لِكَفّيَ أَهدى في نَداها مِنَ العَطا

لِكَفّيَ أَهدى في نَداها مِنَ العَطا

إِلى موردٍ عَذبٍ عَلى بَوحِ

إِلى موردٍ عَذبٍ عَلى بَوحِ

My hand is better guided in its generosity than giving,

My hands have led me, with their gift of bounty

Toward a sweet watering place, in openness.

To a sweet, flowing spring in a meadow.

إِذا أَبطَل الأَملاك غَيري لِلثَنا

إِذا أَبطَل الأَملاك غَيري لِلثَنا

فَإِنّيَ وَضّاحُ الجَبين إِلى المَدحِ

فَإِنّيَ وَضّاحُ الجَبين إِلى المَدحِ

When kings thwart someone other than me in seeking praise,

If others fail to sing my praises,

Then I am radiant of brow, turned toward praise.

I raise my brow in self-congratulation.

وَكُلُّ امرىءٍ يَجني عَليَّ جَريمَةً

وَكُلُّ امرىءٍ يَجني عَليَّ جَريمَةً

فَإِنّي أُجازيه عَلى الذَنبِ بِالصَفحِ

فَإِنّي أُجازيه عَلى الذَنبِ بِالصَفحِ

And every person who commits an offense against me—

And though each man may commit some crime against me,

I repay him for his sin with pardon.

I repay the wrong with forgiveness.