دُموعي لا تُجيبُ عَلى الرَزايا

وَلَولا ذاكَ ما فَتِأَت سُجوما

My tears do not respond to misfortunes,

And if not for that, they would gush in streams.

رِضاً بِقَضاءِ رَبِّكَ فَهوَ حَتمٌ

وَلا تُظهِر لِحادِثَةٍ وُجوما

Be content with the decree of your Lord, for it is decisive,

And do not let any incident make you frown.

وَلُم زُحَلاً أَوِ المِرّيخَ فيها

وَلا تَلُمِ الَّذي خَلَقَ النُجوما

Do not blame Venus or Mars for it,

Nor blame the One who created the stars.

وَلَستُ أَقولُ إِنَّ الشُهبَ يَوماً

لِبَعثِ مُحَمَّدٍ جُعِلَت رُجوما

I do not say that the meteors one day

Were created as missiles for Muhammad’s mission.

فَأَمسِك غَربَ فيكَ وَلا تَعَوَّد

عَلى القَولِ الجَراءَةَ وَالهُجوما

Restrain your bitterness within you and do not get accustomed

To harsh and offensive speech.