وطوَّفتُها بينَ الأنامِ مُخيِّراً

فَما وَقَفَت إِلا عَلى ابنِ مُبارَكِ

I paraded her among the people as I chose,

Yet she paused only at the son of Mubārak.

على قائِمٍ بالجودِ غير مُقاومٍ

ومُنفَرِدٍ بالمَجدِ غَيرِ مُشاركِ

Standing by generosity, unresisted,

Singular in glory, with no partner.

إِذا خِفتَ صَرفَ الدَّهرِ فادرِك يَمينَه

تَجِد بَحرَها يَرمي بِمَوجٍ مُداركِ

If you fear the turning of fate, take hold of its right hand,

You will find its sea casting forth a rescuing wave.

وقُل حينَ تلقاها لَقَد كنتُ خائِفاً

ببُعدِك عَنِّي قَرَّبَ اللَّهُ داركِ

And say when you meet it: “Indeed, I was afraid

Of your distance from me.” God brought you near, my home.

فقَد عَدلَ الدهرُ الذي كانَ جائِراً

وكيفَ يخافُ الجورَ من كانَ جاركِ

So fate, which was unfair, has now been just,

And how can injustice be feared by one whose neighbor is you?