اللَهُ يُنجي مِنَ المَكروهِ لا حَذَري

وَكُلُّ خَيرٍ وَشَرٍّ خُطَّ بِالقَدَرِ

God delivers from misfortune—not my caution.

Every good and evil has been inscribed by fate.

قَد يَسلَمُ المَرءُ مِمّا قَد يُحاذِرُهُ

وَقَد يَصيرُ إِلى المَكروهِ بِالحَذَرِ

A person may be spared the very thing he fears,

And through caution may come to misfortune.

الباطِلُ المَحضُ مَعروفٌ بِرُؤيَتِهِ

وَالحَقُّ يُعرَفُ بِالأَمثالِ وَالعِبَرِ

Sheer falsehood is recognized on sight,

But truth is known through examples and lessons.

وَالغَيبُ يُثبِتُهُ في العَقلِ شاهِدُهُ

وَالعِلمُ أَجمَعُ مِن عَينٍ وَمِن أَثَرِ

The unseen is established in reason by its witness,

And knowledge is broader than sight or transmitted report.