كَيفَ التَخَلص مِن قَضاء اللَه

أَم كَيفَ يَجحَد غافل أَولاهي

How can one escape the decree of Allah

Or how can an oblivious denier repudiate the Exalted

حُكم الإِله وَلا مرد لِحُكمه

رب عَظيم جَل عَن أَشباه

The rule of God, His decree is unavoidable

Great is our Lord, beyond any equal

فَقَضى وَنادي رُوح مَحفوظ التُقى

فَأَحلها أَعلى المَقام الزاهي

He decreed and called out a soul protected by piety

And granted it the highest sublime station

وَحَباه جَنات الخُلود بِفَضله

وَأَناله فيها عَظيم الجاه

Endowed it with gardens of eternity by His grace

And granted it great glory therein

فَرَآه رُضوان فقال مُؤرِخاً

مَحفوظ يَزهو في جِنان اللَه

So He saw it in His pleasure, and said in chronicle

Mahfouz revels in the gardens of Allah