أصبحتُ مثلَ بني يعقوب إذ دخلوا

أصبحتُ مثلَ بني يعقوب إذ دخلوا

على العزيز فقالوا مسَّنا الضررُ

على العزيز فقالوا مسَّنا الضررُ

I have become like the sons of Jacob when they came

I have become like the sons of Jacob when they entered

before al-ʿAzīz and said, “Hardship has afflicted us.

Upon the Chief Minister and said, "Harm has touched us"

وأهلنا معنا قد مسَّ أكثرهم

وأهلنا معنا قد مسَّ أكثرهم

مثل الذي مسَّنا منه ولا وزرُ

مثل الذي مسَّنا منه ولا وزرُ

And our families with us—most of them have been afflicted

And our family is with us; most of them

by the same hardship that afflicted us, with no refuge.”

Have been touched by that which touched us; we have no guilt

إنَّ الذي بجميلِ الصنع عوَّدنا

إنَّ الذي بجميلِ الصنع عوَّدنا

هو الإله الذي تعنو له البشر

هو الإله الذي تعنو له البشر

Indeed, the One who has accustomed us to gracious treatment

Indeed He who has accustomed us to His good deeds

is God, to whom humankind bows.

Is the God whom people beseech

إنَّ الخلائقَ إنْ عزُّوا وإنْ كثرتْ

إنَّ الخلائقَ إنْ عزُّوا وإنْ كثرتْ

أموالهم هم على الحاجات قد فُطروا

أموالهم هم على الحاجات قد فُطروا

Indeed, created beings, however mighty, and however abundant

Indeed, if people become prideful and numerous

their wealth, have been created to be in need.

Their wealth, they are created with needs

فلا غنىّ سوى الرحمنِ فارضَ به

فلا غنىّ سوى الرحمنِ فارضَ به

ربّا كريماً هو المقصودُ فادّكروا

ربّا كريماً هو المقصودُ فادّكروا

So none is self-sufficient except the All-Merciful; so be content with Him

So there is no richness except with the Merciful, so be content with Him

as a generous Lord; He is the One sought, so remember.

As a generous Lord; He is the intended, so remember

قضى بذلك عند الناسِ كلهمُ

قضى بذلك عند الناسِ كلهمُ

شرع الإله وما أعطاهم النظر

شرع الإله وما أعطاهم النظر

Thus has it been decreed, in the eyes of all people,

He has decreed this for all people -

by God's law and what reflection has granted them.

The law of God and what their minds have given them

إنا جمعنا على توحيدِ رازِقنا

إنا جمعنا على توحيدِ رازِقنا

بلا خلافٍ على ما أعطتِ الفكر

بلا خلافٍ على ما أعطتِ الفكر

Indeed, we have been united in affirming our Provider's oneness,

We have gathered upon the oneness of our Sustainer

without disagreement, on the basis of what reflections have yielded.

Without disagreement over what thought has given

وجاء في الوحي منه ما يصدقنا

وجاء في الوحي منه ما يصدقنا

فصحَّ في العقلِ ما قد صحح الخبرُ

فصحَّ في العقلِ ما قد صحح الخبرُ

And in revelation there came from Him what bears us out,

And what confirms us has come in revelation from Him

so what the report has already confirmed holds true in reason.

So what the reports have verified is sound in reason