تَعَوَّدتُ مَسَّ الضُرِّ حَتّى أَلِفتُهُ

فَأَلفَيتَهُ مُرَّ المَذاقِ عَنِ الصَبرِ

I grew accustomed to being touched by harm, until I became familiar with it

So I found it bitter in taste, beyond patience

وَخَيَّرتُ تَسليمي لَمّا أَبرَمَ القَضا

وَأَسلَمَني حُسنَ الغَزاءِ إِلى الصَبرِ

And I chose to surrender to what destiny had determined

And good wisdom made me surrender to patience

وَصَيَّرَني يَأسى مِنَ الناسِ كُلُّهُم

بِتَدبيرِ مَولايَ المُقَدَّرِ لِلأَمرِ

And my despair of all people altogether

Made me, through my Master’s predetermined decree of the matter

إِلى أَن صَفا وَقتي وَراقَت مَناهِلي

بِحُسنِ صَنيعِ اللَهِ مِن حَيثُ لا أَدري

Until my time became clear and my resting places became sweet

Through God's good work, from where I did not know