فلاso may … not رفَعraise المهيمنُthe Guardian ليfor me مناراًa beacon
فلا رفَع المهيمنُ لي مناراً
ولاand not نِلْتُI attain المرامَthe desired goal منof العُلوّeminence
ولا نِلْتُ المرامَ من العُلوّ
So may the Guardian raise no beacon for me,
Neither did the Almighty raise a minaret for me
nor may I attain the eminence I seek.
Nor did I attain what I hoped for in elevation
ومَهماand whatever قلتُI say فيهof him فلاthen not أباليI worry
ومَهما قلتُ فيه فلا أبالي
لأنّيbecause I قدalready أمنتُI am safe مِنfrom الغُلُوِّexaggeration
لأنّي قد أمنتُ مِن الغُلُوِّ
And whatever I say of him, I have no misgivings,
And whatever I say about it matters not to me
for I am safe from exaggeration.
For I am now safe from going too far