1. عَلَينا إِذا ما طالَ مَطلُكُمُ صَبرُ

    وَمَقصودُنا أَلّا يَضيقَ لَكُم صَدرُ

    Patience is our duty when your delay grows long,

    And our aim is that your breast should not feel constricted.

  2. وَليسَ لَنا نَحوَ العِتابِ تَسَرُّعٌ

    إِذا ما وَنى الإِنجازُ أَو عَجِلَ العُذرُ

    And we are in no haste to reproach,

    When fulfillment lags or an excuse comes swiftly.

  3. وَلَكِن سَنَنسى ما وَعَدتُم لَعَلَّهُ

    يَدورُ لَهُ يَوماً بِفِكرِكُمُ ذِكرُ

    But we shall forget what you promised; perhaps

    Its memory will one day pass through your thoughts.

  4. وَإِن حالَ داعي المَوتِ دونَ نَجازِهِ

    فَلا رَحِمَ الرَحمَنُ مَن ضَمَّهُ القَبرُ

    And if death's herald prevents its fulfillment,

    Then may the All-Merciful have no mercy on the one the grave enfolds.