ياO ذاpossessor of المَعارِجِthe ways of ascent كَمhow often سَأَلتُكَI asked You نِعمَةًa blessing
يا ذا المَعارِجِ كَم سَأَلتُكَ نِعمَةً
فَمَنَحتَنيهاand You granted it to me بِالذَنوبِwith the full bucket الأَوفَرِmost abundant
فَمَنَحتَنيها بِالذَنوبِ الأَوفَرِ
O Lord of the ways of ascent, how often I have asked You for a blessing,
O You of the Ascending Stairways, how often I asked You for bounty
and You granted it to me by the fullest bucketful.
And You granted it to me despite my abundant sins.
أَيُّwhich العَوارِفِthe favors مِنكَfrom You أَشكُرُshall I give thanks for فَضلَهُits bounty
أَيُّ العَوارِفِ مِنكَ أَشكُرُ فَضلَهُ
عَجَزَfell short المُقِلُّthe one with little وَزادَand increased طولُthe bounty المُكثِرِof the one with abundance
عَجَزَ المُقِلُّ وَزادَ طولُ المُكثِرِ
For which of Your gracious favors shall I give thanks?
Which of Your favors can I thank for its merit?
The one with little has fallen short, while the bountiful one's bounty has grown.
The few words fell short, though many were uttered.
أَكفَيتَنيdid You spare me ماwhat قَدalready حَذِرتُI feared وُقوعَهits occurrence
أَكفَيتَني ما قَد حَذِرتُ وُقوعَه
أَمor ماwhat كُفيتُI was spared مِنَfrom الَّذيthat which لَمdid not أَحذَرِI fear
أَم ما كُفيتُ مِنَ الَّذي لَم أَحذَرِ
Is it for sparing me what I had feared would happen,
You spared me what I feared befalling me,
or for being spared what I had not feared?
Or did I fall short of that which I did not fear?
Sol 6.1