جرىhas run قلمُthe pen القضاءِof fate بماwith what يكونُshall be
جرى قلمُ القضاءِ بما يكونُ
فَسِيَّانso alike التَّحَرُّكُmovement والسكونُand stillness
فَسِيَّان التَّحَرُّكُ والسكونُ
The pen of fate has written what shall be;
Roamed the pen of fate with what will be
so movement and stillness are alike.
So movement and stillness are the same
جنونٌmadness منكon your part أنto تَسعَىyou strive لرزقٍfor sustenance
جنونٌ منك أن تَسعَى لرزقٍ
ويُرزقُwhile it is provided for فيwithin غِشَاوتِهits covering الجنينُthe fetus
ويُرزقُ في غِشَاوتِه الجنينُ
It is madness for you to strive for sustenance,
Madness in you to strive for sustenance
while the fetus is provided for within its covering.
While the fetus is sustained in its veil