ما بالُ مولىً أَنتَ ضامِنُ غَيّهِ

فَإِذا رَأَيتَ الرُشدَ لَم يَرَ ما تَرى

What is it, my Lord, that you guarantee the misguided one,

So when you see righteousness, it does not see what you see.

وَتَرى المَساعي عِندَهُ مَطلولَةً

كَالجودِ يُمطِرُ ما يُحَسُّ له ثَرَى

And you see efforts rendered futile in his eyes,

Like generosity - it rains down wherever it senses fertile soil.

فالله يَجزي بَينَنا أَعمالَنا

وَضَميرَ أَنفُسِنا وَيُوَفي مَن جَزى

So may God reward between us our deeds,

And the conscience of our souls, and repay whoever deserves.