إِن سارَ عَبدُكَ أَوَّلاً أَو آخِراً

إِن سارَ عَبدُكَ أَوَّلاً أَو آخِراً

في ظِلِّ مَجدِكَ ما تَعَدى الواجِبا

في ظِلِّ مَجدِكَ ما تَعَدى الواجِبا

If your servant walks first or last,

If your servant goes first or last

in the shade of your glory, he does not overstep his duty.

In the shade of your glory, he does no more than his duty.

فَإِذا تَأَخَّرَ كانَ خَلفَكَ خادِماً

فَإِذا تَأَخَّرَ كانَ خَلفَكَ خادِماً

وَإِذا تَقَدَّمَ كانَ دونَكَ حَجِبا

وَإِذا تَقَدَّمَ كانَ دونَكَ حَجِبا

For when he falls behind, he is a servant at your back;

If he lingers behind, he follows as your servant.

and when he goes ahead, he is a screen before you.

If he goes ahead, he is but a veil before you.