عَثَرْتُ يا دَهْرُ فَهَلْ مِن مُقِيلْ

وَقُلِّصَ الظِّلُّ وَما لِي مَقِيلْ

I stumbled, O fate, is there anyone to lean on?

The shade has shrunk, and I have no one to lean on.

وَغَاضَ مائِي وَانْطَفَتْ جَذْوَتِي

وَسُدَّ مَسْرايَ فَما لِي سَبِيلْ

My water has dried up, and my firewood has burnt out,

My journey is blocked, and I have no way forward.

مَنْ بَجَسَ الصَّخْرَ لِمُوسى وَمَنْ

أَبْدَعَ فِي تَبْرِيدِ نَارِ الخَلِيلْ

He who split the rock for Moses, and

Innovated the cooling of the fire for Abraham

يَعْطفُ مِقْداماً إلَى نُصْرَتِي

فَقَدْ شَفَى الأَعْداءُ مِنِّي الغَلِيلْ

Will extend help towards my victory,

For my enemies have been cured of rancor against me.

وَلَيْسَ فِي الأَرْضِ جَحِيمٌ وَلاَ

فِي هَذِهِ الدُّنْيا حِسابٌ طَوِيلْ

There is no hellfire on earth, nor

In this life an account book that is long.

مَولاَيَ يا مَنْ أَمْرُهُ نُافِذٌ

وَمَنْ لَهُ الدَّسْتُ وَظِلٌّ ظَلِيلْ

My Master, O You whose command prevails,

And for whom there is lasting shade and protection,

وَمَنْ لَهُ البَيْتُ الرَّفِيعُ الّذِي

يُرَدُّ طَرْفُ الدَّهْرِ عَنْهُ كَليلْ

And for whom there is the lofty house which

The glance of fate is averted from.

فِيا وَزِيرَ العَصْرِ لاَ تَغْتَرِرْ

مِنَ الأَباطِيلِ بِقالٍ وَقِيلْ

So O minister of the time, do not be fooled

By nonsense, hearsay, and stories.

فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلى ذا وَذا

وَحَسْبَنا اللَّه وَنِعْمَ الوَكيلْ

So praise be to God for this and that,

And God is sufficient for us, an excellent Trustee.