نِعَمُthe blessings of الإِلهGod بشكرهby thanking Him تتقيدare held fast
نِعَمُ الإِله بشكره تتقيد
فاللهfor God يشكرis thanked فيfor النوالthe bounty ويُحمدand is praised
فالله يشكر في النوال ويُحمد
God's blessings are held fast by thanking Him.
For God is thanked for His bounty and praised.
مُدَّتwere outstretched إليهto Him أكفُنَاour palms محتاجةًin need
مُدَّت إليه أكفُنَا محتاجةً
فأنالهاso He granted them منfrom جودهHis generosity ماwhat تعهدthey were accustomed to
فأنالها من جوده ما تعهد
Our needy palms were stretched out to Him,
So from His bounty He granted them what they were accustomed to.
وأغاثناand He relieved us بغمائمwith clouds وكَّافةpouring rain
وأغاثنا بغمائم وكَّافة
بالبِشرِwith gladness تُبرقُthey flash والبشائرand glad tidings تُرعدthunder
بالبِشرِ تُبرقُ والبشائر تُرعد
And He brought us relief with clouds pouring rain.
With gladness they flash, and good tidings thunder.
حملتthey brought إلىto ظمأthe thirst of البسيطةthe earth ريَّهُits quenching draught
حملت إلى ظمأ البسيطة ريَّهُ
ويدand the helping hand of الغمامthe clouds علىupon الثرىthe soil لاnot تجحدis denied
ويد الغمام على الثرى لا تجحد
They brought the thirsty earth its quenching draught,
And the clouds' helping hand upon the soil cannot be denied.
فالجوso the sky برَّاقgleaming الشُّعاعthe rays مفضضsilvered
فالجو برَّاق الشُّعاع مفضض
والماءand the water فياضoverflowing الأتيّthe incoming torrent معسجدgilded
والماء فياض الأتيّ معسجد
So the sky, its rays gleaming, is silvered,
And the water, overflowing in torrents, is gilded.
والأرضand the earth فيin حليthe jewelry of الربيعspring كأنماas though
والأرض في حلي الربيع كأنما
نطفthe drops of السحائبthe clouds لؤلؤpearls وزبرجدand chrysolite
نطف السحائب لؤلؤ وزبرجد
And the earth is decked in spring's jewels, as though
the clouds' drops were pearls and chrysolite.
والروضand the garden مطلولdew-moistened الخمائلthe thickets باسمsmiling
والروض مطلول الخمائل باسم
والقضبand the branches ناعمةsupple المعاطفthe bends ميّدswaying
والقضب ناعمة المعاطف ميّد
And the garden, its thickets dewy, smiles,
And the branches, supple in their bends, sway.
مَجَّتthey spat out بقاياthe remnants of الريِّthe quenching draught فيinto نوارهاtheir blossoms
مَجَّت بقايا الريِّ في نوارها
فكأنماso it is as though هيthey جوهرjewels متبددscattered
فكأنما هي جوهر متبدد
They spat out the remnants of their draught into their blossoms,
So they seem like scattered jewels.
تاهتwere bewildered عقولthe minds of الناسpeople فيby حركاتهاtheir movements
تاهت عقول الناس في حركاتها
ألسكرهاis it from their drunkenness أوor شكرهاtheir gratitude تتأودthey sway
ألسكرها أو شكرها تتأود
People's minds were bewildered by their movements:
Do they sway from drunkenness, or from gratitude?
فيقولso they say أربابthe people of البطالةidleness تنثنيthey bend
فيقول أرباب البطالة تنثني
ويقولand they say أربابthe people of الحقيقةtruth تسجدthey prostrate themselves
ويقول أرباب الحقيقة تسجد
So the people of idleness say, 'They bend,'
And the people of truth say, 'They prostrate themselves.'
وإذاand if اهتديتyou are guided إلىto الصوابwhat is right فإنهاthen indeed they
وإذا اهتديت إلى الصواب فإنها
فيin حقthe due owed to خالقهاtheir Creator تقومthey stand وتقعدand sit
في حق خالقها تقوم وتقعد
And if you are guided to what is right, they indeed
stand and sit in homage to their Creator.
هذاthis هوit is الفضلthe grace الذيthat لاnot ينقضيends
هذا هو الفضل الذي لا ينقضي
هذاthis هوit is الجودthe generosity الذيthat لاnot ينفذruns out (contextual reading)
هذا هو الجود الذي لا ينفذ
This is the grace that never ends;
This is the generosity that never runs out.
أحضرsummon فؤادكyour heart للقيامto undertake بشكرهwith thanks to Him
أحضر فؤادك للقيام بشكره
إنif كنتyou are تعلمyou know قدرthe worth of ماwhat تتقلدyou wear around your neck
إن كنت تعلم قدر ما تتقلد
Summon your heart to the task of thanking Him,
If you know the worth of what you wear around your neck.
وانفضand shake free يديكyour two hands منof العبادthe servants فكلُّهمfor each of them
وانفض يديك من العباد فكلُّهم
عجزاًout of helplessness يحلunties وأنتwhile you جهلاًout of ignorance تعقدtie
عجزاً يحل وأنت جهلاً تعقد
And shake your hands free of the servants, for each of them
unties the bond in helplessness, while you tie it in ignorance.
فهمfor they وأنتand you عبيدslaves of مولىa Master واحدone
فهم وأنت عبيد مولى واحد
فدعso leave العبيدthe slaves فليسfor there is none إلاَّexcept السيدthe Master
فدع العبيد فليس إلاَّ السيد
For they and you are slaves of one Master;
So leave the slaves; there is only the Master.
وإذاand if افتقرتyou turn in need إلىto سواهanyone besides Him فإنماthen it is only because
وإذا افتقرت إلى سواه فإنما
ألوىhas led astray بخاطركwith your mind الطريقthe road الأبعدthe farthest
ألوى بخاطرك الطريق الأبعد
And if you turn in need to anyone besides Him, it is only because
the farthest road has led your mind astray.
نِعمُthe blessings of الإِلهGod كماas تُشاهِدُyou see جمةٌabundant
نِعمُ الإِله كما تُشاهِدُ جمةٌ
والغائباتand the unseen ones أجلُّgreater مماthan what تشهدyou witness
والغائبات أجلُّ مما تشهد
God's blessings, as you see, are abundant,
And those unseen are greater than what you witness.
فانظرso look غلىtoward (apparent typo) آثارthe traces of رحمتهHis mercy التيwhich
فانظر غلى آثار رحمته التي
لاnot يُمتَرَىis doubted فيهاabout it ولاnor يترددone hesitates
لا يُمتَرَى فيها ولا يتردد
So look at the traces of His mercy, about which
there is neither doubt nor hesitation.
ياoh ليتwould that شعريmy knowledge والدليلand the proof مبلغtelling
يا ليت شعري والدليل مبلغ
منfrom ايwhat وجهstandpoint يستريبharbors doubt الملحدthe unbeliever
من اي وجه يستريب الملحد
Oh, would that I knew—with the proof so telling—
on what grounds the unbeliever doubts.
منwho ذاthis one الذيwho يرتابdoubts أنthat إِلههhis God
من ذا الذي يرتاب أن إِلهه
فردٌone alone وألسنةand the tongues of الجمادinanimate things توحِّدproclaim His oneness
فردٌ وألسنة الجماد توحِّد
Who is it that doubts that his God
is One, while the tongues of inanimate things proclaim His oneness?
كلٌeach one يصرِّحُdeclares plainly حالهُits state ومقالُهُand its speech
كلٌ يصرِّحُ حالهُ ومقالُهُ
أنthat ليسthere is no إلاexcept اللهGod ربLord يعبدis worshiped
أن ليس إلا الله رب يعبد
Each one's state and speech declare plainly
that there is no Lord to be worshiped but God.
Sol 6.1