فَظاهِرُها لِلناسِ رُكنٌ مُقَبَّلٌ

فَظاهِرُها لِلناسِ رُكنٌ مُقَبَّلٌ

وَباطِنُها عَينٌ مِنَ الجودِ عَيلَمُ

وَباطِنُها عَينٌ مِنَ الجودِ عَيلَمُ

So its outer side is a corner people kiss;

Its outward appearance to people is a corner to be kissed

and its inner side a copious spring of generosity.

And its inward essence is a spring of unstinting generosity

هُوَ البَحرُ لا عَينَ مِنَ الجودِ عَيلَمُ

هُوَ البَحرُ لا عَينَ مِنَ الجودِ عَيلَمُ

عَفاءٌ عَلى عَينٍ مِنَ الجودِ عَيلَمُ

عَفاءٌ عَلى عَينٍ مِنَ الجودِ عَيلَمُ

He is the sea, not a copious spring of generosity.

It is the sea, not a spring of unstinting generosity

Away with a copious spring of generosity!

Pardon, for a spring of unstinting generosity

يُجَلُّ عَنِ التَقبيلِ ظاهِرَ كَفِّهِ

يُجَلُّ عَنِ التَقبيلِ ظاهِرَ كَفِّهِ

وَباطِنُها عَن أَن تُقاسَ بِزَمزَمِ

وَباطِنُها عَن أَن تُقاسَ بِزَمزَمِ

The back of his hand is too exalted to be kissed,

It disdains being kissed on its outward palm

and its palm too exalted to be compared with Zamzam.

And its inward essence disdains being compared to Zamzam