نَوائِبُ إِن جَلَّت تَجَلَّت سَريعَةً

نَوائِبُ إِن جَلَّت تَجَلَّت سَريعَةً

وَإِمّا تَوالَت في الزَمانِ تَوَلَّتِ

وَإِمّا تَوالَت في الزَمانِ تَوَلَّتِ

Calamities, if they grow grave, swiftly clear away.

The strokes of fate, should they descend, descend swiftly,

And if they follow one another through time, they pass away.

Or follow on in time, they follow ceaselessly.

وَدُنياكَ إِن قَلَّت أَقَلَّت وَإِن قَلَت

وَدُنياكَ إِن قَلَّت أَقَلَّت وَإِن قَلَت

فَمِن قَلَتٍ في الدينِ نَجَّت وَعَلَّتِ

فَمِن قَلَتٍ في الدينِ نَجَّت وَعَلَّتِ

And your worldly life, if scant, bears you up; and if it hates you,

And if your world contracts, greatly contracts, and wanes,

It saves you from ruin in faith and raises you high.

By waning faith, from such it gains and climbs immensely.

غَلَت وَأَغالَت ثُمَّ غالَت وَأَوحَشَت

غَلَت وَأَغالَت ثُمَّ غالَت وَأَوحَشَت

وَحَشَّت وَحاشَت وَاِستَمالَت وَمَلَّتِ

وَحَشَّت وَحاشَت وَاِستَمالَت وَمَلَّتِ

It grew dear and suckled while pregnant, then slew and made desolate.

It climbed and towered, then it climbed and frightened,

And stoked fires and herded, and enticed and grew weary.

It frightened and alarmed, importuned and wearied.

وَصَلَّت بِنيرانٍ وَصَلَّت سُيوفُها

وَصَلَّت بِنيرانٍ وَصَلَّت سُيوفُها

وَسَلَّت حُساماً مِن أَذاةٍ وَسَلَّت

وَسَلَّت حُساماً مِن أَذاةٍ وَسَلَّت

And scorched with fires, and its swords rang out.

It joined with fires, its swords did join and strike,

And drew a keen sword of harm, and offered solace.

It drew a blade of harm and verily it struck.

أَزالَت وَزَلَّت بِالفَتى عَن مَقامِهِ

أَزالَت وَزَلَّت بِالفَتى عَن مَقامِهِ

وَحَلَّت فَلَمّا أُحكِمَ العَقدُ حَلَّت

وَحَلَّت فَلَمّا أُحكِمَ العَقدُ حَلَّت

It dislodged the young man and sent him slipping from his station.

It passed and slipped away with the lad from his place there,

And settled; then, when the knot was firmly secured, it untied it.

Until the knot was tied securely, then it slipped away.