If Time Throws Evil at You
translated by
Hatem Al-Shamea
If time throws evil at you
And life in your world becomes bitter,
Do not worry about your situation, but remember
How much of your life you spent in good deeds?
And if the earth becomes narrow for you one day
And you spend the night groaning from your world in misery,
The Lord of the universe did not make you cry
Except to learn that after hardship comes ease.
And if time is unfair to you, be patient
And ask your Lord for success and reward.
Perhaps God will reward you with good
And fill your broken heart with patience.
And if the aggressors wage war on you
And shed a river of the blood of the free,
Do not be sad, for your Lord is the Avenger
He will make victory from the blood of the heroes.
And if the tyrants impose humiliation on you
Do not submit and live your life free.
And say, O soul, I have a generous Lord
He will strip the dawn from the darkness of the night.
And if a friend wrongs you unjustly
And meets your loyalty with distance and abandonment,
Do not be sad for him and live proud
For you were the loyal one, that is enough pride for you.
And if life is clear to you, be careful
For a calamity may come to you treacherously.
How many people are rich in money in it
So he became dressed in humiliation and poverty.
And how many people in the world have great kingship
And he owned the land by land and sea.
But after the glory, death came to him
And he was entered into the darkness of the night, a grave.
This is the world, do not rely on it
And do not give it a place in the heart.
And extend your hands to the Merciful always
For your Lord will not return your hands empty.
A New Home – Nabila Al-Sheikh – trans. Hatem Al-Shamea
