لُذْ بِالذِي يُشْكِيكَ إِنْ تَشْكُو
وَلَهُ التَّصَرُّفُ جَلَّ وَالْمُلْكُ
Take pleasure in the one who makes you complain, if you complain
Seek refuge in the One who removes your grievance when you complain,
And to Him belong the arranging of all affairs and the dominion
For to Him belongs the disposal of all affairs—exalted is He—and the dominion.
وَالنَّاسُ كُلٌّ طَوْعُ قُدْرَتِهِ
سَيَّانِ فِيهَا الْعَبْدُ وَالْمَلْكُ
And all people are subject to His power
And all mankind is fully subject to His power,
The servant and the king are equal under it
Wherein the servant and the king are perfectly equal.
وَعَلَيْهِ فَاعْتَمِدَنْ أَخَا ثِقَةٍ
إِنْ مَسَّكَ الإِقْوَاءُ وَالنَّهْكُ
And in Him place your trust, O brother of confidence
So rely upon Him completely, O brother of unwavering trust,
If hardship and weakness befall you
If destitution and profound exhaustion should ever afflict you.
وَإِذَا افْتَقَرْتَ فَلاَ تَحُمْ أَبَداً
حَوْلَ الذِي بِقَضَائِهِ يَشْكُو
And when you are needy, never feel embarrassed
And if you fall into poverty, do not ever hover
About the one whose decree makes you complain
Around the one who complains of His divine decree.
وَكُنِ الْغَنِيَّ بِمَا لَدَيْهِ تَرِدْ
صَفْوَ الْيَقِينِ وَيَنْتَفِي الشَّكُّ
And be rich with what is with Him, you will attain
Find your wealth in what is with Him, that you may come to drink
The essence of certainty and doubt will vanish
From the pure spring of certainty, where all doubt is banished.
وَاحْمَدْهُ فِي سِرٍّ وَفِي عَلَنٍ
حَمْداً يَطِيبُ بِعَرْفِهِ الْمِسْكُ
And praise Him secretly and openly
And praise Him in secret and in the open,
With a praise whose aroma pleases musk
With a praise by whose fragrance musk itself is made sweet.
وَاشْكُرْهُ إِنْ أَسْدَى إِلَيْكَ يَداً
تَنَلِ الْغِنَى وَيَعُلُّكَ النُّسْكُ
And thank Him if He lends you a hand
And thank Him whenever He extends a gracious favor unto you;
You will attain wealth and asceticism will uplift you
You will attain true wealth, and devotion will deeply quench your soul.
