أَرى جَوهَراً حَلَّ فيهِ عَرَض

أَرى جَوهَراً حَلَّ فيهِ عَرَض

تَبارَكَ خالِقُهُ ما الغَرَض

تَبارَكَ خالِقُهُ ما الغَرَض

I see a substance in which an accident has settled.

I see essence in which qualities manifest

Blessed be its Creator—what is the purpose?

Blessed is its Creator, what is the purpose

إِذا راضَ في نُسُكٍ قَلبَهُ

إِذا راضَ في نُسُكٍ قَلبَهُ

غَدا وَهوَ صَعبٌ كَأَن لَم يُرضَ

غَدا وَهوَ صَعبٌ كَأَن لَم يُرضَ

If he trains his heart in devotion,

When He is pleased with devotion in his heart

He becomes unruly, as though never tamed.

He rises and it's as if he was never pleased

يُداوى المَريضُ كَيما يَصِحَّ

يُداوى المَريضُ كَيما يَصِحَّ

وَهَل صِحَّةُ الجِسمِ إِلّا مَرَضَ

وَهَل صِحَّةُ الجِسمِ إِلّا مَرَضَ

The sick person is treated so that he may recover;

The sick are treated so they may become healthy

And is the body's health anything but sickness?

But is the health of the body anything but disease?

فَلا تَترُكَنَّ وَرَعاً في الحَياةِ

فَلا تَترُكَنَّ وَرَعاً في الحَياةِ

وَأَدِّ إِلى رَبِّكَ المُفتَرَضُ

وَأَدِّ إِلى رَبِّكَ المُفتَرَضُ

So never abandon piety in life,

So do not neglect piety in life

And render to your Lord what is enjoined.

And render to your Lord what is obligated

فَكَم مَلِكٍ شَيَّدَ المَكرُماتِ

فَكَم مَلِكٍ شَيَّدَ المَكرُماتِ

وَنالَ بِها الصيتَ ثُمَّ اِنقَرَضَ

وَنالَ بِها الصيتَ ثُمَّ اِنقَرَضَ

For many a king built up noble deeds,

How many kings built glorious monuments

And won renown through them, then perished.

And gained fame but then perished