يا سائِلَ اللَهِ فُزتَ بِالظَفَرِ

وَبِالنَوالِ الهَنِيِّ لا الكَدَرِ

O seeker of Allah, you have attained victory

O you who asks of God, you have achieved triumph,

And the delightful, pure gift, not the murky one

And a wholesome bounty, free of distress,

فَاِرغَب إِلى اللَهِ لا إِلى بَشَرٍ

مُنتَقِلٍ في البِلى وَفي الغِيَرِ

So aspire towards Allah, not towards a human

So direct your hopes to God, not to a mortal,

Who passes through decay and through others

Who shifts between decay and the vicissitudes of time,

وَاِرغَب إِلى اللَهِ لا إِلى جَسَدٍ

مُنتَقِلٍ مِن صِباً إِلى كِبَرِ

And aspire towards Allah, not towards a body

And turn your plea to God, not to a mere body,

That passes from youth to old age

That transitions from youth to old age,

إِنَّ الَّذي لا يَخيبُ سائِلُهُ

جَوهَرُهُ غَيرُ جَوهَرِ البَشَرِ

Indeed the One who never disappoints those who seek Him

For He whose petitioner is never disappointed,

His essence is unlike the essence of humans

Possesses an Essence unlike that of mankind,

ما لَكَ بِالتُرَّهاتِ مُشتَغِلاً

أَفي يَدَيكَ الأَمانُ مِن سَقَرِ

Why do you occupy yourself with delusions?

What ails you, that you busy yourself with vanities?

Is safety from hellfire in your hands?

Do you hold in your hands security from Hellfire?