أمِنْتُ فقري لما قُلتُ عن ثِقَةٍ

أمِنْتُ فقري لما قُلتُ عن ثِقَةٍ

أنْ لا جواد سوى السلطان مسعودِ

أنْ لا جواد سوى السلطان مسعودِ

I was safe from poverty when I said with confidence

I trusted my poverty when I said with confidence

That none is generous save Sultan Mas‘ud,

That there is no generous one except the blessed Sultan

كما أمِنْتُ بقولي لا إِله سوى الرحم

كما أمِنْتُ بقولي لا إِله سوى الرحم

نِ تعذيب نارٍ ذات أخْدودِ

نِ تعذيب نارٍ ذات أخْدودِ

Just as, by saying “There is no god but the All-Merciful,” I was safe

Just as I trusted with my words 'There is no god but the Merciful'

From the torment of a fire in a trench.

The torment of a fire with deep pits

حِصنان في الدين والدنيا سكنتهما

حِصنان في الدين والدنيا سكنتهما

مُشيَّدانِ من الغُفْرانِ والجودِ

مُشيَّدانِ من الغُفْرانِ والجودِ

Two fortresses in faith and worldly life—I have dwelt in both,

Two fortresses in religion and life that I inhabited

Both built of forgiveness and generosity.

Built from forgiveness and generosity