وما أخشى قُصُوراً عن مرامٍ

وما أخشى قُصُوراً عن مرامٍ

ومثلُك لي إلى الدنيا شفيعي

ومثلُك لي إلى الدنيا شفيعي

And I fear no falling short of my aims,

And I do not fear falling short of a goal,

with one such as you as my advocate before the world.

when one like you is my intercessor with the world.

ومِثلُك لا يُنَبَّه غير أنَّا

ومِثلُك لا يُنَبَّه غير أنَّا

أتانا الأمرُ بالذِّكرِ النَّفُوعِ

أتانا الأمرُ بالذِّكرِ النَّفُوعِ

Someone like you needs no prompting, save that

And one like you needs no reminding, except that we

we have received the command to offer beneficial counsel.

have received the command to give a beneficial reminder.