الحمد لله حمدَ من لم

الحمد لله حمدَ من لم

يجد جزاءً ولا شُكورا

يجد جزاءً ولا شُكورا

Praise be to God—the praise of one who has not

Praise be to God—the praise of one who has not

found any recompense or thanks.

found recompense or thanks.

وإنما العبد قيل له قل

وإنما العبد قيل له قل

فقال ما قاله خبيرا

فقال ما قاله خبيرا

And the servant was merely told, “Say,”

And the servant was only told, 'Say,'

so he said what he said, fully aware

so he said what he said, well aware

بانه فيه عبد قَنٍ

بانه فيه عبد قَنٍ

ممتثلا امره الكثيرا

ممتثلا امره الكثيرا

that, in doing so, he was a bondslave,

that therein he is a wholly owned slave,

obediently carrying out His many commands.

obeying His many commands.

لم يتخذ دونه ولياً

لم يتخذ دونه ولياً

في حمده لا ولا نصيرا

في حمده لا ولا نصيرا

He took no patron apart from Him

He took no protector besides Him

in praising Him—no, nor any helper.

in praising Him—no, nor any helper.

من علم الحقَّ علمَ ذوقٍ

من علم الحقَّ علمَ ذوقٍ

يعلمه ناقداً بصيرا

يعلمه ناقداً بصيرا

Whoever knows the Real through tasted knowledge

Whoever knows the Real through tasted knowledge

knows Him discerningly and clear-sightedly.

knows Him, discerning and clear-sighted.

من حكم العلم في هواه

من حكم العلم في هواه

كان على نفسه قديرا

كان على نفسه قديرا

Whoever makes knowledge judge over his passion

Whoever makes knowledge the judge over his desire

has mastery over his own self.

has power over himself.

يعرفه كلُّ من رآه

يعرفه كلُّ من رآه

بنعته سيِّداً حصورا

بنعته سيِّداً حصورا

Everyone who sees him recognizes him

Everyone who has seen him recognizes him

by his distinguishing mark: a master, chaste and self-restrained.

by his character: a master, chaste.