قَد رَأَيتُ الدُنيا إِلى ما تَصيرُ

كُلُّ شَيءٍ مِنها صَغيرٌ حَقيرُ

I have seen the life and where it leads

Everything in it is small and worthless

أَنَ في حيلَةِ التَخَلُّصِ مِنها

وَعَلى ذَلِكَ الإِلَهُ قَديرُ

Yet there is a way to escape from it

And for that the God is all-Powerful

هُوَ رَبّي وَحَسبِيَ اللَهُ رَبّي

فَلَنِعمَ المَولى وَنِعمَ النَصيرُ

He is my Lord and my sufficiency is God

So excellent is my Master and excellent my Supporter

أَيُّ شَيءٍ أَبغي إِذا كانَ لي ظِل

لٌ وَقوتٌ حِلٌّ وَثَوبٌ سَتيرُ

What more could I want if I have shade

And food and clothing and cover?

ما بِأَهلِ الكَفافِ فَقرٌ وَلَكِن

كُلُّ مَن لَم يَقنَع فَذاكَ فَقيرُ

It's not poverty if you're content

But one who is never content, that's the pauper