ماnot كلُّeveryone منwho يهوىloves الصلاحrighteousness موفقٌgranted success
ما كلُّ من يهوى الصلاح موفقٌ
ماnot كلeveryone منwho يُعطَىis granted الولاءallegiance مقلَّدُinvested with authority
ما كل من يُعطَى الولاء مقلَّدُ
Not everyone who loves righteousness is granted success.
Not everyone who desires righteousness will succeed
Not everyone granted allegiance is invested with authority.
Not everyone granted allegiance is appointed
ماnot كلeveryone منwho نهجfollowed الطريقةthe path منجحٌsuccessful
ما كل من نهج الطريقة منجحٌ
ماnot كلeveryone منwho يبغيseeks المعارفknowledge مرشَدُguided
ما كل من يبغي المعارف مرشَدُ
Not everyone who has followed the path is successful.
Not everyone who follows a path triumphs
Not everyone who seeks knowledge is guided.
Not every knowledge seeker finds a guide
ماnot كلeveryone منwho يَرويspeaks of العفافchastity مصدَّقٌbelieved
ما كل من يَروي العفاف مصدَّقٌ
ماnot كلeveryone منwho طلبsought الزهادةasceticism يزهدrenounces the world
ما كل من طلب الزهادة يزهد
Not everyone who speaks of chastity is believed.
Not every one professing chastity is believed
Not everyone who has sought asceticism renounces the world.
Not everyone seeking asceticism will renounce
ماnot كلeveryone منwho شاءwished الصعودascent بسلمby a ladder الthe
ما كل من شاء الصعود بسلم ال
خيراتgood deeds للملكوتto the Kingdom يوماًone day يصعدascends
خيرات للملكوت يوماً يصعد
Not everyone who wishes to ascend by the ladder of
Not everyone who climbs the ladder of virtues
good deeds will one day rise to the Kingdom,
Will one day ascend to the kingdom's bounties
إنif لمnot تلاحظهwatches over him بذلكin this نعمةgrace الthe
إن لم تلاحظه بذلك نعمة ال
توفيقsuccess منfrom لدنthe presence of الإلهGod فيسعدand so he attains bliss
توفيق من لدن الإله فيسعد
unless, in this, he is favored by the grace of
Unless endowed by God with grace to succeed
success from God, and so attains bliss.
Partial English translation: 9 of 10 Arabic lines translated.