1. Patience, O Commander of the Faithful
For Allah rewards the patient

2. We used to congratulate those indulged
On the caliphate before you

3. Until when it came to you, you guided with the guidance of the rightly-guided
So you denied yourself its luxuries

4. And showed it to the milkers
And when you were deprived of its wares

5. You sold it for a precious price
So be patient with it - your helper

6. Whom you were pleased with does not cease to support you
It is a tribulation for the righteous

7. And a trial for the extravagant