أمنتُ حذاري منكُمُ وكُفيتُكمْ

أمنتُ حذاري منكُمُ وكُفيتُكمْ

وَأَنتم بمنّ اللَّه وَسْطَ المحاذِرِ

وَأَنتم بمنّ اللَّه وَسْطَ المحاذِرِ

I am free of my fear of you, and have been spared you.

I have been wary of you all and kept you at bay,

While you, by God's grace, are amid perils.

While you are under God's protection amidst perils.

فَما لكُمُ عندي وقد عشتُ برهةً

فَما لكُمُ عندي وقد عشتُ برهةً

أخافكُمُ بغياً عليَّ بعاذِرِ

أخافكُمُ بغياً عليَّ بعاذِرِ

So you have, in my eyes—for I lived a while

So why should you be of concern to me, when I have lived serenely,

fearing your unjust aggression against me—no one to excuse you.

Fearing your malice towards me on false pretexts?

فَلا تَأمنوا إنْ كنتُمُ قد أمِنتُمُ

فَلا تَأمنوا إنْ كنتُمُ قد أمِنتُمُ

سهامَ الأعادي من سهامِ المقادِرِ

سهامَ الأعادي من سهامِ المقادِرِ

So do not feel safe—even if you have escaped

So do not feel secure, if you have felt secure,

the arrows of foes—from the arrows of fate.

From the arrows of enemies and arrows of fate.

وَكَم ذا نَفضتُ الكفّ من نَصر أُسرتي

وَكَم ذا نَفضتُ الكفّ من نَصر أُسرتي

عَلى خُطّةٍ خشناءَ واللَّهُ ناصري

عَلى خُطّةٍ خشناءَ واللَّهُ ناصري

And how often I have shaken my hand free of my family's help,

And how often have I shaken my fist in triumph over my clan's foes

in a harsh undertaking, with God as my helper.

In rugged battle, while God is my helper!

وَكَم ذا خَشيتُ الأمرَ قبلَ هجومِهِ

وَكَم ذا خَشيتُ الأمرَ قبلَ هجومِهِ

وسُرْبِلتُه كُرْهاً فلم يكُ ضائرِي

وسُرْبِلتُه كُرْهاً فلم يكُ ضائرِي

And how often I feared a matter before its onslaught,

And how often have I dreaded a matter before its onslaught,

and was clothed in it against my will, yet it did me no harm.

And clad it perforce in fine robes, and it harmed me not!