أَصاحِبَO companion of بَيتيmy house إنَّindeed فيwithin مُسْدَلِthe drawn veil of الخَفاconcealment
أَصاحِبَ بَيتي إنَّ في مُسْدَلِ الخَفا
أرىI see لكَfor you فيin طيِّthe folds of الشُؤوُنِaffairs ظُهُورَاan emergence
أرى لكَ في طيِّ الشُؤوُنِ ظُهُورَا
O companion of my house, indeed, within concealment’s drawn veil,
I see your emergence in the folds of affairs.
وفيand in عتمَةِthe darkness of اللَّيْلِthe night المُغَلْغَلِdeeply permeated بالهوَىwith passion
وفي عتمَةِ اللَّيْلِ المُغَلْغَلِ بالهوَى
ستبْرُزُyou will emerge رغماًin defiance للحَواسِدِof the envious نُورَاas light
ستبْرُزُ رغماً للحَواسِدِ نُورَا
And in the darkness of night, steeped in passion,
You will emerge as light, despite the envious.
فخذْso take hold بعِنانِof the reins of العَزْمِresolve وابْلَجْand shine forth تمكُّناًwith firm mastery
فخذْ بعِنانِ العَزْمِ وابْلَجْ تمكُّناً
وكنْand be أَنْتَyou yourself فيin كلِّall الأَمورِaffairs صَبُورَاsteadfastly patient
وكنْ أَنْتَ في كلِّ الأَمورِ صَبُورَا
So grasp the reins of resolve, and shine forth with mastery.
And be steadfastly patient in all affairs.
ولازِمْand keep to بطيِّin the folds of اللَّيْلِthe night للذِّكرِfor remembrance موطِناًa place
ولازِمْ بطيِّ اللَّيْلِ للذِّكرِ موطِناً
وكنْand be عبدَa servant of صِدْقٍsincerity للإلهِto God شَكُورَاdeeply grateful
وكنْ عبدَ صِدْقٍ للإلهِ شَكُورَا
And in the folds of night, keep to a place for remembrance.
And be a true servant to God, deeply grateful.
ودعْand leave عُصبَةَthe band of الحُسَّادِthe envious فاللهُfor God رَغْمَهُمْdespite them
ودعْ عُصبَةَ الحُسَّادِ فاللهُ رَغْمَهُمْ
سيُبْرِزُwill bring forth منfrom نسجِthe weaving of الأَمورِaffairs أُمُورَاmatters
سيُبْرِزُ من نسجِ الأَمورِ أُمُورَا
And leave the band of the envious; for God, despite them,
Will bring forth matters from the weaving of affairs.