إِن يأَخذِ اللَه مِن عَينيَّ نورهما

إِن يأَخذِ اللَه مِن عَينيَّ نورهما

فَفي لِساني وَقَلبي منهما نورُ

فَفي لِساني وَقَلبي منهما نورُ

If God takes from my eyes their light,

If God takes the light from my eyes

If God has taken the light from my eyes,

then in my tongue and heart there is light from them.

In my tongue and heart there is still light

Then in my tongue and my heart, a light remains.

قَلبي ذَكي وَعَقلي غَيرُ ذي دَخَل

قَلبي ذَكي وَعَقلي غَيرُ ذي دَخَل

وَفي فَمي صارِم كالسَيف مَأثور

وَفي فَمي صارِم كالسَيف مَأثور

My heart is keen, and my mind is free of taint,

My heart is smart, my mind unblemished

My heart is keen, my mind free of defect,

and in my mouth is a keen, patterned blade, like a sword.

And in my mouth, a sharp sword, well-known

And in my mouth is a sharp blade, like a drawn sword.