1. If man's blessing brings him not near
To God, Lord of the mighty Throne, 'tis but bale;

2. And wealth that wins not the favour sincere
Of God, and true glory, is only travail;

3. And the woe that wounded the pilgrim soul
Was the sale of Khalid for vanities frail

4. That endure not; and whoso the world doth control
With the eye of the Truth, despair and hope are the same to him ever.