وَلَمّاAnd when أَنthat (linking particle) جَعَلتُI made اللَGod (first part of الله)
وَلَمّا أَن جَعَلتُ اللَ
هَ(completes الله, 'God') ليfor me سِتراًa shield مِنَagainst النُوَبِcalamities
هَ لي سِتراً مِنَ النُوَبِ
And when I made God
When I made God a veil to hide my sins
a shield for me against calamities,
Every misfortune pelted me
رَمَتنيshot at me كُلُّevery حادِثَةٍmisfortune
رَمَتني كُلُّ حادِثَةٍ
فَأَخطَتنيso it missed me وَلَمand did not تُصِبِhit
فَأَخطَتني وَلَم تُصِبِ
every misfortune shot at me,
It missed and did not hit its mark
but missed me and did not strike.
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.