مِن سُنَّةِ الأَملاكِ فيما مَضى

مِن سُنَّةِ الأَملاكِ فيما مَضى

مِن سالِفِ الدَهرِ وَإِقبالِهِ

مِن سالِفِ الدَهرِ وَإِقبالِهِ

Among the customs of kings in days gone by,

It was the custom of angels in days gone by

In bygone ages and times of good fortune,

In ancient times and their prosperity

هَدِيَّةُ العَبدِ إِلى رَبِّهِ

هَدِيَّةُ العَبدِ إِلى رَبِّهِ

في جِدَّةَ الدَهرِ وَأَحوالِهِ

في جِدَّةَ الدَهرِ وَأَحوالِهِ

Was a servant's gift to his lord,

For a servant to give a gift to his Lord

At time's renewal and through its changing states.

In the newness of time and its circumstances

فَقُلتُ ما أهدي إِلى سَيِّدي

فَقُلتُ ما أهدي إِلى سَيِّدي

حالي وَما خُوِّلتُ مِن حالِهِ

حالي وَما خُوِّلتُ مِن حالِهِ

So I said: What shall I offer my master?

So I said what can I give to my Master

My means and all I have been granted come from his means.

In my state and what I have been granted of it

إِن أُهدِ نَفسي مِن نَفسِهِ

إِن أُهدِ نَفسي مِن نَفسِهِ

أَو أُهدِ مالي فَهوَ مَن مالِهِ

أَو أُهدِ مالي فَهوَ مَن مالِهِ

If I offer myself, I come from his own self;

If I give myself it is from His own self

Or if I offer my wealth, it comes from his wealth.

Or if I give my wealth it is from His wealth

فَلَيسَ إِلّا الحَمد وَالشُكر وَال

فَلَيسَ إِلّا الحَمد وَالشُكر وَال

مَدحَ الَّذي يَبقى لِأَمثالِهِ

مَدحَ الَّذي يَبقى لِأَمثالِهِ

So there is nothing but praise, gratitude, and the

So there is nothing left but praise and thanks and

Panegyric that endures for those like him.

Eulogy which remains for the likes of Him