لا تَعتَبَنَّ عَلى العِبادِ فَإِنَّما

لا تَعتَبَنَّ عَلى العِبادِ فَإِنَّما

يَأتيكَ رِزقُكَ حينَ يُؤذَنُ فيهِ

يَأتيكَ رِزقُكَ حينَ يُؤذَنُ فيهِ

Never reproach people, for

Do not direct blame at the servants of God, for indeed,

your provision comes to you only when leave is given for it.

Your provision comes to you only when permission is granted.

سَبَقَ القَضاءُ لِوَقتِهِ فَكَأَنَّهُ

سَبَقَ القَضاءُ لِوَقتِهِ فَكَأَنَّهُ

يَأتيكَ حينَ الوَقتِ أَو تَأتيهِ

يَأتيكَ حينَ الوَقتِ أَو تَأتيهِ

Its appointed time was decreed beforehand, so it is as though

Divine decree determined its time beforehand, so it is as if,

it comes to you at that time, or you come to it.

It comes to you at the moment, or you proceed toward it.

فَثِق بِمَولاكَ الكَريمِ فَإِنَّهُ

فَثِق بِمَولاكَ الكَريمِ فَإِنَّهُ

بِالعَبدِ أَرأَفَ من أَبٍ بِبَنيهِ

بِالعَبدِ أَرأَفَ من أَبٍ بِبَنيهِ

So trust in your generous Lord, for He

So place your trust in your Generous Master, for He is,

is more compassionate toward a servant than a father toward his sons.

More compassionate to the servant than a father to his sons.

أوسع غِناكَ وَكن لِفَقرِكَ صائِناً

أوسع غِناكَ وَكن لِفَقرِكَ صائِناً

يَضني حَشاكَ وَأَنتَ لا تُشفيهِ

يَضني حَشاكَ وَأَنتَ لا تُشفيهِ

Make your wealth ample, and keep your poverty concealed;

Display your sufficiency broadly and keep your poverty guarded,

it wears down your heart, while you leave it unhealed.

Even if it consumes your vitals while you seek no cure.

فَالحُرُّ يَنحَلُ جِسمُهُ إِعدامهُ

فَالحُرُّ يَنحَلُ جِسمُهُ إِعدامهُ

وَكَأَنَّهُ مِن جِسمِهِ يُخفيهِ

وَكَأَنَّهُ مِن جِسمِهِ يُخفيهِ

For a noble man's destitution wastes his body,

For the free man is wasted away by his destitution,

and it is as though he hides it from his own body.

As though he were hiding it from his very own body.