هَوِّنْ عَلَيْكَ نَوَائِبَ الدَّهْرِ

هَوِّنْ عَلَيْكَ نَوَائِبَ الدَّهْرِيَهُنْ عَلَيْكَ كُلُّ مَا يَجْرِي

Hawwin ʿalayka nawāʾiba ad-dahri, Yahun ʿalayka kullu mā yajrī

Make light of the misfortunes of time, and all that happens will seem light to you.

وَكُنْ لِلُطْفِ اللهِ مُسْتَنْظِراًمِنْ حَيْثُ لَا تَدْرِيهِ أَوْ تَدْرِي

Wakun liluṭfi Allāhi mustanẓiran, Min ḥaythu lā tadrīhi aw tadrī

Await the gentleness of Allah from where you know not, or where you know.

فَكَمْ لَهُ مِنْ فَرَجٍ عَاجِلٍيَكْشِفُ لِلْبَأْسَاءِ وَالضُّرِّ

Fakam lahu min farajin ʿājilin, Yakshifu lilbaʾsāʾi wa-aḍ-ḍurri

How much swift relief He has that lifts hardship and harm!

فَحَسِّنِ الظَّنَّ بِمَوْلَاكَ فِي الْأَحْوَالِ مِنْ يُسْرٍ وَمِنْ عُسْرِ

Faḥassini aẓ-ẓanna bimawlāka fī al-, Aḥwāli min yusrin wamin ʿusri

So think well of your Master in all states, in ease and in hardship.

وَرَوِّحِ القَلْبَ بِرَوْحِ الرِّضَاتَعِيشُ فِي أُنْسٍ وَفِي بِشْرِ

Warawwiḥi al-qalba birawḥi ar-riḍā, Taʿīshu fī unsin wafī bishri

Refresh your heart with the breath of contentment, and you will live in intimacy and joy.

وَكُنْ مِنَ الشُّكْرِ عَلَى غَايَةٍإِنَّ النَّعِيمَ الصِّرْفَ فِي الشُّكْرِ

Wakun mina ash-shukri ʿalā ghāyatin, Inna an-naʿīma aṣ-ṣirfa fī ash-shukri

Be utmost in gratitude, for pure bliss lies in gratitude.

نَعَمْ وَعَوِّلْ فِي جَمِيعِ الأُمُورْمَا دُمْتَ فِي الدُّنْيَا عَلَى الصَّبْرِ

Naʿam waʿawwil fī jamīʿi al-ʾumūr, Mā dumta fī ad-dunyā ʿalā aṣ-ṣabri

Yes, and in all matters rely, as long as you are in this world, on patience,

فَإِنَّهَا دَارُ المِحَنْ وَالأَسَىمِنْ غَيْرِ مَا شَكٍّ وَلَا نُكْرِ

Faʾinnahā dāru al-miḥan wa-al-ʾasā, Min ghayri mā shakkin walā nukri

For it is the abode of trials and sorrow, without doubt or denial.

طُوبَى لِمَنْ جَانَبَهَا وَاتَّصَفْبِالزُّهْدِ فِيهَا مُدَّةَ العُمْرِ

Ṭūbā liman jānabahā wattaṣaf, Bi-az-zuhdi fīhā muddata al-ʿumri

Blessed is whoever avoids it and is marked by renunciation of it all his life.

يَا رَبِّ وَفِّقْنَا وَسَدِّدْ وَكُنْعَوْناً لَنَا فِي السِّرِّ وَالجَهْرِ

Yā rabbi waffiqnā wasaddid wakun, ʿawnan lanā fī as-sirri wa-al-jahri

O Lord, grant us success and right guidance, and be our help in secret and in public,

وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَالْطُفْ بِنَا دَائِماًوَاخْتِمْ لَنَا بِالخَيْرِ وَالبِرِّ

Waghfir lanā wa-aṭ-ṭuf binā dāʾiman, Wakhtim lanā bi-al-khayri wa-al-birri

Forgive us, be gentle with us always, and seal our lives with goodness and righteousness.