عوذت مولانا برب الناس

عوذت مولانا برب الناس

من شر باغٍ ماكر خناس

من شر باغٍ ماكر خناس

I invoked the Lord of mankind's protection for our master

I sought refuge with the Lord of mankind

From the evil of a scheming, slinking aggressor.

From the evil of a deceitful, sly garden

وحفظت من كيد الحسود فانه

وحفظت من كيد الحسود فانه

ابداً يوسوس في صدور الناس

ابداً يوسوس في صدور الناس

And I guarded him from the envious one's plotting, for he

And I was protected from the envy of the envious one for he

Forever whispers in the breasts of mankind.

Always whispers malice into the hearts of people

ووقيت من عادٍ جهولٍ دائب

ووقيت من عادٍ جهولٍ دائب

في ضرب اخماس الى اسداس

في ضرب اخماس الى اسداس

And I shielded him from an ignorant aggressor, tireless

And I was shielded from the harm of an ignorant, incessant one

In scheming—reckoning fives against sixes.

Who keeps striking the quintessential to the commoners

فعزيزنا بالاصغرين بقلبه

فعزيزنا بالاصغرين بقلبه

ولسانه لا باشتعال الراس

ولسانه لا باشتعال الراس

For our esteemed one's worth lies in his two smaller organs—his heart

So you who are dear to us, have a heart

And his tongue, not in the blazing of his head.

And tongue for the little ones, not an inflamed head

ولقد عهدنا منك شهم سياسةٍ

ولقد عهدنا منك شهم سياسةٍ

بجليل حكمته يلين القاسي

بجليل حكمته يلين القاسي

And indeed, we have known you as a noble statesman,

And we knew you had the generosity of statesmanship

Through whose lofty wisdom the hard-hearted grow gentle.

With great wisdom that softens the harsh