وَبابٍ إِذا أَمَّهُ قاصِدٌ

وَبابٍ إِذا أَمَّهُ قاصِدٌ

رَآهُ مِنَ الغَيثِ أَدنى وَأَندى

رَآهُ مِنَ الغَيثِ أَدنى وَأَندى

And a door—when a seeker approaches it,

A door, when one who seeks it draws near,

he finds it nearer and more generous than the rain.

Seems to him closer than bounteous rain clouds.

لَهُ الفَتحُ دَأبٌ وَمِن شَأنِهِ

لَهُ الفَتحُ دَأبٌ وَمِن شَأنِهِ

يُرَدَّ وَقاصِدُهُ لَن يُرَدّا

يُرَدَّ وَقاصِدُهُ لَن يُرَدّا

Opening is its habit, and it is in its nature

Opening is its habit; such is its nature-

to be shut; yet whoever seeks it will not be turned away.

It will not be shut, nor the seeker denied.