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Nothing happens except what Allah has decreed

ليس يجري غير ما الله كتب

1. Nothing happens except what Allah has decreed
And for everything Allah has made a cause

١. ليسَ يجري غيرُ ما اللهُ كَتَبْ
ولكلّ جَعَلَ اللهُ سَبَبْ

2. The door of Allah's sustenance is open so whoever
Shakes the trunk of the palm tree, ripe dates will come to him

٢. بابُ رِزقِ اللهِ مفتوحٌ فَمَن
هزَّ جِذْعَ النخلِ يأتيهِ الرُّطَبْ

3. The most beautiful striving is that of the Prince Al-Murtaza
Seeker of glory, so he attained what he sought

٣. أجملَ السَّعيَ الأميرُ المُرتَضَى
طالِبَ المجدِ فلاقَى ما طَلَبْ

4. A nobility which added to his nobility
Like a pillar upon which domes are built

٤. شَرَفٌ زادَ عليهِ شَرَفاً
كَعمودٍ فوقهُ تُبنَى القُبَبْ

5. O men of the times, this is a warrior
From the Banu Raslan, the best of Arabs

٥. يا رجالَ الدَّهرِ هذا مُلحِمٌ
من بني رسلانَ أقيالِ العرَبْ

6. No newcomer attains glory, one who has
A confirmed lineage in Tannoukh's books

٦. ليسَ في المجدِ دخيلاً مَن لهُ
في تنوخٍ صَحَّ إدراجُ النَّسَبْ

7. Firm in opinion, prudent and cautious
If his opinion competed with the sword, it would prevail

٧. مُحكَمُ الرَّأيِ حصيفٌ حازمٌ
رأيهُ لو غالبَ السَّيفَ غَلَبْ

8. A mountain in Mount Lebanon ascended
So those plateaus took shade beneath it

٨. جَبَلٌ في جَبَلِ الشُّوفِ ارتقَى
فاستظَّلتْ تحتَهُ تلكَ الهِضَبْ

9. And in it are thickets for anger
He wore a crown of glory and he is from

٩. من هُنا رِياضٌ للرِّضَى
وهُنا فيهِ غياضٌ للغَضَبْ

10. The people of glory from past eras
The best of nobles, it brought him down

١٠. لَبِسَ المجدَ طريفاً وهْوَ مِن
أهل بيتِ المجدِ من ماضي الحِقَبْ

11. From the progeny of history, in the second rank

١١. أوَّلُ الأشرافِ قد أنزَلَهُ
من ذِرَى التأريخ في ثاني الرُّتَبْ