تَشاغل عَن كُلٍ بِطاعة رَبِهِ

تَشاغل عَن كُلٍ بِطاعة رَبِهِ

فَأَثنَت عَلى ما شادَ إِيمانُهُ الخَمس

فَأَثنَت عَلى ما شادَ إِيمانُهُ الخَمس

He busied himself with obedience to his Lord, turning from all else.

He is preoccupied with obeying his Lord

So the five praised what his faith had built.

So his strong faith is praised by the five daily prayers

فَمنصِبَهُ في كُل مصر فَضائل

فَمنصِبَهُ في كُل مصر فَضائل

وَقَد عَقَد الأَنداد عَن مِثلَها الفلس

وَقَد عَقَد الأَنداد عَن مِثلَها الفلس

Thus his standing in every city lies in his virtues,

His rank in every land is of virtues

And destitution has kept his rivals from attaining their like.

While the like of him is shunned by the worthless

إِذا أَمسَكَ المِرآة يَنظُر وَجهُهُ

إِذا أَمسَكَ المِرآة يَنظُر وَجهُهُ

فَظاهرها بَدر وَباطنها شَمس

فَظاهرها بَدر وَباطنها شَمس

When he holds the mirror to look at his face,

When he looks in the mirror, his face

Its outer surface is a full moon, and its inner surface a sun.

Its exterior a full moon, its interior a sun