مولاي هب نظراً لعبدك

مولاي هب نظراً لعبدك

وأفضِ عليه سَحابَ رفدِك

وأفضِ عليه سَحابَ رفدِك

My lord, bestow a glance upon your servant,

My lord, grant your servant a glance,

and shower him from the clouds of your bounty.

And pour upon him the clouds of your bounty.

فلقد أقرَّ بعجزِهِ

فلقد أقرَّ بعجزِهِ

وقصورهِ عن بعض حَمدَك

وقصورهِ عن بعض حَمدَك

For he has confessed his helplessness,

For he has indeed acknowledged his inability

and that he falls short of even a part of your praise.

And his falling short of even some praise of you.

وقَفَت نجومُ الأُفقِ في

وقَفَت نجومُ الأُفقِ في

رتَب العلا من دون جَهدك

رتَب العلا من دون جَهدك

The stars upon the horizon have taken their stand

The stars of the horizon have halted in

in the ranks of loftiness, beneath what your striving can attain.

Lofty ranks, below your striving.

والدهرُ أصبحَ يَقتدي

والدهرُ أصبحَ يَقتدي

إما بحلك أو بعقدك

إما بحلك أو بعقدك

And Time itself has come to take its cue

And time has come to follow

from whether you loose or bind.

Either your loosening or your binding.

أمُدَبِّرَ المُلكِ المُقيم

أمُدَبِّرَ المُلكِ المُقيم

أرى الليالي بَعضَ جُندِك

أرى الليالي بَعضَ جُندِك

O ruler of the enduring kingdom,

O steward of the enduring kingdom,

I see the nights as but a part of your host.

I see the nights as part of your army.

ولقد ختمت صيامَ ه

ولقد ختمت صيامَ ه

ذا الشهرِ مَقبُولا بحَمدك

ذا الشهرِ مَقبُولا بحَمدك

And I have now completed its fast—

And I have indeed completed the fast of this

this month—accepted with praise of you.

Month, accepted through praise of you.

شهرٌ تعاطَمَ قدرُهُ

شهرٌ تعاطَمَ قدرُهُ

وغدا له سَعدٌ كسَعدك

وغدا له سَعدٌ كسَعدك

My month has grown mighty in worth

A month whose stature has grown great,

and now enjoys good fortune like your own.

And which has gained good fortune like yours.

لم لا يكونُ معظَّماً

لم لا يكونُ معظَّماً

في الدهر وهوَ سَمِيُّ جَدِّك

في الدهر وهوَ سَمِيُّ جَدِّك

Why should it not be held in honor

Why should it not be revered

throughout time, when it is your grandfather’s namesake?

Throughout time, when it is your grandfather's namesake?