1. The servant's deficiency is inherent, though
For a time he attains perfection, but for a purpose

2. The servant is inevitable, for he seeks Him
Yet he is the companion of defects and disease

3. His turning away due to the deficiency is evidence
And we see no one free from circumstance

4. And he may attain what he desires and be deprived of it
For a time, so he sees it and is patient with bitterness

5. So say to your intellect, you have understood its form
Stand on the footing of realization and rise

6. To the station which has no circumstance
And protects him from frenzy too

7. If what I seek is made easy, I will attain it
And if difficult, know that is destiny

8. For the servant is a servant, if He gives him joy with it
What he was asking for, and if not, he is content

9. And do not be fooled by states, for their situation
Is like lightning that darkens a sky which had light

10. He may know from the state of acceptance, when
He sees it, that the existence of the action was by His pleasure

11. Sickness is a decree for the servant that does not leave him
So it does not leave with his breaths, being an ailment