عذيري من الدنيا كريمٌ دعوته

عذيري من الدنيا كريمٌ دعوته

فلبّى دعائي واستجاب رجائي

فلبّى دعائي واستجاب رجائي

My champion against the world is a generous man I called upon;

My excuse from this life is a generous friend I called upon

So he answered my call and fulfilled my hope.

He answered my prayers and granted my hopes

فإن يولني المعروف كان هناؤه

فإن يولني المعروف كان هناؤه

بإسدائي المعروف مثل هنائي

بإسدائي المعروف مثل هنائي

For if he grants me kindness, his delight

If he continues to bestow favors on me, his joy

In bestowing kindness on me equals my own.

In granting me favors will equal my joy in receiving them

وإن أثن كي أقضي ديون جميله

وإن أثن كي أقضي ديون جميله

عَليَّ رأى ديناً عليه ثنائي

عَليَّ رأى ديناً عليه ثنائي

And if I praise him to repay the debts his kindness lays

And if he refuses so I may repay his many kind deeds

Upon me, he counts my praise a debt upon himself.

He will see it as a debt upon me, for which I praise him

فَعَنِّي له من نفسه طال عمره

فَعَنِّي له من نفسه طال عمره

على خيره الجاري أتم جزاء

على خيره الجاري أتم جزاء

So he receives from himself, on my behalf—long may he live—

So for his sake, whose long life continues in goodness

The fullest recompense for his ever-flowing goodness.

The finest reward for his ongoing charity is to release me from obligation