إِذا نابَني خَطبٌ فَزِعتُ لِكَشفِهِ

إِذا نابَني خَطبٌ فَزِعتُ لِكَشفِهِ

إِلى خالِقي مِن دونِ كُلِّ حَميمِ

إِلى خالِقي مِن دونِ كُلِّ حَميمِ

When a calamity befalls me, I turn for its relief

When troubles befall me, I flee to unveil them

To my Creator, rather than to any close friend.

To my Creator, not to any dear friend

وَإِنَّ مَنِ اِستَغنى وَإِن كانَ مُعسِراً

وَإِنَّ مَنِ اِستَغنى وَإِن كانَ مُعسِراً

عَلى ثِقَةٍ بِاللَهِ غَيرُ مَلومِ

عَلى ثِقَةٍ بِاللَهِ غَيرُ مَلومِ

And indeed, whoever does without others' help, even if impoverished,

Truly, one who remains self-sufficient, though needy

Trusting in God, is not to be blamed.

With trust in Allah, is not to be blamed

أَلا رُبَّ عُسرٍ قَد أَتى اليُسرُ بَعدَهُ

أَلا رُبَّ عُسرٍ قَد أَتى اليُسرُ بَعدَهُ

وَغَمرَةِ كَربِ فُرِّجَت لِكَظيمِ

وَغَمرَةِ كَربِ فُرِّجَت لِكَظيمِ

Behold, many a hardship has been followed by ease,

How often ease comes after hardship

And many a flood of anguish has been lifted from one suppressing grief.

And a heavy gloom is dispelled for the anguished

هُوَ الدَهرُ يَومان يَومُ بُؤسٍ وَشِدَّةٍ

هُوَ الدَهرُ يَومان يَومُ بُؤسٍ وَشِدَّةٍ

وَيَومُ سُرورٍ لِلفَتى وَنَعيمِ

وَيَومُ سُرورٍ لِلفَتى وَنَعيمِ

Such is life: two days—a day of misery and hardship,

Such is time - one day of misery and hardship

And a day of joy and bliss for a young man.

Another of joy for the lad and bliss