عَوِّلْRely علىon رأيهِhis counsel إذاwhen حزَبَتْbeset
عَوِّلْ على رأيهِ إذا حزَبَتْ
نائبَهٌa calamity مِنamong نوائبِthe calamities of الزَّمَنِtime
نائبَهٌ مِن نوائبِ الزَّمَنِ
Rely on his counsel when you are beset
In times of hardship seek his counsel
By one of the calamities of time;
When fate's calamities make you feel frail
فليسَfor there is no فيon الأرضِthe earth معقِلٌa stronghold أشِبٌimpregnable
فليسَ في الأرضِ معقِلٌ أشِبٌ
كَرأيهِlike his counsel منagainst كرائِهِthe horrors of المِحَنِadversity
كَرأيهِ من كرائِهِ المِحَنِ
For no stronghold on earth is so impregnable
On earth, no fortress can compare
As his counsel against the horrors of adversity.
To his wisdom through times of travail