الحمدpraise للهto God لاno بؤسٌmisery ولاand no سقمsickness
الحمد لله لا بؤسٌ ولا سقم
المجدglory عوفيwas healed إذاwhen عوفيتyou were healed والكرمand generosity
المجد عوفي إذا عوفيت والكرم
Praise be to God: no misery and no sickness.
Praise be to God, no harm or illness
Glory was healed when you were healed, and generosity too.
Glory unto me if I am kind, and generosity
لبستyou donned منfrom among حللrobes الألطافgracious favors عافيةwell-being
لبست من حلل الألطاف عافية
وزالand departed عنكfrom you إلىto أعدائكyour enemies الألمpain
وزال عنك إلى أعدائك الألم
You donned well-being from among the robes of grace,
I wore the garments of kindness, in good health
And pain departed from you to your enemies.
And your pain has gone away to your enemies
قدindeed أصبحhas become الفضلexcellence مرتاحاًat ease وانتشعتand revived
قد أصبح الفضل مرتاحاً وانتشعت
بحالthrough the state of صحتكyour health الأرواحspirits والهممand aspirations
بحال صحتك الأرواح والهمم
Excellence is now at ease, and revived
Favor now rests, and with your health
By your good health are spirits and aspirations,
Spirits and resolves shine bright
منfrom بعدafter ماthat سئمتgrew weary of نفسيmy soul الحياةlife كماbecause
من بعد ما سئمت نفسي الحياة كما
قدindeed راعهاterrified it منكon your account إذwhen أودىbrought ruin بكupon you السقمsickness
قد راعها منك إذ أودى بك السقم
After my soul had wearied of life, for
After my soul grew weary of life
It had been terrified for you when sickness laid you low.
As it cared for you when illness befell you
تفديكransoms you روحيmy soul ياO مولىmaster of القريضverse فقدfor indeed
تفديك روحي يا مولى القريض فقد
جلتare exalted صفاتكyour qualities عنbeyond اطرائهاextolling them الكلمwords
جلت صفاتك عن اطرائها الكلم
May my soul ransom you, O master of verse, for
My soul ransoms you, O Lord of excellence, for
Your qualities are too exalted for words to praise.
Your traits surpass all praise
منwho ذاis it that يجاريكrivals you فيin بحرpoetic meter ومكرمةand a noble deed
من ذا يجاريك في بحر ومكرمة
أوor منwho يساويequals وأنتwhile you اليومtoday فقتهمhave surpassed them
أو من يساوي وأنت اليوم فقتهم
Who can rival you in poetic meter and noble deeds?
Who can compete with you in a sea of generosity
Or who can equal you, when today you have surpassed them?
Or equal you, the best of them today
بحرan ocean تقدسbecame hallowed فيthrough أطوارstages نشأتهits growth
بحر تقدس في أطوار نشأته
ياoh حبذاhow splendid البحرthe ocean فيin تيارهits current الحكمwisdom
يا حبذا البحر في تياره الحكم
An ocean, hallowed through the stages of its growth—
A sanctified sea in the tides of its birth
How splendid the ocean with wisdom in its current!
What a fine sea in its wise currents
ياO أكرمmost generous الناسof people جدbe generous ليto me بالرضاwith favor كرماًout of generosity
يا أكرم الناس جد لي بالرضا كرماً
فأنتfor you أكرمmost generous منone whom يثنيbestows praise عليهupon him فمa mouth
فأنت أكرم من يثني عليه فم
O most generous of people, generously grant me your favor,
O most generous of people, grant me satisfaction in your kindness
For you are the most generous of those a mouth can praise.
For you are more generous than any mouth that praises
Sol 6.1