1. خذ ما صفا ودع الكدر

    وكل أمورك للقدر

    Take what is clear, and leave the murk.

    Entrust your affairs to destiny,

  2. مهما غلبت كما مر

    هادي الورى خير البشر

    whenever you are overcome, as [commanded by]

    the guide of creation, the best of humankind.

  3. إن الأمور جرى بها

    قلم على اللوح الأغر

    Indeed, all affairs were inscribed by

    a pen upon the radiant Tablet,

  4. في سابق العلم القدي

    م من قبل إيجاد الصورد

    in eternal foreknowledge,

    before [forms] were brought into being.

  5. ودع الهموم فإنها

    يا صاحبي محض الضرر

    And leave your worries, for they are,

    my companion, nothing but harm.

  6. واغنم زمانك واسترح

    من لو ولم تلق الظفر

    And make the most of your time, and find relief

    from 'if only' and 'did not'; you will attain success.

  7. وارجع إلى اللَه إذا

    مالح خطب أو عصر

    And return to God whenever

    a calamity [looms] or [hardship arises].

  8. وإذا بليت بمحنة

    فاصبر لها فيمن صبر

    And when you are afflicted with an ordeal,

    bear it patiently among those who endured:

  9. من كل بر موقن

    متوقر عند الغير

    every righteous person of firm faith,

    composed amid reversals of fortune.

  10. وإذا خصصت بنعمة

    فاشكر لها مع من شكر

    And when you are favored with a blessing,

    give thanks for it with those who give thanks

  11. للَه رب العالمين

    تعط المزيد كما ذكر

    to God, Lord of the worlds;

    you will be given more, as He has declared.

  12. واعمل لنفسك صالحاً

    تنجو به من كل شر

    And do righteous work for yourself;

    through it you will escape every evil

  13. وتفوز بالحسنى هي ال

    جنات نعم المستقر

    and attain the finest reward, which is the

    Gardens—how excellent an abode!

  14. دار البقا النعيم

    دار الكرامة والنظر

    The abode of everlasting bliss,

    the abode of honor and of beholding God.

  15. وأعد زادك للمعاد

    من قبل يفجأك الحذر

    And prepare your provisions for the final return,

    before what you dread takes you by surprise.

  16. فالموت آت عن قريب

    ولعل يومك قد حضر

    For death is coming soon,

    and perhaps your day has already arrived.

  17. يا رب أنت المبتغى

    والمرنجي والمدخر

    O Lord, You are the One sought,

    and the [One hoped for], and the treasure held in reserve.

  18. يا رب فاستر واسمحن

    فأنت أكرم من ستر

    O Lord, cover our faults and pardon us,

    for You are the most generous of those who conceal faults.

  19. يا ربنا واختم لنا

    بالخير إن حان السفر

    O our Lord, bring our lives to a close

    in goodness when the journey's hour arrives.

  20. يا ربنا وانظر إلي

    نا أنت أحسن من نظر

    O our Lord, look upon

    us; You are the best of those who look.

  21. ثم الصلاة على الرسول

    خير البرية من مضر

    Then blessings upon the Messenger,

    the best of creation, from Mudar,

  22. ختم النبيين الكرام

    نعم المصابيح الغرر

    the seal of the noble prophets—

    how excellent those radiant lamps!

  23. وآله وصحبه

    والتابعين على الأثر

    And upon his family and his companions,

    and those who follow in their footsteps,

  24. ما هبت النسمات

    بالعرف المعنبر بالسحر

    as long as the breezes blow

    with ambergris-scented fragrance before dawn,

  25. أو غدرت ورق الحمى

    فوق الغصون من الشجر

    or the sanctuary's gray doves [sing]

    upon the branches of the trees.