لئنif indeed كانwas قربكyour nearness ليto me نافعاbeneficial
لئن كان قربك لي نافعا
فبعدكthen your distance أصبحhas become ليto me أنفعاmore beneficial
فبعدك أصبح لي أنفعا
If indeed your nearness was beneficial to me,
If your nearness benefited me,
then your distance has become more beneficial to me.
Then your distance has become more useful to me,
لأننيbecause I أمنتam safe from رزاياcalamities الدهورthe ages
لأنني أمنت رزايا الدهور
وإنand if حلstrikes خطبa calamity فلنthen will not أجزعاI become dismayed
وإن حل خطب فلن أجزعا
For I am safe from the calamities of time,
Because I have learned to withstand the blows of fate,
and if a calamity strikes, I shall not be dismayed.
And if disaster strikes, I shall not despair.