أَشَدُّ الجِهادِ جِهادُ الهَوى

أَشَدُّ الجِهادِ جِهادُ الهَوى

وَما كَرَّمَ المَرءَ إِلّا التُقى

وَما كَرَّمَ المَرءَ إِلّا التُقى

The hardest jihad is the jihad against passion.

The hardest struggle is the struggle against desire.

Nothing ennobles a person but piety.

And only piety ennobles a person.

وَأَخلاقُ ذي الفَضلِ مَعروفَةٌ

وَأَخلاقُ ذي الفَضلِ مَعروفَةٌ

بِبَذلِ الجَميلِ وَكَفِّ الأَذى

بِبَذلِ الجَميلِ وَكَفِّ الأَذى

The virtues of a person of excellence are well known:

And a virtuous person's character is known

bestowing kindness and withholding harm.

by bestowing kindness and withholding harm.

وَكُلُّ الفُكاهاتِ مَملولَةٌ

وَكُلُّ الفُكاهاتِ مَملولَةٌ

وَطولُ التَعاشُرِ فيهِ القِلى

وَطولُ التَعاشُرِ فيهِ القِلى

All pleasantries become tiresome,

And all amusements grow tiresome.

and long familiarity breeds estrangement.

And in prolonged companionship lies aversion.

وَكُلُّ طَريفٍ لَهُ لَذَّةٌ

وَكُلُّ طَريفٍ لَهُ لَذَّةٌ

وَكُلُّ تَليدٍ سَريعُ البِلى

وَكُلُّ تَليدٍ سَريعُ البِلى

Every novelty holds a delight,

And every new thing has its delight.

and every heirloom is swift to decay.

And every old possession soon wears out.

وَلا شَيءَ إِلّا لَهُ آفَةٌ

وَلا شَيءَ إِلّا لَهُ آفَةٌ

وَلا شَيءَ إِلّا لَهُ مُنتَهى

وَلا شَيءَ إِلّا لَهُ مُنتَهى

Nothing exists but has its bane,

And nothing is without its blight.

and nothing exists but has its end.

And nothing is without its end.

وَلَيسَ الغِنى نَشَبٌ في يَدٍ

وَلَيسَ الغِنى نَشَبٌ في يَدٍ

وَلَكِن غِنى النَفسِ كُلُّ الغِنى

وَلَكِن غِنى النَفسِ كُلُّ الغِنى

Wealth is not possessions held in the hand;

And wealth is not property held in one's hand,

rather, richness of spirit is all true wealth.

but richness of soul is the whole of wealth.

وَإِنّا لَفي صُنُعٍ ظاهِرٍ

وَإِنّا لَفي صُنُعٍ ظاهِرٍ

يَدُلُّ عَلى صانِعٍ لا يُرى

يَدُلُّ عَلى صانِعٍ لا يُرى

Indeed, we dwell amid evident works

And indeed we are amid visible handiwork

that point to a Maker who is unseen.

that points to a Maker who is unseen.