1. I am but for he who loves me
I see my friend as he sees me

2. I see not what my eyes have possessed
Instead of one who sees not my place

3. Who hopes for the far,
If the near misses his good?

4. I have become rich with my Creator
In all my affairs

5. And I have sustenance until I die
Even if all creation strains against me

6. Do not hope for good from one who
Is only suitable for humiliation

7. So suffice yourself with God instead of so-and-so
And instead of so-and-so and instead of so-and-so

8. And do not leave lawful livelihood
Of which you are certain

9. For wealth from its lawfulness is the pillar
Of honor, face, and tongue

10. And poverty is humiliation upon which is a door
Whose key is incapacity and laziness

11. And the sustenance of my Lord has facets
They are from God in safekeeping

12. Glory to Him who has always been Most High
He has no second in supremacy

13. He decreed death upon His creation
So every living one other than Him will perish

14. O Lord, why would we weep over a time
Except that we wept over time?