1. يا رُبَّ ما يُخشى وَلا يَضيرُ

    شَيئاً وَقَد ضاقَت بِهِ الصُدورُ

    Oh, many a thing is feared, yet does no harm

    At all, though breasts have tightened over it.

  2. كَم مِن صَغيرٍ عَقلُهُ كَبيرُ

    وَمِن كَبيرٍ عَقلُهُ صَغيرُ

    How many a young person has a great mind,

    And many an older person has a small mind.

  3. وَفي البُحورِ تَغرَقُ البُحورُ

    وَاللَهُ رَبّي واحِدٌ قَديرُ

    And in the seas, the seas drown.

    And God, my Lord, is One, almighty.

  4. تَجري كَما يَشاؤُهُ الأُمورُ

    لَيسَ لَهُ في فِعلِهِ مُشيرُ

    Affairs run their course as He wills.

    He has no adviser in what He does.

  5. وَلا تُغَيِّرُ كَونَهُ الدُهورُ

    عَن أَمرِهِ المَيسورُ وَالمَعسورُ

    And the ages do not alter His being.

    From His command come ease and hardship.