1. The breeze of dew amid the heights of glory, a growing youth
Who tends a body destined for renown and aims it well,
١. رُوح النَّدى بَينَ أَثْوابِ الْعُلا وَصِبٌ
يَعْتَنُّ في جَسَدٍ لِلمَجدِ مَوْصوبِ
2. Not you alone wear mourning's gloomy robes,
But we with you are clad in sorrow's garb.
٢. مَا أَنتَ وَحْدَكَ مَكْسُوّاً شُحُوبَ ضَنىً
بَلْ كُلُّنا بِكَ مِن مُضْنىً وَمَشْحُوبِ
3. O veiled in your majesty, though sometimes you may seem
To lift your covering and appear unhidden,
٣. يَا مَنْ عَلَيْهِ حِجابٌ مِنْ جَلالَتِهِ
وَإِنْ بَدَا لَكَ يَوْماً غَيْرَ مَحْجُوبِ
4. A hand is reached to you, revealing harm,
As when the Prophet Job's affliction was revealed.
٤. أَلْقَى عَليكَ يَداً لِلضُّرِّ كاشِفَةً
كَشَّافُ ضُرِّ نَبيِّ اللَّهِ أَيُّوبِ