وَمِن طينةٍ كُل الجُسوم تَكوَّنَت

وَمِن طينةٍ كُل الجُسوم تَكوَّنَت

فَيَعلَم هَذا حاذق وَخَبيرُ

فَيَعلَم هَذا حاذق وَخَبيرُ

And from clay all bodies were formed;

And from one clay all bodies were formed

so the skilled and the experienced know this.

So this is known to the keen and the wise

فَمِنها ذَوات قَذّرت فَتدنست

فَمِنها ذَوات قَذّرت فَتدنست

وَمِنها ذَوات قَدست فَعَبير

وَمِنها ذَوات قَدست فَعَبير

So some beings of that clay were sullied and became defiled;

From it came those that fouled and were soiled

and some beings of it were sanctified, and so are fragrance.

And from it came those sanctified and pure

وَما هَذِهِ الأَيّام إِلّا مَراحِلٌ

وَما هَذِهِ الأَيّام إِلّا مَراحِلٌ

وَفي مُنتَهاها جَنة وَسَعير

وَفي مُنتَهاها جَنة وَسَعير

And these days are nothing but stages,

And these days are but stages

and at their end lie Paradise and blazing fire.

With Paradise and Hellfire in the end

إِذا كانَت الأَقدار تَجري بِما تَشا

إِذا كانَت الأَقدار تَجري بِما تَشا

فَقُل ليَ ما صَنعي وَأَينَ أَسيرُ

فَقُل ليَ ما صَنعي وَأَينَ أَسيرُ

If destinies run their course as they will,

If fates flow as they desire

then tell me: what can I do, and where shall I go?

Tell me what can I do and where can I go

وَلَكنَّ حُسن الظَنّ يُسكِن رَوعَتي

وَلَكنَّ حُسن الظَنّ يُسكِن رَوعَتي

وَيُخبِرني إِنَّ الكَريم غَفورُ

وَيُخبِرني إِنَّ الكَريم غَفورُ

And yet hopeful trust calms my fear,

But good faith calms my fears

and tells me that the Generous One is ever-forgiving.

And tells me the Generous One forgives