يا اِبنَ تِسع كانَ يَفهَمُ ما

يا اِبنَ تِسع كانَ يَفهَمُ ما

رَفَعَ المَعنى وَما نَصَبا

رَفَعَ المَعنى وَما نَصَبا

O nine-year-old, who understood what

O son of nine who understood what

O son of nine, who comprehended what elevates meaning and what establishes it,

meaning put in the nominative and what it put in the accusative.

Raised meaning and what accusative meant

Accept sanctuary from God, for he who bears a light burden need not fear fatigue,

خُذ مِنَ اللَهِ الأَمانَ فَمَن

خُذ مِنَ اللَهِ الأَمانَ فَمَن

خَفَّ ظَهراً لَم يَخَف نَصبا

خَفَّ ظَهراً لَم يَخَف نَصبا

Receive safety from God, for whoever

Take refuge in God, for he who

It is only he who strayed in his graying age and lapsed into folly who fears the punishment of Tomorrow,

has a lightly burdened back fears no toil.

Bears lightly on his back will lightly bear affliction

You have triumphed, O Abd al-Ghani, as though you never knew sickness nor lingering pain.

إِنَّما يَخشى العِقابَ غَداً

إِنَّما يَخشى العِقابَ غَداً

مَن غَوى في شيبِهِ وَصَبا

مَن غَوى في شيبِهِ وَصَبا

Only he fears punishment tomorrow

Only he who strayed in age and youth

who strayed in his gray-haired years and indulged in youthful folly.

Will fear punishment tomorrow

فُزتَ يا عَبدَ الغَنِيِّ كَأَن

فُزتَ يا عَبدَ الغَنِيِّ كَأَن

لَم تَجِد سقماً وَلا وَصَبا

لَم تَجِد سقماً وَلا وَصَبا

You have triumphed, O Abd al-Ghani, as though

You have succeeded, O slave of the Bountiful, as though

you had felt neither sickness nor pain.

You never felt illness or pain