وطوَّفتُها بينَ الأنامِ مُخيِّراً

وطوَّفتُها بينَ الأنامِ مُخيِّراً

فَما وَقَفَت إِلا عَلى ابنِ مُبارَكِ

فَما وَقَفَت إِلا عَلى ابنِ مُبارَكِ

And I took it around among humankind, letting it choose;

I paraded her among the people as I chose,

So it stopped only at Ibn Mubarak,

Yet she paused only at the son of Mubārak.

على قائِمٍ بالجودِ غير مُقاومٍ

على قائِمٍ بالجودِ غير مُقاومٍ

ومُنفَرِدٍ بالمَجدِ غَيرِ مُشاركِ

ومُنفَرِدٍ بالمَجدِ غَيرِ مُشاركِ

At one steadfast in generosity, unrivaled,

Standing by generosity, unresisted,

And alone in glory, with none to share it.

Singular in glory, with no partner.

إِذا خِفتَ صَرفَ الدَّهرِ فادرِك يَمينَه

إِذا خِفتَ صَرفَ الدَّهرِ فادرِك يَمينَه

تَجِد بَحرَها يَرمي بِمَوجٍ مُداركِ

تَجِد بَحرَها يَرمي بِمَوجٍ مُداركِ

If you fear the reversals of time, reach for his right hand;

If you fear the turning of fate, take hold of its right hand,

You will find its sea casting forth wave after wave.

You will find its sea casting forth a rescuing wave.

وقُل حينَ تلقاها لَقَد كنتُ خائِفاً

وقُل حينَ تلقاها لَقَد كنتُ خائِفاً

ببُعدِك عَنِّي قَرَّبَ اللَّهُ داركِ

ببُعدِك عَنِّي قَرَّبَ اللَّهُ داركِ

And say, when you meet it: "I was indeed afraid

And say when you meet it: “Indeed, I was afraid

Because you were far from me—may God bring your dwelling near.

Of your distance from me.” God brought you near, my home.

فقَد عَدلَ الدهرُ الذي كانَ جائِراً

فقَد عَدلَ الدهرُ الذي كانَ جائِراً

وكيفَ يخافُ الجورَ من كانَ جاركِ

وكيفَ يخافُ الجورَ من كانَ جاركِ

For time, once unjust, has become just;

So fate, which was unfair, has now been just,

And how can one who is your neighbor fear injustice?"

And how can injustice be feared by one whose neighbor is you?