تَبارَكَ مَن فَخري بِأَنّي لَهُ عَبدُ

تَبارَكَ مَن فَخري بِأَنّي لَهُ عَبدُ

وَسُبحانَهُ سُبحانَهُ وَلَهُ الحَمدُ

وَسُبحانَهُ سُبحانَهُ وَلَهُ الحَمدُ

Blessed is He whose servant I am proud to be.

Blessed is He who boasts that I am His servant

And glory be to Him, glory be to Him, and to Him belongs praise.

Glory be to Him, Glory be to Him, to Him belongs all praise

وَلا مُلكَ إِلّا مُلكُهُ عَزَّ وَجهُهُ

وَلا مُلكَ إِلّا مُلكُهُ عَزَّ وَجهُهُ

هُوَ القَبلُ في سُلطانِهِ وَهُوَ البَعدُ

هُوَ القَبلُ في سُلطانِهِ وَهُوَ البَعدُ

And there is no dominion but His; exalted is His countenance.

There is no sovereign but His sovereignty, Mighty is His face

He is the First in His sovereignty, and He is the Last.

He is the First in His dominion and He is the Last

فَيا نَفسُ خافي اللَهَ وَاجتَهِدي لَهُ

فَيا نَفسُ خافي اللَهَ وَاجتَهِدي لَهُ

فَقَد فاتَتِ الأَيّامُ وَاقتَرَبَ الوَعدُ

فَقَد فاتَتِ الأَيّامُ وَاقتَرَبَ الوَعدُ

So, O soul, fear God and strive for Him.

So my soul, fear Allah and strive for Him

For the days have passed, and the promise has drawn near.

For days have passed and the promise has drawn near

فَخَيرَ المَماتِ قَتلَةٌ في سَبيلِهِ

فَخَيرَ المَماتِ قَتلَةٌ في سَبيلِهِ

وَخَيرُ المَعاشِ الخِفُّ وَالحِلُّ وَالقَصدُ

وَخَيرُ المَعاشِ الخِفُّ وَالحِلُّ وَالقَصدُ

For the best death is to be slain in His path.

The best of deaths is to be killed in His cause

And the best way to live is lightly, lawfully, and in moderation.

And the best of livelihoods is modesty, forbearance and moderation

تَشاغَلتُ عَمّا لَيسَ لي مِنهُ حيلَةٌ

تَشاغَلتُ عَمّا لَيسَ لي مِنهُ حيلَةٌ

وَلا بُدَّ مِمّا لَيسَ مِنهُ لَنا بُدُّ

وَلا بُدَّ مِمّا لَيسَ مِنهُ لَنا بُدُّ

I have distracted myself from what I have no means of escaping.

I busied myself with that over which I have no control

And there is no escaping what we have no escape from.

When there is no avoiding what we cannot evade

عَجِبتُ لِخَوضِ الناسِ في الهَزلِ بَينَهُم

عَجِبتُ لِخَوضِ الناسِ في الهَزلِ بَينَهُم

صَراحاً كَأَنَّ الهَزلَ بَينَهُمُ جِدُّ

صَراحاً كَأَنَّ الهَزلَ بَينَهُمُ جِدُّ

I marveled at people's plunging into jest among themselves,

I'm amazed at people joking foolishly among themselves

Openly, as though the jest among them were earnest.

As if jesting among them is serious

نَسوا المَوتَ فَارتاحوا إِلى اللَهوِ وَالصِبا

نَسوا المَوتَ فَارتاحوا إِلى اللَهوِ وَالصِبا

كَأَنَّ المَنايا لا تَروحُ وَلا تَغدو

كَأَنَّ المَنايا لا تَروحُ وَلا تَغدو

They forgot death, so they delighted in amusement and youthful passion,

They forgot death and relaxed into frivolity and youth

As though deaths did not go forth at evening or in the morning.

As if death does not go and come