ما تَمَّ أَمرٌ بِلا سَبقٍ إِلى قَدرِ

فَلَيسَ إِلّا الرِضا في الصَفوِ وَالكَدَرِ

No affair is ordained without predestination

So contentment lies in ease and in tribulation

وَما اِستَحالَت شُؤونٌ مِن هُنا وَعَنا

إِلّا بِحِكمَةِ فِعالٍ وَمُقتَدِرِ

And no conditions ever changed from this to that

Except by wisdom of the Doer, the All-Determiner

لا يَكرَهُ المَرءُ شَيئاً ساءَهُ فَعَسى

يَكونُ خَياراً لَهُ في زِيِّ ذي ضَرَرِ

Man dislikes not a thing, however it appalls

For it may be goodness for him in guise that harms

وَإِن يَقُع صاحِبُ المَعروفِ كانَ لَهُ

مِن صُنعِهِ مُتكافي الغَيبِ مُستَتَرِ

And if the doer of good meets harm, for him

Will be recompense concealed, from Giver of Boons

وَمَن لَهُ قِسمَةٌ في الغَيبِ حَصَلَها

وَلَم يَمُت قَبلَها مِن غَيرِ ما ظَفَرِ

Whoso has portion in the unseen will obtain it

And will not die before it, without gaining prize

وَيا لِجَميلِ إِلَهِ الفَضلِِ عَودَكُم

فَقِس عَلى ما مَضى وَاِرقُب لِمُنتَظِرِ

O beautiful is bounty of the Lord of Grace

So conform to what is past and hope for what comes

وَدَع أُمورُكَ تَجري في أَعِنَّتَها

وَظَنَّ خَيراً وَلا تَسأَل عَنِ الخَبَرِ

Leave your affairs to run their course, rest assured

Think good and ask not for news of weal and woe

ما بَينَ غَمضَةِ عَينٍ وَاِنتِباهَتَها

يَغيرُ اللَهُ مِن عُسرٍ إِلى يُسرِ

Between a blink of eyes and their awakening

God changes a hardship into ease and cheer

هَذي سَحابَةُ صَيفٍ عَنكَ يَقشَعُها

نورُ الشَمائِلِ وَالأَخلاقِ وَالفِطرِ

This is a summer cloud that soon for you

Sun of virtuous traits and nature will clear