رُبَّ أَمرٍ يَسوءُ ثُمَّ يَسُرُّ

رُبَّ أَمرٍ يَسوءُ ثُمَّ يَسُرُّ

وَكَذاكَ الأُمورُ حُلوٌ وَمُرُّ

وَكَذاكَ الأُمورُ حُلوٌ وَمُرُّ

Many a matter saddens, then delights.

Many a matter seems bad then turns out well,

And so are affairs: sweet and bitter.

And so it is, life's taste is sweet and sour.

وَكَذاكَ الأُمورُ تَعثُرُ بِالنا

وَكَذاكَ الأُمورُ تَعثُرُ بِالنا

سِ فَخَطبٌ يَمشي وَخَطبٌ يَكُرُّ

سِ فَخَطبٌ يَمشي وَخَطبٌ يَكُرُّ

And likewise, affairs trip people up:

And so it is, men stumble with distress,

one calamity walks on, and another returns.

Some grieve, while some feel nought but joy's caress.

ما أَغَرَّ الدُنيا لِذي الأَمرِ فيها

ما أَغَرَّ الدُنيا لِذي الأَمرِ فيها

عَجَباً لِلدُنيا وَكَيفَ تَغُرُّ

عَجَباً لِلدُنيا وَكَيفَ تَغُرُّ

How deceptive the world is to one who holds power in it!

How strange is this world to one who yearns for more,

How astonishing the world is, and how it deceives!

How odd is this world and the lure it still holds!

وَلِمَكرِ الدُنيا خَطافيفُ لَهوٍ

وَلِمَكرِ الدُنيا خَطافيفُ لَهوٍ

وَخَطاطيفُها إِلَيها تَجُرُّ

وَخَطاطيفُها إِلَيها تَجُرُّ

And the world's guile has hooks of diversion,

For worldly guile there are tempting traps galore,

and its hooks drag one toward it.

And into its traps it leads and enfolds.

وَلَقَلَّ اِمرُؤٌ يُفارِقُ ما يَع

وَلَقَلَّ اِمرُؤٌ يُفارِقُ ما يَع

تادُ إِلّا وَقَلبُهُ مُقشَعِرٌّ

تادُ إِلّا وَقَلبُهُ مُقشَعِرٌّ

And seldom does a person part from what

Rare is the soul who leaves what he holds dear,

he is accustomed to without his heart shuddering.

Except with heart gripped tight by sadness and fear.

وَإِذا ما رَضيتَ كُلَّ قَضاءِ ال

وَإِذا ما رَضيتَ كُلَّ قَضاءِ ال

لَهِ لَم تَخشَ أَن يُصيبَكَ ضُرُّ

لَهِ لَم تَخشَ أَن يُصيبَكَ ضُرُّ

And if you are content with every decree of

When you accept what God has willed to be,

God, you will not fear that harm may befall you.

No harm can touch you, for your heart is free.