رَأَيتُ الاِنبِساطَ إِلَيكَ يُحظى

رَأَيتُ الاِنبِساطَ إِلَيكَ يُحظى

لَدَيكَ وَيُستَماحُ بِهِ النَوالُ

لَدَيكَ وَيُستَماحُ بِهِ النَوالُ

I have seen that openness toward you finds favor

I saw you were pleased with openness from me

With you, and through it bounty is sought.

It was welcomed by you and requested often

وَيُغضِبُكَ السُكوتُ إِذا سَكَتنا

وَيُغضِبُكَ السُكوتُ إِذا سَكَتنا

وَبَعضُ القَومِ يُغضِبُهُ السُؤالُ

وَبَعضُ القَومِ يُغضِبُهُ السُؤالُ

And silence angers you when we keep silent,

Yet silence from us angered you

While some men are angered by requests.

Though some people are bothered by questions

وَقَد سَبَقَت أَيادٍ مِنكَ بيضٌ

وَقَد سَبَقَت أَيادٍ مِنكَ بيضٌ

وَآلاءٌ إِذا حُمِلَت ثِقالُ

وَآلاءٌ إِذا حُمِلَت ثِقالُ

And already favors, white and pure, have come from you,

Favors from you came, pure and white

And blessings that, when borne, are heavy.

Kindnesses - though heavy when carried

وَلَولا حاجَةٌ خَفَّفتُ فيها

وَلَولا حاجَةٌ خَفَّفتُ فيها

لَقَلتُ سَفاهَةً ما لا يُقالُ

لَقَلتُ سَفاهَةً ما لا يُقالُ

And were it not for a need in which I took things lightly,

Without this need, I'd have lightly spoken

I would have said, foolishly, what should not be said.

Foolish words that should not be said

جَرَيتُ عَلى الَّذي عَوَّدتَنيهِ

جَرَيتُ عَلى الَّذي عَوَّدتَنيهِ

وَكانَ مَكانَ ذاكَ الجاهِ مالُ

وَكانَ مَكانَ ذاكَ الجاهِ مالُ

I followed what you had accustomed me to,

I continued what you made habitual for me

And money took the place of that prestige.

Though money once filled that exalted place