لَيسَ يَرجو اللَهَ إِلّا خائِفٌ

لَيسَ يَرجو اللَهَ إِلّا خائِفٌ

مَن رَجا خافَ وَمَن خافَ رَجا

مَن رَجا خافَ وَمَن خافَ رَجا

None hopes in God except one who fears.

None hopes in God except one who fears

Whoever hopes fears, and whoever fears hopes.

Whoever hopes, fears, and whoever fears, hopes

قَلَّما يَنجو امرُؤٌ مِن فِتنَةٍ

قَلَّما يَنجو امرُؤٌ مِن فِتنَةٍ

عَجَباً مِمَّن نَجى كَيفَ نَجا

عَجَباً مِمَّن نَجى كَيفَ نَجا

Rarely does a person escape a trial.

Seldom does a man escape from ordeal

I marvel at the one who escaped—how did he escape?

How strange is he who escaped—how did he escape?

تَرغَبُ النَفسُ إِذا رَغَّبتَها

تَرغَبُ النَفسُ إِذا رَغَّبتَها

وَإِذا زَجَّيتَ بِالشَيءِ زَجا

وَإِذا زَجَّيتَ بِالشَيءِ زَجا

The soul desires when you stir its desire.

The soul inclines wherever you incline it

And when you make do with a thing, it suffices.

And flows easily into whatever channel you direct it