لَمَّاwhen رأيتُI saw سُلُوِّيmy forgetting غيرَnot مُتَّجِهٍpossible
لَمَّا رأيتُ سُلُوِّي غيرَ مُتَّجِهٍ
وأَنَّand that جُنْدَthe army of اصْطِبَارِيmy patient endurance عَادَreturned مَفْلُولاrouted
وأَنَّ جُنْدَ اصْطِبَارِي عَادَ مَفْلُولا
When I saw that forgetting you was beyond me,
And that the army of my endurance had returned routed,
دَخَلتُI entered بالرَّغمِin spite مِنِّيof myself تحتَunder طاعَتِكُمْobedience to you
دَخَلتُ بالرَّغمِ مِنِّي تحتَ طاعَتِكُمْ
لِيَقضِيَso that He might accomplish اللَّهُGod أمْراًa matter كَانَwas مفْعُولاdestined to be done
لِيَقضِيَ اللَّهُ أمْراً كَانَ مفْعُولا
I submitted, against my will, to your command,
So that God might accomplish what was destined to be.