1. ماذا يضرُّ البدر وهو في السما

    من جحد خبلٍ طمَّ عينيه العمى

    What harm can the full moon suffer while it is in the sky,

    From the denial of a fool whose eyes are engulfed by blindness?

  2. يلمع في الكون سناه مشرقاً

    فليجحد الأعمى الضياء كيفما

    Its radiance shines resplendent in the universe;

    So let the blind man deny the light however he wishes.

  3. يا من إليه الله أولى نعمةً

    إصبر هي الحسادُ ترمي النعما

    O you upon whom God has bestowed a blessing,

    Be patient: it is the envious who assail blessings.

  4. والله لا يرفع قول حاسدٍ

    ولو بنى إلى السماء سلَّما

    And God does not exalt an envier's words,

    Even if he builds a ladder to the sky.

  5. سلِّم إلى الله ولا تجر فمن

    سلَّم لله بأمر سلما

    Submit to God and do no wrong; for whoever

    Entrusts a matter to God is safe.

  6. وكن مع الله ولا تخش السوى

    ففي السوى اشهد بالوجود العدما

    And be with God; do not fear what is other than Him.

    For in what is other than Him, behold nonbeing within existence.

  7. طر أنت للباري بقلبٍ خالصٍ

    وامحق غبار بالغير مهما عظما

    Fly to the Creator with a pure heart,

    And efface the dust of other-than-Him, however great it grows.

  8. وارجع إلى الله تعالى واسترح

    وهو بلطف الصنع يبدي الكرما

    And return to God Most High, and rest;

    And He reveals generosity through His gentle handiwork.

  9. ما خاب من عزَّ بمولاه ولا

    ذلَّ ولا فيما يروم ندما

    Whoever finds strength in his Lord has not failed, nor

    Been abased, nor regretted what he seeks.

  10. كم قهر الحاسد سرُّ بطشه

    فردَّه بناره مصطلما

    How often the mystery of His might has subdued the envier,

    So it sent him back, annihilated by his own fire.

  11. وكم بنى دسائساً وفوقه

    صار البناء كلُّه منهدما

    And how often he has built intrigues, while over his head

    The entire structure has come crashing down.

  12. تبارك الجبار في سلطانه

    فردٌ يردُّ خاسئا من ظلما

    Blessed is the All-Compelling in His dominion;

    He alone sends whoever does wrong back in disgrace.

  13. ويبعث الغرة من قلب القضا

    فتصر الباغي وتحفظ الحمى

    And He sends radiance from the heart of destiny,

    So it binds the aggressor and guards the sanctuary.

  14. فلا تكن بنيَّ باغياً ولا

    تخف ولو أمطرت الدنيا دما

    So do not be an aggressor, my dear son, nor

    Fear, even if the world rains blood.

  15. وارقت من النصر الإلهي بدا

    تمحو من الخصم الألدِّ الأرسما

    And [unclear word] from divine victory has appeared,

    Effacing the traces of the most obstinate foe.

  16. واقرأ بلوح الغيب خطا ظاهراً

    منمنماً يفهمه من فهما

    And read on the tablet of the unseen a clear inscription,

    Finely embellished, understood by whoever understands.

  17. فيه لنا النصر وإن طاش العدا

    ولقَّنوا الزور الأنيق الأُمما

    In it, victory is ours, even if the enemies run wild,

    And teach the nations elegant falsehood.

  18. والخذل والذلُّ لهم وإن علوا

    بزعمهم وكعب وهمهم سما

    And abandonment and humiliation are theirs, even if they rise

    By their own claim, and their delusion's stature soars.

  19. عاقبة الأمر تذيع سرَّه

    ويصبح الجاهل ممن علما

    The outcome of the matter will disclose its secret,

    And the ignorant will become one of those who know.

  20. فكن أمين القلب بالله وصر

    لحكمه مع الرضا مستسلما

    So let your heart be secure in God, and become

    Submissive to His decree, with contentment.

  21. سينجلي الليل ويبرز الضحى

    وينطوي السموء الذي قد عتَّما

    The night will clear away, and morning brightness will emerge,

    And the [unclear word] that brought darkness will fold away.

  22. وينصر الله بمحض عدله

    حزين قلبٍ من حسودٍ ظلما

    And God, through His pure justice, grants victory to

    A sorrowful-hearted one who has been wronged by an envier.

  23. وهكذا الله جَرَت عاداته

    وهو آله الأرض جلَّ والسما

    And such have been God's customary ways,

    And He is the God of earth and heaven—exalted is He.