وإِذاand when تَطَلَّعَhe peers فيinto مَرائيthe mirrors of فِكْرِهِhis thought
وإِذا تَطَلَّعَ في مَرائي فِكْرِهِ
لَمْdid not تَخْفَremain hidden خافيةٌany hidden thing عَلىfrom تَنْقيبِهِhis probing
لَمْ تَخْفَ خافيةٌ عَلى تَنْقيبِهِ
And when he peers into the mirrors of his thought,
no hidden thing eludes his probing.
فَتَراهُso you see him يَبْلُغُhe attains ماwhat أَرادَhe desired بِرِفْقِهِthrough his gentleness
فَتَراهُ يَبْلُغُ ما أَرادَ بِرِفْقِهِ
كَالفَجْرِlike dawn يَبْلُغُit attains ماwhat ابْتَغىit sought بِدَبيبِهِby its creeping advance
كَالفَجْرِ يَبْلُغُ ما ابْتَغى بِدَبيبِهِ
So you see him attain what he desires through his gentleness,
like dawn attaining what it seeks by its creeping advance.