يسومني المشي مضطراً وليس له ال

يسومني المشي مضطراً وليس له ال

مسكين بالمشي شبراً واحداً جلدُ

مسكين بالمشي شبراً واحداً جلدُ

He forces me to walk against my will, though the

He forces me to walk against my will, yet he—the

poor wretch has not the stamina to walk a single span.

poor fellow—has no stamina to walk a single handspan.

ما كلف الله نفساً فوق طاقتها

ما كلف الله نفساً فوق طاقتها

ولا تجود يد إلا بما تجدُ

ولا تجود يد إلا بما تجدُ

God has not burdened any soul beyond its capacity,

God has burdened no soul beyond its capacity,

and no hand can give freely except from what it has.

and no hand gives generously except with what it finds.