أصبحتُ مثلَ بني يعقوب إذ دخلوا

على العزيز فقالوا مسَّنا الضررُ

I have become like the sons of Jacob when they entered

Upon the Chief Minister and said, "Harm has touched us"

وأهلنا معنا قد مسَّ أكثرهم

مثل الذي مسَّنا منه ولا وزرُ

And our family is with us; most of them

Have been touched by that which touched us; we have no guilt

إنَّ الذي بجميلِ الصنع عوَّدنا

هو الإله الذي تعنو له البشر

Indeed He who has accustomed us to His good deeds

Is the God whom people beseech

إنَّ الخلائقَ إنْ عزُّوا وإنْ كثرتْ

أموالهم هم على الحاجات قد فُطروا

Indeed, if people become prideful and numerous

Their wealth, they are created with needs

فلا غنىّ سوى الرحمنِ فارضَ به

ربّا كريماً هو المقصودُ فادّكروا

So there is no richness except with the Merciful, so be content with Him

As a generous Lord; He is the intended, so remember

قضى بذلك عند الناسِ كلهمُ

شرع الإله وما أعطاهم النظر

He has decreed this for all people -

The law of God and what their minds have given them

إنا جمعنا على توحيدِ رازِقنا

بلا خلافٍ على ما أعطتِ الفكر

We have gathered upon the oneness of our Sustainer

Without disagreement over what thought has given

وجاء في الوحي منه ما يصدقنا

فصحَّ في العقلِ ما قد صحح الخبرُ

And what confirms us has come in revelation from Him

So what the reports have verified is sound in reason