دَفَعَ اللَّهُ عَنكَ نايِبَةَ الدَّه

دَفَعَ اللَّهُ عَنكَ نايِبَةَ الدَّه

رِ وَحاشاكَ أَن تَكونَ عَليلا

رِ وَحاشاكَ أَن تَكونَ عَليلا

May God ward off from you the calamity of

May God ward off from you the vicissitudes of time,

time, and far be it from you to be ill.

And forbid that you should ever fall ill.

أشهد اللَّه ما عَلِمتُ وَما ذا

أشهد اللَّه ما عَلِمتُ وَما ذا

كَ مِنَ الغَدرِ جائِزاً مَقبولا

كَ مِنَ الغَدرِ جائِزاً مَقبولا

I call God to witness: I did not know; nor was that

I bear witness before God, I know nothing of deception from you

treachery permissible or acceptable.

Nor have I found in you aught but good faith.

وَلَعَمري إِن لَو عَلِمتُ فَلازَمتَ

وَلَعَمري إِن لَو عَلِمتُ فَلازَمتَ

كَ حولاً لَكانَ عِندي قَليلا

كَ حولاً لَكانَ عِندي قَليلا

And by my life, had I known and then stayed beside

And by my life, if I had known you closely

you for a year, I would have counted it little.

For a year, that would have seemed to me but brief.

إِنَّني أرتَجي وَإِن لَم يَكُن ما

إِنَّني أرتَجي وَإِن لَم يَكُن ما

كانَ مِمّا نَعِمت مِنّي جَميلا

كانَ مِمّا نَعِمت مِنّي جَميلا

I hope—even if what

I hope, though there was nothing worthy from me shown you,

you once enjoyed from me was not gracious—

That I may prove to be one who when professing loyalty

أَن أَكونَ الَّذي إِذا ضمنَ ال

أَن أَكونَ الَّذي إِذا ضمنَ ال

إخلاص لَم يَلتَمِس عَلَيهِ كَفيلا

إخلاص لَم يَلتَمِس عَلَيهِ كَفيلا

to be the one who, when he pledges

Seeks no guarantor for it.

sincerity, seeks no guarantor for it,

Then he shows no kindness until

ثُمَّ لا يَبذُلُ المَوَدَّةِ حَتّى

ثُمَّ لا يَبذُلُ المَوَدَّةِ حَتّى

يَجعَلِ الجهد قَبلها مَبذولا

يَجعَلِ الجهد قَبلها مَبذولا

then offers no affection until

He has first exerted himself to the utmost.

he has first expended his effort.

So when he speaks his word is as he said,

فَإِذا قالَ كانَ ما قالَ أَو كا

فَإِذا قالَ كانَ ما قالَ أَو كا

نَ بَعيداً مِن خلقهِ أَن يَقولا

نَ بَعيداً مِن خلقهِ أَن يَقولا

So when he speaks, what he says comes to pass; otherwise,

Or far removed is he from saying what he does not do.

it would be far from his character to say it.

Make me then a way to cling to destiny,

فَاِجعَلن لي إِلى التَّعَلُّقِ بِالقَد

فَاِجعَلن لي إِلى التَّعَلُّقِ بِالقَد

رِ سَبيلا إِن لَم أَجد لي سَبيلا

رِ سَبيلا إِن لَم أَجد لي سَبيلا

So grant me a way to cling to

If I find no way for myself.

fate, if I find no way for myself.

For of old he was never generous or noble

فَقَديماً ما جادَ بَالعَفوِ وَالفَض

فَقَديماً ما جادَ بَالعَفوِ وَالفَض

لِ وَما سامَحَ الخَليلُ الخَليلا

لِ وَما سامَحَ الخَليلُ الخَليلا

For long has he been generous with pardon and

Who grudged his friend or who was grudged by his friend.

bounty, and friend has forgiven friend.