خَليلَيَّ إِنَّ الهَمَّ قَد يَتَفَرَّجُ

خَليلَيَّ إِنَّ الهَمَّ قَد يَتَفَرَّجُ

وَمَن كانَ يَبغي الحَقَّ فَالحَقُّ أَبلَجُ

وَمَن كانَ يَبغي الحَقَّ فَالحَقُّ أَبلَجُ

My two friends, sorrow may yet be dispelled.

My friend, worries will surely subside,

And whoever seeks the truth—the truth is clear and radiant.

And he who seeks the truth, the truth is more eloquent,

وَذو الحَقَّ لا يَرتابُ وَالعَدلُ قائِمٌ

وَذو الحَقَّ لا يَرتابُ وَالعَدلُ قائِمٌ

عَلى طُرُقاتِ الهَقِّ وَالشَرُّ أَعوَجُ

عَلى طُرُقاتِ الهَقِّ وَالشَرُّ أَعوَجُ

And one who holds to truth does not doubt, and justice stands

The just man does not doubt, and justice remains,

Upon the paths of truth, while evil is crooked.

On the paths of truth, while evil is crooked.

وَأَخلاقُ ذي التَقوى وَذي البِرِّ في الدُجى

وَأَخلاقُ ذي التَقوى وَذي البِرِّ في الدُجى

لَهُنَّ سِراجٌ بَينَ عَينَيهِ مُسرَجُ

لَهُنَّ سِراجٌ بَينَ عَينَيهِ مُسرَجُ

And the virtues of the pious and righteous man, in the darkness,

The conduct of the pious and the righteous in adversity

Have a lamp lit between his eyes.

Has for them a lamp between their eyes shining.

وَنِيّاتُ أَهلِ الصِدقِ بيضٌ نَقِيَّةٌ

وَنِيّاتُ أَهلِ الصِدقِ بيضٌ نَقِيَّةٌ

وَأَلسُنُ أَهلِ الصِدقِ لا تَتَلَجلَجُ

وَأَلسُنُ أَهلِ الصِدقِ لا تَتَلَجلَجُ

And the intentions of the truthful are white and pure.

And the intentions of the truthful are pure white,

And the tongues of the truthful do not falter.

While the tongues of the truthful do not waver.

وَلَيسَ لِمَخلوقٍ عَلى اللَهِ حُجَّةٌ

وَلَيسَ لِمَخلوقٍ عَلى اللَهِ حُجَّةٌ

وَلَيسَ لَهُ مِن حُجَّةِ اللَهِ مَخرَجُ

وَلَيسَ لَهُ مِن حُجَّةِ اللَهِ مَخرَجُ

And no creature has any argument against God,

No creature has any argument against Allah,

Nor any escape from God's argument.

And he has no escape from Allah's argument.

لَقَد دَرَجَت مِنّا قُرونٌ كَثيرَةٌ

لَقَد دَرَجَت مِنّا قُرونٌ كَثيرَةٌ

وَنَحنُ سَنَمضي بَعدَهُنَّ وَنَدرُجُ

وَنَحنُ سَنَمضي بَعدَهُنَّ وَنَدرُجُ

Indeed, many generations of our people have passed away,

Many generations have passed from us,

And we shall go after them and pass away.

And we will pass after them and follow.

رُوَيدَكَ يا ذا القَصرِ في شُرُفاتِهِ

رُوَيدَكَ يا ذا القَصرِ في شُرُفاتِهِ

فَإِنَّكَ عَنها تُستَخَفُّ وَتُزعَجُ

فَإِنَّكَ عَنها تُستَخَفُّ وَتُزعَجُ

Gently now, O lord of the palace, upon its balconies:

Slow down, O you with a palace and its balconies,

For you will be hurried away from them and driven out.

For you will be mocked for abandoning it and disturbed.

وَإِنَّكَ عَمّا اختَرتَهُ لَمُبَعَّدٌ

وَإِنَّكَ عَمّا اختَرتَهُ لَمُبَعَّدٌ

وَإِنَّكَ مِمّا في يَدَيكَ لَمُخرَجُ

وَإِنَّكَ مِمّا في يَدَيكَ لَمُخرَجُ

And you will surely be removed from what you chose,

You are far from what you have chosen,

And you will surely be driven from what is in your hands.

And you have no escape from what is in your hands.

أَلا رُبَّ ذي طِمرٍ غَدا في كَرامَةٍ

أَلا رُبَّ ذي طِمرٍ غَدا في كَرامَةٍ

وَمِلكٍ بِتيجانِ الخُلودِ مُتَوَّجُ

وَمِلكٍ بِتيجانِ الخُلودِ مُتَوَّجُ

Behold, many a rag-clad man has come to honor,

Oh, how many disgraced were honored,

And dominion, crowned with the crowns of eternity.

And kings crowned with eternity's diadems.

لَعَمرُكَ ما الدُنيا لَدَيَّ نَفيسَةٌ

لَعَمرُكَ ما الدُنيا لَدَيَّ نَفيسَةٌ

وَإِن زَخرَفَ الغاوُونَ فيها وَزَبرَجوا

وَإِن زَخرَفَ الغاوُونَ فيها وَزَبرَجوا

By your life, this world is not precious to me,

By your life, the world is not precious to me,

Even if the misguided adorn and embellish it.

Even if the misguided adorn it and embroider it.

وَإِن كانَتِ الدُنيا إِلَيَّ حَبيبَةً

وَإِن كانَتِ الدُنيا إِلَيَّ حَبيبَةً

فَإِنّي إِلى حَظّي مِنَ الدينِ أَحوَجُ

فَإِنّي إِلى حَظّي مِنَ الدينِ أَحوَجُ

And even if this world is dear to me,

And if the world was dear to me,

Yet I have greater need of my share of faith.

My need for religion would be greater.