أجل نظراً في الكائنات ترى العجب

أجل نظراً في الكائنات ترى العجب

فسبحان من أقنى وأغنى بلا سبب

فسبحان من أقنى وأغنى بلا سبب

Let your gaze roam among created things, and you will see wonders.

Indeed, reflecting on creation, you see wonder

So glory to Him who grants possessions and wealth without a cause.

So glory be to the One who enriched and enriched without cause

له الحكم يمضي ما يشاء بعدله

له الحكم يمضي ما يشاء بعدله

على نسق تجري الشؤن كما كتب

على نسق تجري الشؤن كما كتب

His is the decree; He carries out whatever He wills in His justice.

To Him belongs the decree, He does what He wills with His justice

Affairs proceed in order, just as He has written.

Events flow according to the order He has written

فإن سلب استسلم لما شاء راضياً

فإن سلب استسلم لما شاء راضياً

ورح شاكراً آلاءه البيض إن وهب

ورح شاكراً آلاءه البيض إن وهب

So if He takes away, submit contentedly to what He has willed.

So if He takes away, submit willingly to what He wills

And go forth thankful for His bright blessings, if He bestows.

And be content, thanking His abundant gifts if He bestows

ولا تك في ضيقٍ إذا ساءك امروءٌ

ولا تك في ضيقٍ إذا ساءك امروءٌ

قريبٌ فقد آذى النبيَّ أبو لهب

قريبٌ فقد آذى النبيَّ أبو لهب

And do not be distressed if a man offends you,

Do not be troubled if a man has wronged you

A kinsman—for Abu Lahab harmed the Prophet.

For the Prophet himself was abused by Abu Lahab

ولا تضجرن إن سامك الضيم عاجزٌ

ولا تضجرن إن سامك الضيم عاجزٌ

فقد سامت المختار حمالةُ الحطب

فقد سامت المختار حمالةُ الحطب

And do not be vexed if a powerless person subjects you to oppression;

Do not fret if an oppressor has oppressed you while helpless

For the firewood-carrier subjected the Chosen One to it.

For the Chosen One was abused by the wood gatherer

وإن طاشت الأعداءُ فاصبروا بما ال

وإن طاشت الأعداءُ فاصبروا بما ال

مجنُّ التوى في راحةِ الخصم وانقلب

مجنُّ التوى في راحةِ الخصم وانقلب

And if the enemies grow reckless, be patient, for the

And if enemies have transgressed, be patient for what has

Shield has twisted in the foe's palm and turned over.

Stained the tranquility of the adversary and recoiled

وسلم إلى الله الأمور ولا تزغ

وسلم إلى الله الأمور ولا تزغ

وقف قانتا برّاً على ساحل الأدب

وقف قانتا برّاً على ساحل الأدب

And entrust affairs to God, and do not stray.

And surrender matters to Allah, do not waver

And stand devout and righteous on the shore of proper conduct.

Standing devoutly, well-mannered on the shore of propriety

واياك أن تحزن لدنياك إذ وهت

واياك أن تحزن لدنياك إذ وهت

فمهما علت مضمون غايتها التعب

فمهما علت مضمون غايتها التعب

And beware of grieving over your worldly life when it falters;

Beware of being saddened by your world when it shifts

For however high it rises, weariness is its certain end.

For no matter how high it rises, its end is fatigue

ولا تك ذا بخلٍ إذا هي أقبلت

ولا تك ذا بخلٍ إذا هي أقبلت

وكن وسطاً واحذر ملامسة الريب

وكن وسطاً واحذر ملامسة الريب

And do not be miserly when it turns toward you.

Do not be stingy when it approaches

And be moderate, and beware of touching doubtful matters.

Be moderate and beware touching shame

ودع عنك قيد الحقد واصفح وإن بغى

ودع عنك قيد الحقد واصفح وإن بغى

عليك أخو حقد فدعه وما اكتسب

عليك أخو حقد فدعه وما اكتسب

And cast off hatred's fetter and forgive, even if wrong is done

Leave off the shackle of hatred and pardon even if

To you by a man of hatred; leave him and what he has earned alone.

A brother of rancor wrongs you and what he earned

وإن أنت دافعت الحسود بحجةٍ

وإن أنت دافعت الحسود بحجةٍ

فلا تعد والجبار يخذلُ من كذب

فلا تعد والجبار يخذلُ من كذب

And if you fend off the envious man with an argument,

And if you repel the envious with argument

Then do not repeat it; the Almighty forsakes whoever lies.

Do not transgress, for the tyrant fails those who lie

ولا تبغِ غير الله عوناً بفادحٍ

ولا تبغِ غير الله عوناً بفادحٍ

وابشر فإن الله يغلب من غلب

وابشر فإن الله يغلب من غلب

And seek help from none but God in a crushing calamity.

Do not seek any helper but Allah for a disaster

And take heart, for God overcomes whoever has prevailed.

And rejoice, for Allah prevails over those who prevail

ولا تر تأثيراً فانٍ فكم وكم

ولا تر تأثيراً فانٍ فكم وكم

بطرفةِ عين راح يطلبُ من طلب

بطرفةِ عين راح يطلبُ من طلب

And ascribe no power to a mortal—for how many, how many,

Do not heed vanishing influence, for how many

In the blink of an eye, have turned from pursuer to pursued!

Were in the blink of an eye seeking those they sought

وثق بالإله الخالق الفرد مخلصاً

وثق بالإله الخالق الفرد مخلصاً

وأفرده بالتوحيد جلَّ كما وجب

وأفرده بالتوحيد جلَّ كما وجب

And trust sincerely in God, the Creator, the One.

Trust in Allah, the One Creator, devotedly

And single Him out in affirming His oneness—exalted is He—as duty demands.

And single Him out with Oneness, glorified as obligated

فلو كان رباً غيره فسد الذي

فلو كان رباً غيره فسد الذي

تراه وحكم النظم عن وضعه ذهب

تراه وحكم النظم عن وضعه ذهب

For if there were a lord besides Him, ruin would befall what

For if there were a god other than Him, the order

You see, and the law of order would depart from its place.

You see would be corrupted, and the system's place lost

فلا تخش إلا الله إن كنت مؤمناً

فلا تخش إلا الله إن كنت مؤمناً

وإن هاج من بالوهم علته الكلب

وإن هاج من بالوهم علته الكلب

So fear none but God if you are a believer,

So fear none but Allah if you are a believer

Even if one whose delusion-bred sickness is rabies rages.

Even if the deluded attack in their madness

وقل لصنوف المارقين تحزَّبوا

وقل لصنوف المارقين تحزَّبوا

على زوركم واستحلقوا الرأس بالذنب

على زوركم واستحلقوا الرأس بالذنب

And say to the different kinds of renegades: Band together

And say to dissenting factions, unite

Around your falsehood, and join the head to the tail.

Upon your falsehoods and shave your heads of sin

زعمتم لكم فعلا خسئتم بغيكم

زعمتم لكم فعلا خسئتم بغيكم

ستصرعكم آيات ربي ولا عجب

ستصرعكم آيات ربي ولا عجب

You claimed that action was yours—be abased in your error!

You claimed a deed to yourselves, may you perish in your quest

My Lord's signs will strike you down, and no wonder.

The verses of my Lord will strike you down, no wonder

وتبرز أسرارٌ وتجلى حقائقٌ

وتبرز أسرارٌ وتجلى حقائقٌ

ويضلعُ دون الحمر من مسَّه القتب

ويضلعُ دون الحمر من مسَّه القتب

And secrets will emerge, and truths will be unveiled;

Secrets will emerge and truths become clear

And he whom the pack-saddle touches will limp behind the donkeys.

While the forbidden is toppled, struck by the staff

وينصرُ ربي ناصريه بباهر

وينصرُ ربي ناصريه بباهر

من المدد الغيبي يقعد من وثب

من المدد الغيبي يقعد من وثب

And my Lord will aid His supporters with a marvel

And my Lord will support His supporters with

Of unseen aid that makes whoever leaps up sit down.

Unseen reinforcements, felling those who leap up

فنم بظلال الوهبِ يا خلِّ آمناً

فنم بظلال الوهبِ يا خلِّ آمناً

بربك واطرح زعم من ربُّهُ الذهب

بربك واطرح زعم من ربُّهُ الذهب

So sleep in the shade of bounty, my friend, secure

So sleep in the shade of gifts, oh friend, secure

In your Lord, and cast aside the claim of one whose lord is gold.

In your Lord, and discard the claim of him whose god is gold.