خالِقِ الناسَ بخُلقٍ حَسَنٍ

خالِقِ الناسَ بخُلقٍ حَسَنٍ

واسْبِلِ الأَستارَ فوقَ المظهَرِ

واسْبِلِ الأَستارَ فوقَ المظهَرِ

Treat people with good character.

Creator of people with good manners,

And lower the veils over the outward appearance.

Drape the curtains over appearance.

وتواضَعْ رأفَةً عن عِزَّةٍ

وتواضَعْ رأفَةً عن عِزَّةٍ

وانتَهِضْ بالكِبْرِ للمُستكْبِرِ

وانتَهِضْ بالكِبْرِ للمُستكْبِرِ

And be humble out of compassion, from a position of dignity.

Be humble out of glory,

And rise up in pride against the arrogant.

And stand tall against the arrogant.

وأَخو النَّفسِ أَثِبْهُ حقَّها

وأَخو النَّفسِ أَثِبْهُ حقَّها

كي تكنْ مُنطبِعاً في الصُّوَرِ

كي تكنْ مُنطبِعاً في الصُّوَرِ

And reward the soul’s brother with the soul’s due,

Make firm the self's brother his right,

So that you may be imprinted in forms.

That it be imprinted in images.

وإذا ما قمتَ في أمْرٍ فمنْ

وإذا ما قمتَ في أمْرٍ فمنْ

تابِعاً في الأَمرِ حُكْمَ القَدَرِ

تابِعاً في الأَمرِ حُكْمَ القَدَرِ

And whenever you undertake a matter, then whoever—

And when you stand for a matter,

Following the decree of fate in that matter.

Following the judgment of fate in the matter.

وبالاسْتِدْلالِ نشراً وطَوًى

وبالاسْتِدْلالِ نشراً وطَوًى

صَحِّحِ الشَّأْنَ بحكمِ النَّظرِ

صَحِّحِ الشَّأْنَ بحكمِ النَّظرِ

And through inference, unfolding and folding,

And by inference, unfurling and folding,

Set the matter right by reasoned judgment.

Correct the affair by the judgment of observation.

واقْطَعِ الإِيصالَ عن مُنقَطِعٍ

واقْطَعِ الإِيصالَ عن مُنقَطِعٍ

واقبَلِ الأَعذارَ للمُعْتَذِرِ

واقبَلِ الأَعذارَ للمُعْتَذِرِ

And sever contact with one who has broken away.

Cut off connection from the disconnected,

And accept the excuses of one who apologizes.

And accept excuses from the apologizer.

نعمَةُ اللهِ فوَقِّرْ طورَها

نعمَةُ اللهِ فوَقِّرْ طورَها

واحمدِ اللهَ تَعالى واشْكُرِ

واحمدِ اللهَ تَعالى واشْكُرِ

God’s blessing—so honor its measure.

God's blessing - appreciate its nature,

And praise God—exalted is He—and give thanks.

Thank God Most High and be grateful.