1. Whatever you willed was, even if I did not will it
And whatever I willed, if you did not will it, did not happen
١. مَا شِئْتَ كَانَ، وإنْ لم أشَأْ
وَمَا شِئْتُ إن لَمْ تَشأْ لَمْ يكنْ
2. You created mankind for what you already knew
So predestination flows for the youth and the aged
٢. خَلقْتَ العِبَادَ لِمَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ
فَفِي العِلْمِ يَجري الفَتَى وَالْمُسِنْ
3. Among them is wretched and among them fortunate
Among them ugly and among them beautiful
٣. فَمِنْهُمْ شَقِيٌّ، وَمِنْهُمْ سَعِيد
وَمِنْهُمْ قَبِيحٌ، وَمِنْهُمْ حَسَنْ
4. Upon this one you conferred blessings, and that one you forsook
And you helped that one, and you did not help this one
٤. عَلَى ذَا مَنَنْتَ، وَهَذا خَذلْتَ،
وذاكَ أعنتَ، وذا لم تُعِنْ