أما أنا فاود لو أن الورى

أما أنا فاود لو أن الورى

طرا حذوا حذوى وساروا سيرتي

طرا حذوا حذوى وساروا سيرتي

As for me, I wish that all mankind

As for me, I wish that humankind

One and all would follow my example and walk my path.

Would all follow my example and walk my path.

عفت الحماية بعد ان خولتها

عفت الحماية بعد ان خولتها

وتخذت دأبا لي خلوص سريرتي

وتخذت دأبا لي خلوص سريرتي

I spurned protection after it had been conferred on me,

I spurned protection after it was granted to me,

And made the purity of my inmost heart my constant practice.

And made purity of heart my constant practice.

ولزمت حد السلم مغتبطا به

ولزمت حد السلم مغتبطا به

فامنت من شكوى عداي وجيرتي

فامنت من شكوى عداي وجيرتي

I held to the bounds of peace, rejoicing in it,

And kept to the bounds of peace, rejoicing in it,

And so was safe from complaint by my foes and neighbors.

So I was safe from the complaints of my foes and my neighbors.