ومَن يَطمَع بعَفوِ اللَه حتَّى

ومَن يَطمَع بعَفوِ اللَه حتَّى

يَميلَ بهِ الطَماعُ إلى الخَطاءِ

يَميلَ بهِ الطَماعُ إلى الخَطاءِ

And whoever hopes for God's pardon until

Whoever hopes for God's pardon, though

presumption inclines him toward wrongdoing,

Greed inclines him to err,

يَقَع وَشكاً بأَيدي عدلِ ربٍّ

يَقَع وَشكاً بأَيدي عدلِ ربٍّ

فيُسلِمُهُ إلى سيف القَضاءِ

فيُسلِمُهُ إلى سيف القَضاءِ

will soon fall into the hands of the Lord's justice,

Will fall suspect into the hands of his Lord’s justice,

which then delivers him to the sword of judgment.

Which will deliver him to the sword of destiny.

فلا تَجنح يميناً او شَمالا

فلا تَجنح يميناً او شَمالا

وقِف بينَ المَخافةِ والرَجاءِ

وقِف بينَ المَخافةِ والرَجاءِ

So lean neither to the right nor to the left,

So do not lean right or left,

and stand between fear and hope.

But stand between fear and hope.

فذو الأَطراف مذمومُ الثَناءِ

فذو الأَطراف مذمومُ الثَناءِ

وذو الأَوساط محمودُ السَناءِ

وذو الأَوساط محمودُ السَناءِ

For one who embraces extremes is ill-spoken of,

He of the extremes is blameworthy,

while one who keeps the middle is praised for his splendor.

While he of the middle course is praiseworthy.

تَمَثَّل سُلَّماً فيها تَراءَى ال

تَمَثَّل سُلَّماً فيها تَراءَى ال

قُوَى بينَ انحِدارٍ وارتِقاءِ

قُوَى بينَ انحِدارٍ وارتِقاءِ

Imagine a ladder on which appear the

He is like a ladder in which the eye sees

powers, between descent and ascent.

No foothold between ascent and descent.

فعِندَ قُنوطِكَ اصعَد بِارتِجاءٍ

فعِندَ قُنوطِكَ اصعَد بِارتِجاءٍ

وعِندَ طَماعكَ اهبِط باتِقاءِ

وعِندَ طَماعكَ اهبِط باتِقاءِ

So when you despair, ascend with hope,

So when you despair, ascend hopefully,

and when you grow presumptuous, descend with reverent fear.

And when you are greedy, descend cautiously.