أَرِقتُ وَطارَ عَن عَيني النُعاسُ

أَرِقتُ وَطارَ عَن عَيني النُعاسُ

وَنامَ السامِرونَ وَلَم يُواسوا

وَنامَ السامِرونَ وَلَم يُواسوا

I lay sleepless, and drowsiness flew from my eye.

I was awake while the eyelids of others fell heavy with sleep,

And the night-talkers slept and offered no comfort.

And the guards slumbered though danger remained.

أَمينَ اللَهِ أَمنُكَ خَيرُ أَمنٍ

أَمينَ اللَهِ أَمنُكَ خَيرُ أَمنٍ

عَلَيكَ مِنَ التُقى فيهِ لِباسُ

عَلَيكَ مِنَ التُقى فيهِ لِباسُ

O God's trusted one, your protection is the best protection.

O trustee of God, your safety is the best safety -

Within it, you wear a garment of piety.

Your piety clothes you with protection.

تُساسُ مِنَ السَماءِ بِكُلِّ بِرٍّ

تُساسُ مِنَ السَماءِ بِكُلِّ بِرٍّ

وَأَنتَ بِهِ تَسوسُ كَما تُساسُ

وَأَنتَ بِهِ تَسوسُ كَما تُساسُ

You are governed from heaven with all goodness;

You are looked after from the heavens for your righteousness,

And through it you govern, as you are governed.

While looking after others as you yourself are looked after.

كَأَنَّ الخَلقَ رُكِّبَ فيهِ روحٌ

كَأَنَّ الخَلقَ رُكِّبَ فيهِ روحٌ

لَهُ جَسَدٌ وَأَنتَ عَلَيهِ راسُ

لَهُ جَسَدٌ وَأَنتَ عَلَيهِ راسُ

As though mankind had a spirit set within it—

It is as if the creation were given a spirit within you -

It has a body, and you are its head.

A body for which you are the head.

أَمينَ اللَهِ إِنَّ الحَبسَ بَأسٌ

أَمينَ اللَهِ إِنَّ الحَبسَ بَأسٌ

وَقَد أَرسَلتَ لَيسَ عَلَيكَ باسُ

وَقَد أَرسَلتَ لَيسَ عَلَيكَ باسُ

O God's trusted one, imprisonment is hardship.

O trustee of God, imprisonment is difficult indeed,

And you have granted release—may no harm befall you.

Yet no harm will reach you from it.