إذا غار عبدٌ للإله وقد رأى

من الله انعاماً لمن هو كافرُ

When a servant despairs of God, having seen

Blessings bestowed on the unfaithful,

على رغمه والله يعلمُ أمره

وما الله فيما يقصدُ العبدُ جائر

Despite his complaints, God knows his affairs well,

And God does no injustice in His intentions for His servant.

وتحجبه العاداتُ إذ كان حكمها

على بابه يجري وما الحقُّ ظاهر

When customs veil understanding, their rule

Flows unchecked though truth stays hidden.

يعاقبه بالقبر في أرضِ غُربة

نهاراً وليلاً والمهيمن ساتر

So God punishes him with a lonely grave

In foreign lands, day and night, while the Almighty conceals him.