تَحاجَبتَ عَنّي وَاِستَتَرتَ وَلَم يَكُن

تَحاجَبتَ عَنّي وَاِستَتَرتَ وَلَم يَكُن

مُحَيّايَ إِلّا لِلسَلامِ عَلَيكا

مُحَيّايَ إِلّا لِلسَلامِ عَلَيكا

You veiled yourself from me and hid, though my appearance

You shut yourself away from me and hid, though

was for nothing but the greeting, “Peace be upon you.”

I showed my face only to greet you.

فَلا رَحَلَت مِنّي إِلى المَجدِ هِمَّةٌ

فَلا رَحَلَت مِنّي إِلى المَجدِ هِمَّةٌ

مَتى أَنا يَوماً ما دَخَلتُ إِلَيكا

مَتى أَنا يَوماً ما دَخَلتُ إِلَيكا

Then may my ambition never set forth from me toward glory

May no aspiration of mine set out toward glory

if ever, on any day, I entered upon you.

if ever, on any day, I enter your presence.