يا أَيُّها المُغتَرُّ بِاللَهِ

يا أَيُّها المُغتَرُّ بِاللَهِ

فِرَّ مِنَ اللَهِ إِلى اللَهِ

فِرَّ مِنَ اللَهِ إِلى اللَهِ

O you who are deluded about God,

O you who are deluded about God,

flee from God unto God.

flee from God to God.

وَلُذ بِهِ وَاسأَلهُ مِن فَضلِهِ

وَلُذ بِهِ وَاسأَلهُ مِن فَضلِهِ

فَقَد نَجا مَن لاذَ بِاللَهِ

فَقَد نَجا مَن لاذَ بِاللَهِ

Seek refuge in Him, and ask Him of His bounty;

And seek refuge in Him, and ask Him of His bounty;

for whoever seeks refuge in God is saved.

for whoever takes refuge in God has been saved.

وَقُم لَهُ وَاللَيلُ في جِنحِهِ

وَقُم لَهُ وَاللَيلُ في جِنحِهِ

فَحَبَّذا مَن قامَ لِلَّهِ

فَحَبَّذا مَن قامَ لِلَّهِ

Stand before Him while night spreads its wing—

And stand for Him in the darkness of night;

how blessed is one who stands for God.

how excellent is one who stands for God!

وَاِتلُ مِنَ الوَحيِ وَلَو آيَةً

وَاِتلُ مِنَ الوَحيِ وَلَو آيَةً

تُكسى بِها نوراً مِنَ اللَهِ

تُكسى بِها نوراً مِنَ اللَهِ

Recite from the Revelation, if only a single verse,

And recite from revelation, even a single verse;

and through it you will be clothed in light from God.

through it you will be clothed in light from God.

وَعَفِّرِ الوَجهَ لَهُ ساجِداً

وَعَفِّرِ الوَجهَ لَهُ ساجِداً

فَعَزَّ وَجهٌ ذَلَّ لِلَّهِ

فَعَزَّ وَجهٌ ذَلَّ لِلَّهِ

Lay your face in the dust before Him, prostrate:

And lay your face in the dust, prostrating to Him;

honored indeed is a face humbled before God.

for honored is a face humbled before God.

فَما نَعيمٌ كَمُناجاتِهِ

فَما نَعيمٌ كَمُناجاتِهِ

لِقانِتٍ يُخلِصُ لِلَّهِ

لِقانِتٍ يُخلِصُ لِلَّهِ

No bliss compares with intimate converse with Him

For no bliss is like intimate communion with Him,

for a devout worshiper sincere to God.

for a devout worshipper sincere toward God.

وَاِبعُد عَنِ الذَنبِ وَلا تاتِهِ

وَاِبعُد عَنِ الذَنبِ وَلا تاتِهِ

فَبُعدُهُ قُربٌ مِنَ اللَهِ

فَبُعدُهُ قُربٌ مِنَ اللَهِ

Keep far from sin, and do not approach it;

And keep away from sin, and do not commit it;

distance from it is nearness to God.

for distance from it is nearness to God.

يا طالِباً جاهاً بِغَيرِ التُقى

يا طالِباً جاهاً بِغَيرِ التُقى

جَهِلتَ ما يُدني مِنَ اللَهِ

جَهِلتَ ما يُدني مِنَ اللَهِ

O seeker of rank without piety,

O seeker of rank without piety,

you know not what draws one near to God.

you are ignorant of what draws one near to God.

لا جاهَ إِلّا جاهُ يَومِ القَضا

لا جاهَ إِلّا جاهُ يَومِ القَضا

إِذ لَيسَ حُكمٌ لِسِوى اللَهِ

إِذ لَيسَ حُكمٌ لِسِوى اللَهِ

There is no true rank but rank on Judgment Day,

There is no rank except rank on the Day of Judgment,

when judgment belongs to none but God.

when judgment belongs to none but God.

وَصارَ مَن يُسعَدُ في جَنَّةٍ

وَصارَ مَن يُسعَدُ في جَنَّةٍ

عالِيَةٍ في رَحمَةِ اللَهِ

عالِيَةٍ في رَحمَةِ اللَهِ

Then whoever is blessed will dwell in a Garden,

And whoever is granted bliss will be in a garden,

lofty amid the mercy of God.

lofty, within God's mercy.

يَسكُنُ في الفِردَوسِ في قُبَّةٍ

يَسكُنُ في الفِردَوسِ في قُبَّةٍ

مِن لُؤلُؤٍ في جيرَةِ اللَهِ

مِن لُؤلُؤٍ في جيرَةِ اللَهِ

He will inhabit Paradise, beneath a dome

He dwells in Firdaws, in a dome

of pearl, in the neighborhood of God.

of pearl, in God's neighborhood.

وَمَن يَكُن يُقضى عَلَيهِ الشَقا

وَمَن يَكُن يُقضى عَلَيهِ الشَقا

في جاحِمٍ في سَخَطِ اللَهِ

في جاحِمٍ في سَخَطِ اللَهِ

But whoever is sentenced to misery

And whoever has misery decreed against him

will be in blazing fire, beneath the wrath of God.

will be in a blazing fire, amid God's wrath.

يُسحَبُ في النارِ عَلى وَجهِهِ

يُسحَبُ في النارِ عَلى وَجهِهِ

بِسابِقِ الحُكمِ مِنَ اللَهِ

بِسابِقِ الحُكمِ مِنَ اللَهِ

He will be dragged through the Fire upon his face

He is dragged through the Fire upon his face,

by the decree long foreordained by God.

by the prior decree from God.

يا عَجَباً مِن موقِنٍ بِالجَزا

يا عَجَباً مِن موقِنٍ بِالجَزا

وَهوَ قَليلُ الخَوفِ لِلَّهِ

وَهوَ قَليلُ الخَوفِ لِلَّهِ

How astonishing: one certain of recompense,

How astonishing is one who is certain of recompense,

yet having so little fear of God—

yet has little fear of God!

كَأَنَّهُ قَد جاءَهُ مُخبِرٌ

كَأَنَّهُ قَد جاءَهُ مُخبِرٌ

بِأَمنِهِ مِن قِبَلِ اللَهِ

بِأَمنِهِ مِن قِبَلِ اللَهِ

as though a messenger had come to him

As though a bearer of news had come to him,

with assurance of safety from God.

assuring him of his safety on God's behalf.

يا رُبَّ جَبّارٍ شَديدِ القُوى

يا رُبَّ جَبّارٍ شَديدِ القُوى

أَصابَهُ سَهمٌ مِنَ اللَهِ

أَصابَهُ سَهمٌ مِنَ اللَهِ

How many a tyrant of tremendous strength

Ah, how many a tyrant of great strength

has been struck by an arrow from God.

has been struck by an arrow from God;

فَأَنفَذَ المَقتَلَ مِنهُ وَكَم

فَأَنفَذَ المَقتَلَ مِنهُ وَكَم

أَصمَت وَتُصمي أَسهُمُ اللَهِ

أَصمَت وَتُصمي أَسهُمُ اللَهِ

It pierced his vital spot—and how many

it pierced his vital spot; and how many

have God’s arrows struck dead, and still strike dead!

God's arrows have slain and still slay!

وَغالَهُ الدَهرُ وَلَم تُغنِهِ

وَغالَهُ الدَهرُ وَلَم تُغنِهِ

أَنصارُهُ شَيئاً مِنَ اللَهِ

أَنصارُهُ شَيئاً مِنَ اللَهِ

Time assailed him, and his champions availed him

And time destroyed him, nor could they help him—

nothing at all against God.

his supporters—in any way against God.

وَاِستَلَّ قَسراً مِن قُصورٍ إِلى ال

وَاِستَلَّ قَسراً مِن قُصورٍ إِلى ال

أَجداثِ وَاِستَسلَمَ لِلَّهِ

أَجداثِ وَاِستَسلَمَ لِلَّهِ

He was forcibly wrested from palaces into the

And he was forcibly torn from palaces to the

graves, and surrendered himself to God,

graves, and surrendered to God,

مُرتَهَناً فيها بِما قَد جَنى

مُرتَهَناً فيها بِما قَد جَنى

يُخشى عَلَيهِ غَضَبُ اللَهِ

يُخشى عَلَيهِ غَضَبُ اللَهِ

held there in pledge for what he had earned,

held there as a pledge for what he had committed;

with God’s wrath feared for him.

God's wrath is feared for him.

لَيسَ لَهُ حَولٌ وَلا قُوَّةٌ

لَيسَ لَهُ حَولٌ وَلا قُوَّةٌ

الحَولُ وَالقُوَّةُ لِلَّهِ

الحَولُ وَالقُوَّةُ لِلَّهِ

He has neither power nor strength;

He has neither power nor strength;

all power and strength belong to God.

power and strength belong to God.

يا صاحِ سِر في الأَرضِ كَيما تَرى

يا صاحِ سِر في الأَرضِ كَيما تَرى

ما فَوقَها مِن عِبَرِ اللَهِ

ما فَوقَها مِن عِبَرِ اللَهِ

Friend, journey through the earth, that you may see

O friend, travel the earth so that you may see

the lessons of God upon its surface.

what lessons from God lie upon it.

وَكَم لَنا مِن عِبرَةٍ تَحتَها

وَكَم لَنا مِن عِبرَةٍ تَحتَها

في أُمَمٍ صارَت إِلى اللَهِ

في أُمَمٍ صارَت إِلى اللَهِ

And how many lessons lie beneath it for us,

And how many lessons there are for us beneath it,

in nations that have passed on to God—

in nations that have passed to God,

مِن مَلِكٍ مِنهُم وَمِن سوقَةٍ

مِن مَلِكٍ مِنهُم وَمِن سوقَةٍ

حَشرُهُمُ هَينٌ عَلى اللَهِ

حَشرُهُمُ هَينٌ عَلى اللَهِ

kings among them and commoners alike;

from a king among them and from common folk;

their gathering is easy for God.

gathering them is easy for God.

وَاِلحَظ بِعَينَيكَ أَديمَ السَما

وَاِلحَظ بِعَينَيكَ أَديمَ السَما

وَما بِها مِن حِكمَةِ اللَهِ

وَما بِها مِن حِكمَةِ اللَهِ

Look with your own eyes upon the face of heaven

And look with both your eyes at the face of the sky,

and all the divine wisdom of God within it.

and what wisdom of God it holds.

تَرى بِها الأَفلاكَ دَوّارَةً

تَرى بِها الأَفلاكَ دَوّارَةً

شاهِدَةً بِالمُلكِ لِلَّهِ

شاهِدَةً بِالمُلكِ لِلَّهِ

There you see the celestial spheres revolving,

You see there the celestial spheres revolving,

bearing witness that dominion belongs to God.

bearing witness that sovereignty belongs to God.

ما وَقَفَت مُذ أُجرِيَت لَمحَةً

ما وَقَفَت مُذ أُجرِيَت لَمحَةً

أَو دونَها خَوفاً مِنَ اللَهِ

أَو دونَها خَوفاً مِنَ اللَهِ

Since they were set in motion, they have not paused a moment,

They have not stopped, since set in motion, for an instant,

or less than a moment, for fear of God.

or even less, out of fear of God.

وَما عَلَيها مِن حِسابٍ وَلا

وَما عَلَيها مِن حِسابٍ وَلا

تَخشى الَّذي يُخشى مِنَ اللَهِ

تَخشى الَّذي يُخشى مِنَ اللَهِ

No reckoning rests upon them, nor do they

And they face no reckoning, nor

fear what humankind fears from God.

do they fear what is feared from God.

وَهيَ وَما غابَ وَما قَد بَدا

وَهيَ وَما غابَ وَما قَد بَدا

مِن آيَةٍ في قَبضَةِ اللَهِ

مِن آيَةٍ في قَبضَةِ اللَهِ

They, all that is hidden, and all that has appeared—

And they, and all that is hidden or has appeared—

every sign lies within the grasp of God.

every sign—are within God's grasp.

تُوَحِّدُ اللَهَ عَلى عَرشِهِ

تُوَحِّدُ اللَهَ عَلى عَرشِهِ

في غَيبِهِ فَالأَمرُ لِلَّهِ

في غَيبِهِ فَالأَمرُ لِلَّهِ

They proclaim God’s oneness upon His Throne,

They affirm the oneness of God, who is upon His throne,

unseen though He is; all command belongs to God.

while He is unseen; all command belongs to God.

وَما تَسَمّى أَحَدٌ في السَما

وَما تَسَمّى أَحَدٌ في السَما

وَالأَرضِ غَيرُ اللَهِ بِاللَهِ

وَالأَرضِ غَيرُ اللَهِ بِاللَهِ

No one in heaven has ever borne the name

And none has been called, in heaven

“God”—nor on earth—other than God, by God!

or on earth, 'God,' other than God.

إِنَّ حِمى اللَهِ مَنيعٌ فَما

إِنَّ حِمى اللَهِ مَنيعٌ فَما

يَقرُبُ شَيءٌ مِن حِمى اللَهِ

يَقرُبُ شَيءٌ مِن حِمى اللَهِ

God’s sanctuary is truly unassailable; nothing

Indeed, God's sanctuary is impregnable; nothing

can draw near to the sanctuary of God.

comes near God's sanctuary.

لا شَيءَ في الأَفواهِ أَحلى مِنَ التَ

لا شَيءَ في الأَفواهِ أَحلى مِنَ التَ

تَوحيدِ وَالتَمجيدِ لِلَّهِ

تَوحيدِ وَالتَمجيدِ لِلَّهِ

Nothing upon the lips is sweeter than the pro-

Nothing in mouths is sweeter than the

clamation of God’s oneness and glorification.

affirmation of oneness and glorification of God.

وَلا اِطمَأَنَّ القَلبُ إِلّا لِمَن

وَلا اِطمَأَنَّ القَلبُ إِلّا لِمَن

يَعمُرُهُ بِالذِكرِ لِلَّهِ

يَعمُرُهُ بِالذِكرِ لِلَّهِ

Nor does the heart find peace except for one

And the heart finds peace only for one

who fills it with remembrance of God.

who fills it with remembrance of God.

وَإِن رَأى في دينِهِ شُبهَةً

وَإِن رَأى في دينِهِ شُبهَةً

أَمسَكَ عَنها خَشيَةَ اللَهِ

أَمسَكَ عَنها خَشيَةَ اللَهِ

If he sees something doubtful in his religion,

And if he sees a doubtful matter in his religion,

he refrains from it out of fear of God.

he refrains from it out of fear of God.

أَو عَرَضَتهُ فاقَةٌ أَو غِنىً

أَو عَرَضَتهُ فاقَةٌ أَو غِنىً

لاقاهُما بِالشُكرِ لِلَّهِ

لاقاهُما بِالشُكرِ لِلَّهِ

And whether poverty or wealth befalls him,

Or if poverty or wealth befalls him,

he meets both with gratitude to God.

he meets both with gratitude to God.

وَمَن يَكُن في هَديِهِ هَكَذا

وَمَن يَكُن في هَديِهِ هَكَذا

كانَ خَليقاً بِرِضى اللَهِ

كانَ خَليقاً بِرِضى اللَهِ

Whoever follows such guidance

And whoever is thus in his conduct

is worthy of God’s good pleasure.

is worthy of God's good pleasure.

وَكانَ في الدُنيا وَفي قَبرِهِ

وَكانَ في الدُنيا وَفي قَبرِهِ

وَبَعدَهُ في ذِمَّةِ اللَهِ

وَبَعدَهُ في ذِمَّةِ اللَهِ

In this world, in his grave,

And he is, in this world and in his grave,

and thereafter, he remains under God’s protection.

and beyond it, under God's protection.

وَفي غَدٍ تُبصِرُهُ آمِناً

وَفي غَدٍ تُبصِرُهُ آمِناً

لِخَوفِهِ اليَومَ مِنَ اللَهِ

لِخَوفِهِ اليَومَ مِنَ اللَهِ

Tomorrow you will behold him secure

And tomorrow you will see him safe,

because today he feared God.

because today he fears God.

ما أَقبَحَ الشَيخَ إِذا ما صَبا

ما أَقبَحَ الشَيخَ إِذا ما صَبا

وَعاقَهُ الجَهلُ عَنِ اللَهِ

وَعاقَهُ الجَهلُ عَنِ اللَهِ

How ugly is an old man when he acts like a youth,

How shameful is the old man when he yields to youthful passion,

his ignorance keeping him from God,

and ignorance keeps him from God,

وَهوَ مِنَ العُمرِ عَلى بازِلٍ

وَهوَ مِنَ العُمرِ عَلى بازِلٍ

يَحمِلُهُ حَثّاً إِلى اللَه

يَحمِلُهُ حَثّاً إِلى اللَه

though in years he rides a full-grown mount

while he rides the full-grown camel of life,

urging him swiftly onward to God.

which bears him swiftly toward God.

هَلّا إِذا أَشفى رَأى شَيبَهُ

هَلّا إِذا أَشفى رَأى شَيبَهُ

يَنعاهُ فَاستَحيى مِنَ اللَهِ

يَنعاهُ فَاستَحيى مِنَ اللَهِ

Why, when he neared the end, did he not see his gray hair

Why, when he nears the brink, does he not see his gray hair

announcing his death, and feel shame before God?

announcing his death, and feel shame before God?

كَأَنَّما رينَ عَلى قَلبِهِ

كَأَنَّما رينَ عَلى قَلبِهِ

فَصارَ مَحجوباً عَنِ اللَهِ

فَصارَ مَحجوباً عَنِ اللَهِ

It is as though a stain has covered his heart,

As though rust had settled upon his heart,

leaving him veiled from God.

so that he is veiled from God.

ما يُعذَرُ الجاهِلُ في جَهلِهِ

ما يُعذَرُ الجاهِلُ في جَهلِهِ

فَضلاً عَنِ العالِمِ بِاللَهِ

فَضلاً عَنِ العالِمِ بِاللَهِ

The ignorant man is not excused for his ignorance—

The ignorant one is not excused for his ignorance,

much less one who knows God.

much less one who knows God.

دارانِ لا بُدَّ لَنا مِنهُما

دارانِ لا بُدَّ لَنا مِنهُما

بِالفَضلِ وَالعَدلِ مِنَ اللَهِ

بِالفَضلِ وَالعَدلِ مِنَ اللَهِ

Two abodes there are, and one must be ours,

Two abodes are unavoidable for us,

by the grace and justice of God.

by grace and justice from God.

وَلَستُ أَدري مَنزِلي مِنهُما

وَلَستُ أَدري مَنزِلي مِنهُما

لَكِن تَوَكَّلتُ عَلى اللَهِ

لَكِن تَوَكَّلتُ عَلى اللَهِ

I do not know which will be my dwelling,

And I do not know which of the two will be my dwelling,

but I have put my trust in God.

but I have put my trust in God.

فَاِعجَب لِعَبدٍ هَذِهِ حالُهُ

فَاِعجَب لِعَبدٍ هَذِهِ حالُهُ

كَيفَ نَبا عَن طاعَةِ اللَهِ

كَيفَ نَبا عَن طاعَةِ اللَهِ

Marvel, then, at a servant in such a state:

So marvel at a servant whose state is this:

how can he recoil from obedience to God?

how he has turned away from obedience to God.

واسَوأَتا إِن خابَ ظَنّي غَداً

واسَوأَتا إِن خابَ ظَنّي غَداً

وَلَم تَسَعني رَحمَةُ اللَهِ

وَلَم تَسَعني رَحمَةُ اللَهِ

Oh, my shame if tomorrow my hope should fail

O my shame, if tomorrow my hope proves false,

and the mercy of God not encompass me,

and God's mercy does not encompass me,

وَكُنتُ في النارِ أَخا شِقوَةٍ

وَكُنتُ في النارِ أَخا شِقوَةٍ

نَعوذُ مِن ذَلِكَ بِاللَهِ

نَعوذُ مِن ذَلِكَ بِاللَهِ

and I should dwell in the Fire, companion to misery—

and I am in the Fire, a brother of misery!

we seek refuge in God from that!

We seek refuge in God from that.

كَم سَوأَةٍ مَستورَةٍ عِندَنا

كَم سَوأَةٍ مَستورَةٍ عِندَنا

يَكشِفُها العَرضُ عَلى اللَه

يَكشِفُها العَرضُ عَلى اللَه

How many shameful things lie concealed within us,

How many a shameful deed, hidden among us,

to be exposed when we are presented before God,

will presentation before God lay bare,

في مَشهَدٍ فيهِ جَميعُ الوَرى

في مَشهَدٍ فيهِ جَميعُ الوَرى

قَد نَكَّسوا الأَذقانَ لِلَّهِ

قَد نَكَّسوا الأَذقانَ لِلَّهِ

in an assembly containing all creation,

in a gathering where all created beings

their chins bowed down before God.

have lowered their chins before God!

وَكَم تَرى مِن فائِزٍ فيهِمُ

وَكَم تَرى مِن فائِزٍ فيهِمُ

جَلَّلَهُ سِترٌ مِنَ اللَهِ

جَلَّلَهُ سِترٌ مِنَ اللَهِ

And how many among them will you see triumphant,

And how many a triumphant one you see among them,

enveloped by a veil from God.

whom a veil from God has enveloped!

فَالحَمدُ لِلَّهِ عَلى نِعمَةِ ال

فَالحَمدُ لِلَّهِ عَلى نِعمَةِ ال

إِسلامِ ثُمَّ الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ

إِسلامِ ثُمَّ الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ

Praise be to God for the blessing of Is-

So praise be to God for the blessing of

lam; then praise be to God.

Islam; then praise be to God.