أَرادَ الشَرّ مِثل الخَير رَبّي

أَرادَ الشَرّ مِثل الخَير رَبّي

فَذَلِكَ لِلشَقيِّ وَذا لِحزبِه

فَذَلِكَ لِلشَقيِّ وَذا لِحزبِه

My Lord willed evil just as He willed good;

My Lord wished evil as well as good,

So that is for the wretched, and this for His followers.

So that is for the wretched and for his party.

وَحاشى أَن يَكون مراد عَبدٍ

وَحاشى أَن يَكون مراد عَبدٍ

ضَعيفٍ غالِباً لِمُراد رَبِّه

ضَعيفٍ غالِباً لِمُراد رَبِّه

And far be it that the will of a servant—

Far be it that the wish of a weak servant

A weak one—should prevail over his Lord’s will.

Should overcome the wish of his Lord.

تَعالى الحَقُّ إنّ الحَقّ بادٍ

تَعالى الحَقُّ إنّ الحَقّ بادٍ

إِذا نَظَر الحَليم بَعَين لبِّه

إِذا نَظَر الحَليم بَعَين لبِّه

Exalted is the True One; indeed, the truth is manifest

Exalted is the Truth! The Truth endures

When the wise man looks with the eye of his intellect.

When the forebearing beholds with the eye of his heart.