الناسُ في الدينِ وَالدُنيا ذَوّ دَرَجِ

وَالمالُ ما بَينَ مَوقوفٍ وَمُختَلِجِ

People in religion and worldly life have degrees

And wealth is between stalled and convulsing

مَن عاشَ قَضّى كَثيراً مِن لُبانَتِهِ

وَلِلمَضايقِ أَبوابٌ مِنَ الفَرَجِ

Whoever lives, spends much of his prime

And for straits are doors of relief

مَن ضاقَ عَنكَ فَأَرضُ اللَهِ واسِعَةٌ

في وَجهِ كُلِّ مَضيقٍ وَجهُ مُنفَرِجِ

If it is too narrow for you, God's earth is spacious

In the face of every strait is an alleviating aspect

قَد يُدرِكُ الراقِدُ الهادي بِرَقدَتِهِ

وَقَد يَخيبُ أَخو الرَوحاتِ وَالدَلَجِ

The sleeper may catch up with the guide in his sleep

Yet the brother of spirits and shadows may fail

خَيرُ المَذاهِبِ في الحاجاتِ أَنجَحُها

وَأَضيَقُ الأَمرِ أَدناهُ مِنَ الفَرَجِ

The best of methods in needs is the most successful

And the narrowest of affairs is the closest to relief

لَقَد عَلِمتُ وَإِن قَصَّرتُ في عَمَلي

أَنَّ اِبنَ آدَمَ لا يَخلو مِنَ الحُجَجِ

I have known, though I fell short in my deeds

That the son of Adam is not devoid of excuses

أَنّى يَكونُ تَقِيّاً غَيرُ ذي حَرَجٍ

ما يَتَّقي اللَهَ إِلّا كُلُّ ذي حَرَجِ

How can one be devout without qualm

None fears God but everyone with qualm