الحَسَنُ
3. Whatever gladdened or saddened me, its cause
In it You are for eternity trusted over me.
٣. وَكُلَّما سَرَّني أَو ساءَني سَبَبٌ
فَأَنتَ فيهِ عَلَيَّ الدَهرَ مُؤتَمَنُ