صُدورُ رَجائِهِ بِمُؤَمِّليهِ

صُدورُ رَجائِهِ بِمُؤَمِّليهِ

تَضيقُ فَما يُقالُ لَها رِحابُ

تَضيقُ فَما يُقالُ لَها رِحابُ

The bosoms of hope in him, thronged by those who look to him,

The breasts of those hoping for him are straitened, so nothing spacious is said of them.

grow cramped, so they cannot be called spacious.

And he has no veil when he gives gifts;

وَلَيسَ لَهُ حِجابٌ حينَ يُعطى

وَلَيسَ لَهُ حِجابٌ حينَ يُعطى

بَلى فَرطُ الزَحامِ لَهُ حِجابُ

بَلى فَرطُ الزَحامِ لَهُ حِجابُ

And he has no veil when something is given to him;

Rather, the press of the throng is his veil.

yet indeed, the crush of the crowd is his veil.

You have remained, as you wish, of high status,

بَقيتَ كَما تَشاءُ رَفيعَ جاهٍ

بَقيتَ كَما تَشاءُ رَفيعَ جاهٍ

تُصيبُ مَدى الزَمانِ وَلا تُصابُ

تُصيبُ مَدى الزَمانِ وَلا تُصابُ

May you remain as you wish, exalted in rank,

Affecting the course of time without being affected.

striking your mark throughout time, and never struck.