مَن يُذكِرُ المَولى تَناسى عَبدَهُ

مَن يُذكِرُ المَولى تَناسى عَبدَهُ

لي عِندَهُ وَعدٌ وَقَلبِيَ عِندَهُ

لي عِندَهُ وَعدٌ وَقَلبِيَ عِندَهُ

Who will remind the master, who pretends to have forgotten his slave?

Whoever remembers the Master forgets His servant

I have a promise from him, and my heart is with him.

I have a promise with Him and my heart is with Him

لي في وَلائِكَ أَيُّ عَقدٍ صادِقٍ

لي في وَلائِكَ أَيُّ عَقدٍ صادِقٍ

ما حَلَّ شَكٌّ حَلَّ يَوماً عَقدَهُ

ما حَلَّ شَكٌّ حَلَّ يَوماً عَقدَهُ

What a true bond I have in my loyalty to you—

What sincere bond do I have in Your loyalty?

no doubt has ever arisen to undo its knot.

No doubt arose that ever loosened its knot

فَلَديَهِ لي قَلبٌ أَسيرٌ لَم أُرِد

فَلَديَهِ لي قَلبٌ أَسيرٌ لَم أُرِد

إِلّا كَرامَتَهُ لَهُ لِأَرُدَّهُ

إِلّا كَرامَتَهُ لَهُ لِأَرُدَّهُ

So he holds a captive heart of mine; I have wanted nothing

So with Him I have a heart captive, I never intended

but his kindness to it, so that I may bring it back.

Except His generosity, to Him, to return it

قَلبٌ أَجَلُّ وَسيلَةٍ عِندي لَهُ

قَلبٌ أَجَلُّ وَسيلَةٍ عِندي لَهُ

وَكَفى بِها أَن قَد تَضَمَّنَ وُدَّهُ

وَكَفى بِها أَن قَد تَضَمَّنَ وُدَّهُ

A heart—the noblest means I have of approaching him;

A heart, the noblest means for me to Him

and it is enough that it harbors love for him.

And it suffices that it contained His love

لا تَفتَحَن بابَ العِتابِ فَإِنَّني

لا تَفتَحَن بابَ العِتابِ فَإِنَّني

أَخشى عَلَيهِ أَن يُفَتِّحَ وَردَهُ

أَخشى عَلَيهِ أَن يُفَتِّحَ وَردَهُ

Do not open the door of reproach, for I

Do not open the door of reproach, for I

fear for it, lest it make its roses bloom.

Fear for it that it may open rejection