تَفَكَّرتُ في الدُنيا وَفيها مَواعِظٌ
تَروحُ وَتَسري في اللَيالي وَتَغتَدي
I pondered the world: within it are lessons—
that go forth at evening, journey through the nights, and set out at dawn.
فَمَن يَأمَنِ الدَهرَ الفَتونَ فَإِنَّني
بِرَأيِ الَّذي لا يَأمَنُ الدَهرَ مُقتَدي
Whoever may trust in beguiling Time—for my part,
I am guided by a judgment that puts no trust in Time.
أَلَم تَرَ أَنَّ اللَهَ أَنزَلَ نَصرَهُ
عَلى عَبدِهِ خَيرِ العِبادِ مُحَمَّدِ
Have you not seen that God sent down His victory
upon His servant Muhammad, the best of all His servants?
وَأَرسَلَهُ في الناسِ نوراً وَرَحمَةً
فَمَن يَرضَ ما يَأتي مِنَ الأَمرِ يَهتَدِ
And sent him among the people as a light and a mercy;
whoever accepts what comes by God’s decree is guided.
Sol 5.6