وَإِن رَأى المُتَناهى مِن سِيادَتهُ

وَإِن رَأى المُتَناهى مِن سِيادَتهُ

إِلى المَحلِ الَّذي لَم يرقَهُ أَحَدُ

إِلى المَحلِ الَّذي لَم يرقَهُ أَحَدُ

And if he sees fit—he who has risen through his lordship

And if the almighty one saw

to the station that no one has attained—

That I had reached a station which no other had attained

أَن يَقتَضي لي حَظّاً مِن مَكارِمِهِ

أَن يَقتَضي لي حَظّاً مِن مَكارِمِهِ

يُغري عَلى العَدى مِن أَجلِهِ الحَسَدُ

يُغري عَلى العَدى مِن أَجلِهِ الحَسَدُ

to secure for me a share of his generous gifts,

And decided to grant me some share of his generosity

for which envy incites the foes against me,

Jealousy would incite the envious to enmity on account of it

فَالشَمسُ تَدنو ضِياءً وَهِيَ نازِحَةٌ

فَالشَمسُ تَدنو ضِياءً وَهِيَ نازِحَةٌ

وَالسَحبُ تُروى وَمِن أَوطانِه البُعدُ

وَالسَحبُ تُروى وَمِن أَوطانِه البُعدُ

then the sun draws near in radiance, though far away,

The sun draws near radiantly though it is departing

and clouds quench thirst, though distance is among their dwelling places.

And the clouds are watered though remote from their homeland