1. When I saw the universe rising and falling,
And between them the divine command descending,

2. I knew that truth is a fortress in which
He articulated the two worlds perfectly.

3. He manages an order from the sky and the earth,
And their signs to the two worlds He distinguishes clearly.

4. That order ascends seeking judgment,
So He judges among them as He wills and separates distinctly.

5. Had His justice stood among them for ten hours,
A sword from Allah would have destroyed them sharply.

6. But He is the spirit of forgiveness, the Ruler,
So He judges them with the judgment of One who is oblivious.

7. His neglect of them is His patience over their offenses,
And were He to investigate them closely, they would tremble and quake.

8. The reason for this matter is that there is no doer
Other than Him, and that the Truth acts with the Truth.

9. So whatever was of praise, the Truth is realized,
And whatever was of blame, the Truth is justified.

10. And there is none but the Truth, there is nothing other than it,
Yet they said, one who realizes and one who nullifies.

11. The Messenger of Allah says: "O Lord, so judge between them
With that Truth which You used to send down."

12. And the reason for this is that they rejected what
His messages brought them, and argued fallaciously.

13. So it increased them in delusion, sorrow, and regret,
Through that which they wrongly thought was an argument.

14. For had they not denied them and believed their words about them,
They would have been first to attain salvation.

15. For confessing has its position right next
To the side of the generous pardon that rushes forth.

16. You have judged regarding their state - their heedlessness -
For were it not for the existence of pardon, You would not neglect.

17. So O Lord, pardon! For hope is certain,
And this is what I have not ceased to ask of You.