تفرَّدَacted alone اللّهُGod بالتقديرin ordaining ماnot اشتركتْtook part
تفرَّدَ اللّهُ بالتقدير ما اشتركتْ
فيهin it نجومٌstars ولاnor شمسٌsun ولاnor قمرُmoon
فيه نجومٌ ولا شمسٌ ولا قمرُ
God alone ordains; none have taken part
God alone controls destiny, not any stars or sun or moon.
in it—not stars, nor sun, nor moon.
So leave to God what troubles you,
فكِلْso entrust إِلىto اللّهGod ماwhat أعياكَhas wearied you مطلَبُهُits pursuit
فكِلْ إِلى اللّه ما أعياكَ مطلَبُهُ
فسوفَthen will يأتيcome بماwith what لاnot تأمُلُyou expect القَدَرُfate
فسوفَ يأتي بما لا تأمُلُ القَدَرُ
So entrust to God what has wearied you in its pursuit;
What He wills shall come, beyond what fate foretells.
then fate will bring what you do not expect.
Good and ill both flow from Him, as He desires -
فالخيرُfor good والشرُّand evil منهfrom Him جاريانِboth flow علىaccording to
فالخيرُ والشرُّ منه جاريانِ على
ماwhat شاءHe wills لاno حيلةٌstratagem تُغْنِيavails ولاnor حَذَرُcaution
ما شاء لا حيلةٌ تُغْنِي ولا حَذَرُ
For good and evil both flow from Him according to
No cunning nor caution can help or ward them off.
what He wills; no stratagem avails, nor any caution.
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.