يا مودَع السِّرِّ سِرِّ اللّهِ خُصَّ به

يا مودَع السِّرِّ سِرِّ اللّهِ خُصَّ به

ومُجْتباهُ لحفظِ الدين والأُمَمِ

ومُجْتباهُ لحفظِ الدين والأُمَمِ

O you entrusted with the secret—God's secret, singled out for it—

O you who is trusted with the secret of Allah's secret, and chosen to protect the religion and nations,

and His chosen one to safeguard the faith and the nations;

And spreader of justice in the world, and the one who spreads it, after it was counted as worthless,

وناشِرَ العدل في الدنيا ومُنْشِرَهُ

وناشِرَ العدل في الدنيا ومُنْشِرَهُ

من بعد ما كان معدوداً من الرِّمَمِ

من بعد ما كان معدوداً من الرِّمَمِ

and you who spread justice through the world and revived it

And granter of cities and populated towns, without any reluctance, regret or blame,

after it had been counted among the moldering remains;

Generosity poured forth from your hands to me, as the downpour rains heavily from laden clouds,

وواهِبَ المُدْن والأمْصار حاشدةً

وواهِبَ المُدْن والأمْصار حاشدةً

بغير مَنٍّ ولا مَطْلٍ ولا نَدَمِ

بغير مَنٍّ ولا مَطْلٍ ولا نَدَمِ

and giver of cities and towns, teeming with people,

So I stood to give thanks for blessings, spreading them far and wide, in both prose and verse,

without reminders of favors, delay, or regret.

Until I filled all of Allah's lands, singing the praises of the radiant refuge, against all troubles,

هوى لي الجودُ من كفَّيْكَ مُنهمراً

هوى لي الجودُ من كفَّيْكَ مُنهمراً

كما استهلَّ مُسِفُّ العارض الرَّذمِ

كما استهلَّ مُسِفُّ العارض الرَّذمِ

Bounty poured down upon me from your two palms,

With his guidance and comfort illuminating and dispelling the darkness of oppression and gloom,

as a low-hanging cloudbank breaks into streaming rain.

And if you would bestow completion of gifts, you could remove all impurities from the essence of generosity,

فقمْتُ بالشكر للنَّعْماء أنْشُرهُ

فقمْتُ بالشكر للنَّعْماء أنْشُرهُ

مُفوَّهاً بين مَنْثورٍ ومُنْتَظِمِ

مُفوَّهاً بين مَنْثورٍ ومُنْتَظِمِ

So I rose to proclaim my thanks for the bounty,

You remain building and raising glory, so whatever you plant endures, never to crumble.

eloquently, in both prose and verse,

حتى مَلأتُ بلادَ اللّهِ قاطِبَةً

حتى مَلأتُ بلادَ اللّهِ قاطِبَةً

بمدحِ أبْلَج مِعْوانٍ على الإِزَم

بمدحِ أبْلَج مِعْوانٍ على الإِزَم

until I filled all God's lands

with praise of a bright-faced man, ever helpful in hardship,

بمُسْتَضيءٍ مُحَيَّاهُ وراحَتُهُ

بمُسْتَضيءٍ مُحَيَّاهُ وراحَتُهُ

يُجلِّيانِ كُروبَ الظُّلْم والظُّلَم

يُجلِّيانِ كُروبَ الظُّلْم والظُّلَم

of one whose shining face and palm

dispel the anguish of oppression and darkness.

وللنَّوالِ تَمامٌ إِنْ مَنَنْتَ بهِ

وللنَّوالِ تَمامٌ إِنْ مَنَنْتَ بهِ

صَرفت شوْبَ القذى عن خالص الكرم

صَرفت شوْبَ القذى عن خالص الكرم

And bounty has its completion: if you bestow it,

you will remove the taint of grit from pure generosity.

بَقيتَ للمجْدِ تَبْنيهِ وترْفَعُهُ

بَقيتَ للمجْدِ تَبْنيهِ وترْفَعُهُ

فما ينْبتَ فباقٍ غيرُ مُنْهَدِمِ

فما ينْبتَ فباقٍ غيرُ مُنْهَدِمِ

May you endure for glory, building it and raising it high;

for whatever grows endures, never falling to ruin.