إِلى اللَهِ فيما نابَنا نَرفَعُ الشَكوى

فَفي يَدِهِ كَشفُ الضَرورَةِ وَالبَلوى

To God for what has befallen us we raise complaint

For in His hand lies the relief of hardship and trial

خَرَجنا مِنَ الدُنيا وَنَحنُ مِنَ اَهلِها

فَلَسنا مِنَ الأَحياءِ فيها وَلا المَوتى

We have departed from the world while still among its people

Thus we are neither of the living in it nor of the dead

إِذا جاءَنا السَجّانُ يَوماً لِحاجَةٍ

عَجِبنا وَقُلنا جاءَ هذا مِنَ الدُنيا

When the guard comes to us one day for a need

We are surprised and say he came from the world

وَنَفرَحُ بِالرُؤيا فَجُلَّ حَديثِنا

إِذا نَحنُ أَصبَحنا الحَديثُ عَنِ الرُؤيا

And we rejoice in the dream, most of our talk

Is when we become, our talk is of the dream

فَإِن حَسُنَت لَم تَأتِ عَجلى وَأَبطَأَت

وَإِن قَبُحَت لَم تَحتَبِس وَأَتَت عَجلى

If it is good, it does not come hastily but delays

And if it is ugly, it does not tarry but comes hastily