1. Your safety is extended to every monk,
And your sword is held back from every greedy one.
١. أَمانُكَ مَصروفٌ إِلى كُلِّ راهِبٍ
وَسيبُكَ مَوقوفٌ عَلى كُلِّ راغِبِ
2. The world busied itself with your achievements and was content,
Yet it did not busy itself with sending relief during disasters.
٢. تَباشَرَتِ الدُنيا بِجَدواكَ وَاِكتَفَت
فَلَم تَتَباشَر بِالغُيوثِ الصَوائِبِ
3. Fate smiled at you with pleasure,
And watched over you during the changing of misfortunes.
٣. تَبَسَّمَ مِنكَ الدَهرُ عَن زائِنٍ لَهُ
وَعَينٌ عَلَيهِ في اِختِلافِ النَوائِبِ
4. It had insight, beyond consequences, an idea
That reveals an opinion behind consequences.
٤. بَصيرٌ لَهُ دونَ العَواقِبِ فِكرَةً
تَكشِفُ عَن رَأيٍ وَراءَ العَواقِبِ
5. So glory may thank you, protected by you forever,
And shielded by determination and a judging sword.
٥. لِيَشكُركَ مَجدٌ لا تَزالُ تَحوطُهُ
وَتَحميهِ بِالنَصلَينِ عَزمٍ وَقاضِبِ
6. It is as if when I take hold of your hand,
I grasp the forelocks of pouring clouds.
٦. كَأَنّي إِذا أَمسَكتُ مِنكَ بِعُروَةَ
أَخَذتُ بِأَهدابِ الغُيومِ السَواكِبِ