من تجلى له الإله بضرٍّ

من تجلى له الإله بضرٍّ

غلب النفع بالتجلي عليه

غلب النفع بالتجلي عليه

The one to whom God manifests Himself through harm

He to whom God has appeared with harm

Is overcome by benefit through that manifestation.

The benefit of the appearance overcomes it for him

ولهذا يذيقه الضرَّ تطهي

ولهذا يذيقه الضرَّ تطهي

راً سريعاً بما جنى بيديه

راً سريعاً بما جنى بيديه

And so He makes him taste harm, to purify

And for this He makes him taste harm as purification

Him swiftly for what he has wrought with his own two hands.

Swiftly for what he has reaped with his hands

رحمة منه جل بالعبد كيلا

رحمة منه جل بالعبد كيلا

يترك العبد بالفساد لديه

يترك العبد بالفساد لديه

As mercy from Him—exalted is He—toward the servant, lest

Mercy from Him, Majestic is He with the servant so that

He leave the servant in corruption in His presence.

He does not leave the servant in corruption with him

وإذا ما به تجلى بنفع

وإذا ما به تجلى بنفع

عاد منه نفع له يقتضيه

عاد منه نفع له يقتضيه

And when He manifests Himself in him with benefit,

And when He has appeared to him with benefit

From that comes a benefit for him, which that manifestation entails.

Benefit from Him returns to him, necessitating it

كل هذا من سبق رحمة ربي

كل هذا من سبق رحمة ربي

غضباً جاء في الحديث النبيه

غضباً جاء في الحديث النبيه

All this stems from my Lord's mercy preceding

All this from preceding mercy of my Lord

Wrath, as stated in the illustrious hadith.

Wrath came in the prophetic narration