1. O seeker of serenity in this world without turmoil
You sought the unattainable, so despair of attaining it
١. يا طالِبَ الصَفوِ في الدُنيا بِلا كَدَرٍ
طَلبتَ مَعدومَةً فايأسَ مِنَ الظَفَرِ
2. And know that no mortal is left untested
With good and evil, ease and hardship
٢. وَاعلَم بِأَنكَ ما عَمَّرَتَ مُمتَحَنٌ
بِالخَيرِ وَالشَرِّ وَالمَيسورِ وَالعُسرِ
3. How can you gain it without any harm
When it was created for benefit and harm
٣. أَنّى تَنالَ بِها نَفعاً بِلا ضَرَرٍ
وَأَنَّها خُلِقَت لِلنَفعِ وَالضَرَرِ
4. In cowardice lies shame, in bravery dignity
And he who flees his fate shall not escape it
٤. في الجُبنِ عارٌ وَفي الإِقدامِ مَكرُمَةٌ
وَمَن يَفِرَّ فَلَن يَنجو مِنَ القَدَرِ