سُبحانَ عَلّامِ الغُيوبِ

عَجَباً لِتَصريفِ الخُطوبِ

Glory to the Knower of secrets

Glory be to the Knower of the unseen,

Wondrous are the turns of fate

How wondrous is the turning of fate's tides!

تَغدو عَلى قَطفِ النُفو

سِ وَتَجتَني ثَمَرَ القُلوبِ

You ride high on waves of caprice

It ventures forth to pluck the souls of men,

And pluck the fruit of hearts

And gathers in the harvest of the hearts.

حَتّى مَتى يا نَفسُ تَغ

تَرّينَ بِالأَمَلِ الكَذوبِ

How long, O soul, will you be deceived

How long, O soul, will you remain beguiled,

By hopes that are but lies?

Deluded by the promises of lying hope?

يا نَفسُ توبي قَبلَ أَن

لا تَستَطيعي أَن تَتوبي

O soul, repent before you lose

O soul, repent before the moment comes

The chance to turn in penitence

When you are stripped of power to repent;

وَاِستَغفِري لِذُنوبِكِ ال

رَحمَنَ غَفّارَ الذُنوبِ

And seek forgiveness for your sins

And seek forgiveness for your sins from Him,

From the Merciful, Forgiver of sins

The Merciful, Forgiver of all sins.

إِنَّ الحَوادِثَ كَالرِيا

حِ عَلَيكِ دائِمَةَ الهُبوبِ

Events blow over you

For truly, life's events are like the winds,

In endless gusts

That blow upon you with a constant gust.

وَالمَوتُ شَرعٌ واحِدٌ

وَالخَلقُ مُختَلِفو الضُروبِ

Death has but one decree

Death is a single law for everyone,

Though people take different paths

Though creatures vary in their many forms.

وَالسَعيُ في طَلَبِ التُقى

مِن خَيرِ مَكسَبَةِ الكَسوبِ

Seeking piety through good deeds

To strive in seeking piety and grace

Is the best profit of earnings

Is the best gain a seeker can acquire.

وَلَقَلَّما يَنجو الفَتى

بِتُقاهُ مِن لُطَخِ العُيوبِ

Rarely does a youth saved

Yet rarely does a youth escape unscathed,

By his piety from stains of flaws

Even through piety, from the stain of faults.