أَشَدُّI tighten قِبالَthe strap نَعليof my sandal أَنlest يَرانيhe see me
أَشَدُّ قِبالَ نَعلي أَن يَراني
عَدوّيmy enemy لِلحَوادِثِto misfortunes مُستَكيناsubmissive
عَدوّي لِلحَوادِثِ مُستَكينا
I tighten my sandal’s strap, lest I be seen
My worst fear is for my enemy to see me
I tighten the strap of my sandal firmly,
by my enemy, humbled by misfortunes.
Succumbing to misfortune, frail and weak
Lest my enemy see me humbled by calamity.