فَخُذِ الزَّكَاةَ وَلاَ تَخَفْ

فَخُذِ الزَّكَاةَ وَلاَ تَخَفْ

وَاجْبُرْ بِهَا صَدْعَ السَّلَفْ

وَاجْبُرْ بِهَا صَدْعَ السَّلَفْ

So take the zakat, and do not fear.

So take the Zakat, do not fear

So take the Zakat, and do not fear,

And mend with it the breach of borrowing.

And with it mend the rift of yore

And mend with it the fractures of the past,

وَارْقَعْ بِهَا خَرْقَ الدُّيُو

وَارْقَعْ بِهَا خَرْقَ الدُّيُو

نِ وَجُدَّ أَسْبَابَ التَّلَفْ

نِ وَجُدَّ أَسْبَابَ التَّلَفْ

And patch with it the rent of debts,

With it patch the breach of debt

And patch with it the gaping tear of debts,

and sever the causes of ruin.

And find the causes of decay

And firmly sever the causes of ruin,

وَاحْلُلْ بِهَا عَقْدَ الأَسَى

وَاحْلُلْ بِهَا عَقْدَ الأَسَى

وَافْلُلْ بِهَا حَدَّ الأَسَفْ

وَافْلُلْ بِهَا حَدَّ الأَسَفْ

And loosen with it the knot of grief.

With it unbind the knot of grief

And untie with it the tight knot of sorrow,

And blunt with it the edge of sorrow.

With it restrain wild sorrow's tide

And blunt with it the sharp edge of regret,

وَانْقَعْ بِهَا غًلَلَ الْجَوَى

وَانْقَعْ بِهَا غًلَلَ الْجَوَى

وَابْرُدْ بِهَا حَرَّ اللَّهَفْ

وَابْرُدْ بِهَا حَرَّ اللَّهَفْ

And quench with it the burning thirst of heartache.

With it remove the shackles of desire

And quench with it the burning thirst of anguish,

And cool with it the heat of anguish.

With it cool the heat of sighs

And cool with it the searing heat of grief,

وَانْقَذْ لِأَحْكَامِ الْحَكِي

وَانْقَذْ لِأَحْكَامِ الْحَكِي

مِ فَذَاكَ عُنْوَانُ الشَّرَفْ

مِ فَذَاكَ عُنْوَانُ الشَّرَفْ

And submit to the decrees of the Wise

And for the laws of the Wise One save

And yield unto the decrees of the Wise,

One; for that is the mark of honor.

For that is the badge of honor

For that is the true hallmark of honor,

وَتَبَوَّأَنْ عُرْفَ الرِّضَى

وَتَبَوَّأَنْ عُرْفَ الرِّضَى

فَلَقَدْ سَمَتْ نِلْكَ الْغُرَفْ

فَلَقَدْ سَمَتْ نِلْكَ الْغُرَفْ

And surely dwell upon the crest of contentment.

And seek the heights of acceptance

And take your place in the heights of contentment,

For those chambers have risen high.

For to that, lofty chambers lead

For truly, those lofty chambers are exalted.