1. رأيتُ بِنُورِ اللهِ ما هو واقعُ

    فقرَّتْ بأجفانِ العيونِ المدامعُ

    I saw by God's light what is to come,

    So tears lay still upon the eyes' lids.

  2. ألستَ ترى أن الأمور مردُّها

    إلى ربها لا ما تشاء الدوافعُ

    Do you not see that all affairs ultimately return

    To their Lord, not as the driving forces desire?

  3. فعما قريبٍ ينجلي سِتْرُ خِدْرِها

    وتجري بها نعماؤها والقوارعُ

    For soon the veil of their secluded chamber will lift,

    And through them flow their blessings and calamities.

  4. فَلُذْ بحظار الصبر منها فإنما

    لصبرك بابٌ دونه الهمُّ خاشعُ

    So seek refuge from them within patience's enclosure, for indeed

    Your patience has a gate before which sorrow is humbled.