لكto you الخيرgoodness شأنُthe role of الجفنthe eyelid يحرسُguards عينَهits eye
لك الخير شأنُ الجفن يحرسُ عينَه
وهذاand this one بعينunder the eye of اللهGod يحرسis guarded دائماًalways
وهذا بعين الله يحرس دائماً
May good be yours: an eyelid's role is to guard its eye.
Goodness is the work of the eyelid guarding its eye
And this one is always guarded under God's watchful eye.
And this with God's eye guards always
تبيتُspend the night لهfor it خمسُthe five of الثرياthe Pleiades مُعيذةًwarding off harm
تبيتُ له خمسُ الثريا مُعيذةً
تُقلِّدُهhang about its neck زُهرُthe bright ones among النجومthe stars تمائماamulets
تُقلِّدُه زُهرُ النجوم تمائما
The Pleiades' five spend the night warding harm away from it.
Five pleiades spend the night as his talisman
The bright stars hang amulets about its neck.
The stars' flowers make his amulets
فياso, O جفنُvessel (also: eyelid) لاnot تنفكyou cease فيin الحفظprotection دائماalways
فيا جفنُ لا تنفك في الحفظ دائما
وإنand even if كنتَyou are فيin لجٍdeep waters منof البحرthe sea عائماafloat
وإن كنتَ في لجٍ من البحر عائما
So, O vessel, may you always remain under protection,
O eyelid, never cease to guard always
Even if you are afloat in the deep waters of the sea.
Even if you are adrift in a sea swell