فَإِن رَأى لا أَراهُ اللَهُ نائِبَةً

فَإِن رَأى لا أَراهُ اللَهُ نائِبَةً

مِنَ الزَمانِ وَرَعاهُ مِنَ الغيرِ

مِنَ الزَمانِ وَرَعاهُ مِنَ الغيرِ

If, then, he sees fit—may God never show him any calamity

So if he sees fit—may God never show him a calamity

of Time, but guard him against its vicissitudes—

from time, and may He guard him against reversals of fortune—

أَن يَجعَلَ النُجحَ لي باباً إِلَيهِ وَأَن

أَن يَجعَلَ النُجحَ لي باباً إِلَيهِ وَأَن

يَخُصَّ حُسنَ رَجائي فيهِ بِالظَفرِ

يَخُصَّ حُسنَ رَجائي فيهِ بِالظَفرِ

to make success a doorway for me to him, and

to make success a gateway for me to him, and to

to single out my fair hope in him for triumph.

favor my good hopes in him with fulfillment.