ماذا يضرُّ البدر وهو في السما

من جحد خبلٍ طمَّ عينيه العمى

What harm can the full moon do in the sky

From the denial of a fool whose eyes are blind?

يلمع في الكون سناه مشرقاً

فليجحد الأعمى الضياء كيفما

It shines its brilliance radiantly in the universe

So let the blind deny the light however he wants.

يا من إليه الله أولى نعمةً

إصبر هي الحسادُ ترمي النعما

O you who God has bestowed the greatest blessing

Be patient, it is the envious who cast away blessings.

والله لا يرفع قول حاسدٍ

ولو بنى إلى السماء سلَّما

And God does not honor the words of an envier

Even if he built a ladder to the sky.

سلِّم إلى الله ولا تجر فمن

سلَّم لله بأمر سلما

Submit yourself to God and do not drag whoever

Submits to God in a matter safely.

وكن مع الله ولا تخش السوى

ففي السوى اشهد بالوجود العدما

And be with God and fear no equal

For in equality, I witness the existence as naught.

طر أنت للباري بقلبٍ خالصٍ

وامحق غبار بالغير مهما عظما

Soar, you are to the Creator with a pure heart

And wipe away the dust of others no matter how great.

وارجع إلى الله تعالى واسترح

وهو بلطف الصنع يبدي الكرما

And return to God the Exalted and rest

As He gently shows generosity.

ما خاب من عزَّ بمولاه ولا

ذلَّ ولا فيما يروم ندما

None who becomes mighty through his Master has lost

Nor been disgraced nor regretted what he intends.

كم قهر الحاسد سرُّ بطشه

فردَّه بناره مصطلما

How many a secret plot of the envier

He has defeated, returning his fire extinguished.

وكم بنى دسائساً وفوقه

صار البناء كلُّه منهدما

And how much he built of schemes but over him

The whole building became demolished.

تبارك الجبار في سلطانه

فردٌ يردُّ خاسئا من ظلما

Blessed is the Almighty in His dominion

A unique one who checks an unjust oppressor.

ويبعث الغرة من قلب القضا

فتصر الباغي وتحفظ الحمى

And He sends wrath from the heart of destiny

And so the aggressor halts and the sanctuary is kept safe.

فلا تكن بنيَّ باغياً ولا

تخف ولو أمطرت الدنيا دما

So do not be, my son, an aggressor nor

Fear even if the world rains blood.

وارقت من النصر الإلهي بدا

تمحو من الخصم الألدِّ الأرسما

The divine victory has glittered so it wipes away

From the harsh stubborn enemy their traces.

واقرأ بلوح الغيب خطا ظاهراً

منمنماً يفهمه من فهما

And read with the tablet of the unseen a clear script

Humming which is understood by whom understands.

فيه لنا النصر وإن طاش العدا

ولقَّنوا الزور الأنيق الأُمما

In it for us is victory even if the enemies rave

And they dictate elegant lies and falsehoods.

والخذل والذلُّ لهم وإن علوا

بزعمهم وكعب وهمهم سما

But humiliation and lowness is for them even if they are high

In their claim, and pride and whims.

عاقبة الأمر تذيع سرَّه

ويصبح الجاهل ممن علما

The outcome of the matter will reveal its secret

And the ignorant will become of those who knew.

فكن أمين القلب بالله وصر

لحكمه مع الرضا مستسلما

So be faithful of heart to God and be

To His judgment, pleased and submitting.

سينجلي الليل ويبرز الضحى

وينطوي السموء الذي قد عتَّما

The night will clear and the dawn emerge

And the darkened sky that has gloomed will fold.

وينصر الله بمحض عدله

حزين قلبٍ من حسودٍ ظلما

And God will give victory by His pure justice

To a grieving heart from an envious oppressor.

وهكذا الله جَرَت عاداته

وهو آله الأرض جلَّ والسما

And thus God’s ways have continued

As He is the God of earth, majestic and sky.