إِن كانَ سعى الوُشاةُ للإِفسادِ

إِن كانَ سعى الوُشاةُ للإِفسادِ

أَو هم ضَرَبوا دونَكَ بالأَسدادِ

أَو هم ضَرَبوا دونَكَ بالأَسدادِ

If the tale-bearers had striven to sow discord,

If the slanderers' pursuit is to corrupt,

Or they had raised barriers on the way to you,

Or they have laid barriers to block you,

رَغماً لأنوفهم سرت رائِحَةٌ

رَغماً لأنوفهم سرت رائِحَةٌ

أَحياني بَردُها عَلى الأَكبادِ

أَحياني بَردُها عَلى الأَكبادِ

Despite them, a fragrance wafted,

Despite their objections, a fragrance has spread -

Its coolness upon the livers revived me.

At times its coolness soothes the livers.