لَمَّا سَمِعْتُ بِفَضْلِ جُودِكُمُ

لَمَّا سَمِعْتُ بِفَضْلِ جُودِكُمُ

وَبما يُرامُ مِنَ النَّدى مِنْكُمْ

وَبما يُرامُ مِنَ النَّدى مِنْكُمْ

When I heard of the excellence of your generosity,

When I heard of your abundant generosity,

And of the bounty sought from you,

And what is hoped for from your bounty,

وَافيْتُ أطرقُ بابَ فَضْلِكُمُ

وَافيْتُ أطرقُ بابَ فَضْلِكُمُ

فَتَصدَّقُوا دُفِع البلا عَنْكُمْ

فَتَصدَّقُوا دُفِع البلا عَنْكُمْ

I came to knock at the door of your bounty;

I came knocking at the door of your favor.

So give alms—may calamity be warded off from you.

So give in charity, to ward off affliction from yourselves.