Trusting God's Decree

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مَن عَرَفَ جَرَيانَ الأَقْدارِ ثَبَتَ لَهَا

Whoever knows the flow of destinies remains firm for them.

إِذَا عَلِمَ العَبْدُ أَنَّ كُلَّ مَا يَجْرِي فِي الكَوْنِ بِقَضَاءِ اللهِ وَقَدَرِهِ

When a servant knows that everything that occurs in the universe is by the decree of God and His destiny,

وَأَنَّهُ لَا يَحْدُثُ شَيْءٌ إِلَّا بِإِرَادَتِهِ

and that nothing happens except by His will,

سَكَنَتْ نَفْسُهُ وَاطْمَأَنَّ قَلْبُهُ

his soul is at rest and his heart is assured.

لَا يَتَضَجَّرُ عِنْدَ المُصِيبَةِ وَلَا يَفْرَحُ فَرَحَ بَطَرٍ عِنْدَ النِّعْمَةِ

He does not grumble at misfortune, nor rejoice with arrogant joy at blessing.

لِأَنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الخِيَرَةَ فِيمَا اختَارَهُ اللهُ لَهُ

because he knows that the best is what God chooses for him.

وَيَرَى أَنَّ القَضَاءَ عَلَيْهِ نَافِذٌ لَا مَحَالَةَ

and he sees that the decree upon him is inevitable,

فَلَيْسَ لَهُ إِلَّا الرِّضَا وَالتَّسْلِيمُ

so he has nothing but acceptance and submission.

وَهَذَا هُوَ طَرِيقُ السَّلَامَةِ مِنَ الهُمُومِ وَالغُمُومِ

And this is the path to safety from worries and griefs.

أَمَّا الجَاهِلُ فَإِنَّهُ يَجْزَعُ عِنْدَ البَلَاءِ

But the ignorant one panics at tribulation,

وَيَظُنُّ أَنَّ الأُمُورَ تَجْرِي جُزَافًا

and thinks that affairs occur randomly,

فَيَكْثُرُ شَكْوَاهُ وَتَذَمُّرُهُ وَلَا يَزَالُ فِي قَلَقٍ وَاضْطِرَابٍ

so his complaints and grievances increase, and he remains in anxiety and turmoil.

فَالْعَاقِلُ مَن عَرَفَ أَنَّ اللهَ حَكِيمٌ فِي أَقْضِيَتِهِ عَادِلٌ فِي أَحْكَامِهِ

The wise person is one who knows that God is Wise in His decrees and Just in His judgments,

فَسَلَّمَ الأَمْرَ لَهُ وَرَضِيَ بِمَا قَسَمَهُ لَهُ

so he entrusts the matter to Him and is satisfied with what He apportions for him.