All Creation Praises Him

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الحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَنْشَأَ الآدَمِيَّ مِن مَاءٍ مَهِينٍ ضَعِيفٍ وَقَوَّى

Praise be to Allah, who created man from a weak and humble fluid and strengthened him.

وَغَرْبَلَ اللِّبْنَ بِ غِرْبَالِ اللُّطْفِ وَ رَوَى

And sifted the milk through the sieve of kindness and provided nourishment.

وَ فَتَقَ مَعَاهُ لِلْقُوتِ فَتَقَوَّى

And opened his means for sustenance so he may gain strength.

بِ صَنْعَتِهِ اسْتَدَارَ المَصِيرُ وَ تَحَوَّى

By His craftsmanship, the intestines coiled and folded.

وَ بِشُكْرِ نِعْمَتِهِ سَجَدَ المُصَلِّي وَ خَوَى

And in gratitude for His blessings, the worshipper prostrated and became humble.

يُصَوِّرُكُمْ فِي الأَرْحَامِ وَلَا يَدْرِي آدَمُ وَلَا حَوَّاءُ

He shapes you in the wombs, and neither Adam nor Eve knows.

وَ يُنَزِّلُ القَطْرَ إِذَا شَاءَ فَيَبْهَتُ السِّمَاكَ وَ العَوَى

And He sends down rain when He wills, bewildering the sailor and the orbits.

واها لفصاحتي شوت أكباد حسدتي فلا بطل الشوى،

Ah, my eloquence scorched the livers of my enviers, yet the hide was not consumed.

لَا يَنْسَى رِزْقَ الحَمْلِ وَلَا يُهْمِلُ قُوتَ النَّمْلِ وَلَا الحَيَّاتِ فِي الرَّمْلِ تُطْوَى

He does not forget the provision for the fetus nor neglect the nourishment of the ants or the snakes coiled in the sand.

أَجِلْ فِكْرَكَ فِي أَرْكَانِكَ وَتَدَبَّرْ بِنَاءَ بَنَانِكَ وَيَكْفِي فِي العِبَرِ نُطْقُ لِسَانِكَ كُلَّمَا تَلَوَّى

Reflect on your own limbs and consider the construction of your fingertips; it is enough as a lesson that your tongue speaks whenever it turns.

فَإِذَا عَرَفْتَ مَا أَنْعَمَ بِهِ وَأَبْلَى وَتَيَقَّنْتَ مَا أَسْدَى وَأَوْلَى

So if you recognize what He has blessed you with and tested you, and are certain of what He has granted and bestowed,

سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّى

Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High, who created and perfected.