إنif كنتyou were تدريyou know الرزقthe sustenance فيin بلدةa town
إن كنت تدري الرزق في بلدة
أوor فيin مكانa place فاطلبthen seek الرزقاthe sustenance
أو في مكان فاطلب الرزقا
If you know sustenance to be in a town,
If you know sustenance lies in a land
Or in a place, then seek sustenance.
Or in a place, then seek sustenance
وإنand if علمتyou knew الحقthe True One (God) ينساكforgets you منregarding
وإن علمت الحق ينساك من
رزقكyour sustenance يوماًone day ذكِّرremind الحقاthe True One (God)
رزقك يوماً ذكِّر الحقا
And if you know the True One forgets you regarding
And if you know the truth makes you forget
Your sustenance one day, remind the True One.
Your sustenance one day, remind the truth
وإنand if دخلتyou entered البيتthe house تبغيyou seek بهthrough it
وإن دخلت البيت تبغي به
توكُّلاًreliance on God كيلاso as not to ترىyou see الخلقاcreated beings
توكُّلاً كيلا ترى الخلقا
And if you enter the house, seeking through it
And if you enter a house seeking in it
Reliance on God, so as not to see created beings,
Reliance, lest you see the people
فإنهاfor it is تجربةa test وهيand it is فيconcerning
فإنها تجربة وهي في
ربكyour Lord شكٌّdoubt يمنعprevents الصدقاsincerity
ربك شكٌّ يمنع الصدقا
For that is a test, and it is, concerning
Then it is a test, and it is in
Your Lord, doubt that prevents sincerity.
Your Lord doubt that prevents sincerity
وإنماand only الحيلةthe stratagem فيin ترككyour abandoning الthe
وإنما الحيلة في تركك ال
حيلةstratagem فاتركهاso abandon it لكيso that ترقىyou may ascend
حيلة فاتركها لكي ترقى
And the only stratagem lies in your abandoning the
And the trick is only in you leaving
Stratagem; so abandon it, that you may ascend.
The trick, so leave it that you may ascend