ياO عالماًone who knows بيabout me ماwhat بيis within me
يا عالماً بي ما بي
وَمُظهريand the one who reveals me بحجابيthrough my veil
وَمُظهري بحجابي
O You who know me and what is within me,
O you who know what is within me
And reveal me through my veil,
And my appearance behind my veil
وَمَنْand the one who بهthrough whom كُنْتُI existed مذsince كُنْwas (split verb stem)
وَمَنْ به كُنْتُ مذ كُنْ
تُI (verb ending) فيin مَدَىspan الأحقابthe ages
تُ في مَدَى الأحقاب
And You through whom I have existed since I came
And who I have been since always
Into being, throughout the span of ages:
Throughout the ages
رَحمتنيYou had mercy on me فيin مَجيئيmy coming
رَحمتني في مَجيئي
فكيفso how أخشىI fear ذهابيmy going
فكيف أخشى ذهابي
You had mercy on me in my coming—
You had mercy on me when I came
So how can I fear my going?
So why should I fear my leaving
Sol 6.1