قَنَعتُ بِالقوتِ مِن زَماني

قَنَعتُ بِالقوتِ مِن زَماني

وَصُنتُ نَفسي عَنِ الهَوانِ

وَصُنتُ نَفسي عَنِ الهَوانِ

I have been content with the sustenance my days provide,

I have been satisfied with mere livelihood for some time

And have guarded myself from humiliation,

And have guarded myself against disgrace

خَوفاً مِنَ الناسِ أَن يَقولوا

خَوفاً مِنَ الناسِ أَن يَقولوا

فَضلُ فُلانٍ عَلى فُلانِ

فَضلُ فُلانٍ عَلى فُلانِ

For fear that people might say,

Fearing people would say:

"So-and-so has bestowed a favor on so-and-so."

"So-and-so is superior to so-and-so"

مَن كُنتُ عَن مالِهِ غَنِيّاً

مَن كُنتُ عَن مالِهِ غَنِيّاً

فَلا أُبالي إِذا جَفاني

فَلا أُبالي إِذا جَفاني

Whoever's wealth I have no need of,

As for him whose wealth made me self-sufficient

I do not care if he shuns me.

I care not if he abandons me

وَمَن رَآني بِعَينِ نَقصٍ

وَمَن رَآني بِعَينِ نَقصٍ

رَأَيتُهُ بِالَّتي رَآني

رَأَيتُهُ بِالَّتي رَآني

And whoever sees me with an eye for flaws,

And whoever looked on me with belittling eyes

I see him with the same eye with which he sees me.

I looked on him with the same eyes he looked on me

وَمَن رَآني بِعَينِ تَمٍّ

وَمَن رَآني بِعَينِ تَمٍّ

رَأَيتُهُ كامِلَ المَعاني

رَأَيتُهُ كامِلَ المَعاني

And whoever sees me with an eye for perfection,

And whoever looked on me with admiring eyes

I see him as perfect in his qualities.

I looked on him as the embodiment of meanings