دَعتكَcalled you دواعيimpulses النفسthe soul غيباًin secret ومشهداًand in the open
دَعتكَ دواعي النفس غيباً ومشهداً
فأرعيتَso you lent سمعاًan ear ثمthen أعطيتyou gave مقوداa rein
فأرعيتَ سمعاً ثم أعطيت مقودا
The soul’s impulses called you, in secret and in the open;
The whisperings of the soul called you unseen and seen
So you lent an ear, then yielded the reins.
So you lent an ear then handed over the reins
دعاءa call فتحتyou opened اليومtoday بابَthe door of قَبولِهِits acceptance
دعاء فتحت اليوم بابَ قَبولِهِ
فأغلقتso you closed أبوابَthe doors of القَبولِacceptance بهِthrough it غَداtomorrow
فأغلقت أبوابَ القَبولِ بهِ غَدا
A call to which you opened the door of acceptance today,
A prayer whose door of acceptance you opened today
And thereby closed the doors of acceptance tomorrow.
You closed tomorrow its doors of acceptance