أَجرى عَلى يَدِيَ العَطا

أَجرى عَلى يَدِيَ العَطا

جَريَ الثَناءِ عَلى لِساني

جَريَ الثَناءِ عَلى لِساني

He made bounty flow through his hands;

He made bounty flow into my hand,

praise flowed over my tongue.

as praise flows upon my tongue.

إِلزَم عِنانَكَ يا زَما

إِلزَم عِنانَكَ يا زَما

نُ عَنِ الأَذى هَذا زَماني

نُ عَنِ الأَذى هَذا زَماني

Hold your reins, O Ti—

Rein yourself in, O Time,

—me; keep harm away from me—this is my time.

from inflicting harm: this is my time.

وَاِرتَع مَكانَكَ لَو سَعَي

وَاِرتَع مَكانَكَ لَو سَعَي

تَ لَما وَصَلتَ إِلى مَكاني

تَ لَما وَصَلتَ إِلى مَكاني

Graze where you stand; even had you stri—

And graze where you are; were you to strive,

—ven, you would not have reached my station.

you would not reach my station.

أَنا عَبدُ مَولانا العَزي

أَنا عَبدُ مَولانا العَزي

زِ فَغُضَّ عَنّي ما تَراني

زِ فَغُضَّ عَنّي ما تَراني

I am the servant of our master, the Migh—

I am the servant of our lord al-Aziz;

—ty; so overlook whatever you see in me.

so avert your gaze from me whenever you see me.

وَإِذا دُعيتُ بِعَبدِهِ

وَإِذا دُعيتُ بِعَبدِهِ

لَبَّيتُ دَعوَةَ مَن دَعاني

لَبَّيتُ دَعوَةَ مَن دَعاني

And when I am called his servant,

And when I am called his servant,

I answer the summons of whoever calls me.

I answer the call of whoever calls me.

مِن وَجهِهِ لي قِبلَةٌ

مِن وَجهِهِ لي قِبلَةٌ

وَمَديحُ دَولَتِهِ قُراني

وَمَديحُ دَولَتِهِ قُراني

His countenance is my qibla,

In his face I find my direction of prayer,

and praise of his reign is my Qur’an.

and praise of his reign is my Qur’an.