وَمِن طينةٍ كُل الجُسوم تَكوَّنَت

فَيَعلَم هَذا حاذق وَخَبيرُ

And from one clay all bodies were formed

So this is known to the keen and the wise

فَمِنها ذَوات قَذّرت فَتدنست

وَمِنها ذَوات قَدست فَعَبير

From it came those that fouled and were soiled

And from it came those sanctified and pure

وَما هَذِهِ الأَيّام إِلّا مَراحِلٌ

وَفي مُنتَهاها جَنة وَسَعير

And these days are but stages

With Paradise and Hellfire in the end

إِذا كانَت الأَقدار تَجري بِما تَشا

فَقُل ليَ ما صَنعي وَأَينَ أَسيرُ

If fates flow as they desire

Tell me what can I do and where can I go

وَلَكنَّ حُسن الظَنّ يُسكِن رَوعَتي

وَيُخبِرني إِنَّ الكَريم غَفورُ

But good faith calms my fears

And tells me the Generous One forgives