تَنَكَّرَ لِي دَهري وَلَم يَدرِ أَنَّني

تَنَكَّرَ لِي دَهري وَلَم يَدرِ أَنَّني

أَعزُّ وَرَوعاتُ الخُطوبِ تَهونُ

أَعزُّ وَرَوعاتُ الخُطوبِ تَهونُ

My fate turned against me, not knowing that I

My fate turned against me, unaware

Fate turned against me, unaware that I

am mightier, and the terrors of calamities diminish.

That I am too proud for troubles to unsettle me.

Am mightier, and the terrors of calamity are trivial.

فَظَلَّ يُريني الخَطبُ كَيفَ اِعتِداؤُهُ

فَظَلَّ يُريني الخَطبُ كَيفَ اِعتِداؤُهُ

وَبِتُّ أُريهِ الصَبرَ كَيفَ يَكونُ

وَبِتُّ أُريهِ الصَبرَ كَيفَ يَكونُ

So calamity kept showing me what its assault was like,

So it kept showing me more troubles to test me,

So misfortune persisted in showing me the manner of its assault,

And I spent the night showing it what patience is.

While I showed it patience, demonstrating its strength.

And I persisted in showing it the nature of true patience.