يا من يَعدُّ من الجواهرِ عُرفَه

يا من يَعدُّ من الجواهرِ عُرفَه

ويعدُّ حَمدِيه من الأعراضِ

ويعدُّ حَمدِيه من الأعراضِ

O you who count your largesse among jewels—among substances—

O you who count your bounty among substances,

and count my praise of you among mere accidents,

And count my praise of you among accidents,

غالطتَ نفسك أو غَلِطتَ وربما

غالطتَ نفسك أو غَلِطتَ وربما

وقعتْ سهامُك في سوى الأغراضِ

وقعتْ سهامُك في سوى الأغراضِ

you have deceived yourself—or else you erred; and sometimes

You have deceived yourself, or erred; and perhaps

your arrows have fallen wide of their targets.

Your arrows have fallen wide of their targets.

فاستقضِ عقلكَ لا هواك فإنه

فاستقضِ عقلكَ لا هواك فإنه

عند التباس الأمر أعدلُ قاضي

عند التباس الأمر أعدلُ قاضي

So appoint your reason, not your caprice, as judge; for it is

So appoint your reason, not your desire, as judge, for it

the fairest judge when a matter grows confused.

Is the fairest judge when the matter is unclear.