فَخُذِ الزَّكَاةَ وَلاَ تَخَفْ

وَاجْبُرْ بِهَا صَدْعَ السَّلَفْ

So take the Zakat, do not fear

So take the Zakat, and do not fear,

And with it mend the rift of yore

And mend with it the fractures of the past,

وَارْقَعْ بِهَا خَرْقَ الدُّيُو

نِ وَجُدَّ أَسْبَابَ التَّلَفْ

With it patch the breach of debt

And patch with it the gaping tear of debts,

And find the causes of decay

And firmly sever the causes of ruin,

وَاحْلُلْ بِهَا عَقْدَ الأَسَى

وَافْلُلْ بِهَا حَدَّ الأَسَفْ

With it unbind the knot of grief

And untie with it the tight knot of sorrow,

With it restrain wild sorrow's tide

And blunt with it the sharp edge of regret,

وَانْقَعْ بِهَا غًلَلَ الْجَوَى

وَابْرُدْ بِهَا حَرَّ اللَّهَفْ

With it remove the shackles of desire

And quench with it the burning thirst of anguish,

With it cool the heat of sighs

And cool with it the searing heat of grief,

وَانْقَذْ لِأَحْكَامِ الْحَكِي

مِ فَذَاكَ عُنْوَانُ الشَّرَفْ

And for the laws of the Wise One save

And yield unto the decrees of the Wise,

For that is the badge of honor

For that is the true hallmark of honor,

وَتَبَوَّأَنْ عُرْفَ الرِّضَى

فَلَقَدْ سَمَتْ نِلْكَ الْغُرَفْ

And seek the heights of acceptance

And take your place in the heights of contentment,

For to that, lofty chambers lead

For truly, those lofty chambers are exalted.