أَمُحَمَّدٌ وَالجودُ فيكَ سَجِيَّةٌ

أَمُحَمَّدٌ وَالجودُ فيكَ سَجِيَّةٌ

يَهنيكَ طَيِّبُ ذِكرِها يَهنيكا

يَهنيكَ طَيِّبُ ذِكرِها يَهنيكا

O Muhammad, generosity is an innate trait in you;

O Muhammad, generosity is your nature,

may its good renown gladden you—may it gladden you.

Its good mention brings you joy,

أَدعوكَ دِعوَةَ مَن تَيَقَّنَ أَنَّهُ

أَدعوكَ دِعوَةَ مَن تَيَقَّنَ أَنَّهُ

سَيَنالُ مايَرجوهُ إِذ يَدعوكا

سَيَنالُ مايَرجوهُ إِذ يَدعوكا

I call upon you as one who is certain that he

I call upon you, the call of one certain,

will attain what he hopes for when he calls upon you.

That he will attain what he hopes, when he calls upon you,

عَوَّدتَني البِرَّ الجَزيلَ وَلَم تَزَل

عَوَّدتَني البِرَّ الجَزيلَ وَلَم تَزَل

أَبَداً تُعَوِّدُهُ الَّذي يَرجوكا

أَبَداً تُعَوِّدُهُ الَّذي يَرجوكا

You have accustomed me to abundant kindness, and still

You have accustomed me to abundant kindness,

you always accustom whoever hopes in you to it.

And you never cease to accustom one who hopes in you,

فَلِذاكَ لَو فَتَّشتَ قَلبي لَم تَجِد

فَلِذاكَ لَو فَتَّشتَ قَلبي لَم تَجِد

لَكَ في الوَلاءِ المَحضِ فيهِ شَريكا

لَكَ في الوَلاءِ المَحضِ فيهِ شَريكا

That is why, were you to search my heart, you would not find

Therefore if you examined my heart, you would not find,

anyone sharing your place in its unalloyed loyalty.

For you in sincere loyalty, a partner,

هَذا حَديثي عَن ضَميرٍ صادِقٍ

هَذا حَديثي عَن ضَميرٍ صادِقٍ

وَاِسأَل ضَميرَكَ إِنَّهُ يُنبيكا

وَاِسأَل ضَميرَكَ إِنَّهُ يُنبيكا

These are my words, from a sincere conscience;

This is my talk, from a truthful conscience,

and ask your conscience—it will tell you.

And ask your conscience, it will inform you,

لِم لايُرَجّى مِنكَ إِدراكُ المُنى

لِم لايُرَجّى مِنكَ إِدراكُ المُنى

وَأَبوكَ في يَومِ الفَخارِ أَبوكا

وَأَبوكَ في يَومِ الفَخارِ أَبوكا

Why should the fulfillment of wishes not be hoped for from you,

Why is it not hoped from you, attainment of wishes?

when your father, on the day of glory, is who he is?

And your father, on the day of pride, is your father,

وَإِذا تَحَدَّثَ عَن نَداكَ مُحَدِّثٌ

وَإِذا تَحَدَّثَ عَن نَداكَ مُحَدِّثٌ

فَالبَحرُ عَبدُكَ لا أَقولُ أَخوكا

فَالبَحرُ عَبدُكَ لا أَقولُ أَخوكا

And when someone speaks of your generosity,

And if a speaker talks of your benevolence,

the sea is your slave—I do not call it your brother.

The sea is your servant, I do not say, your brother,

جاءَت مُحَرِّكَةً لِهِمَّتِكَ الَّتي

جاءَت مُحَرِّكَةً لِهِمَّتِكَ الَّتي

ماخِلتُها مُحتاجَةً تَحريكا

ماخِلتُها مُحتاجَةً تَحريكا

It has come to stir your resolve, which

It came stimulating your resolve,

I did not think needed stirring.

Which I have never known to be in need of stimulating,

فَلَئِن مَنَنتَ بِما وَعَدتَ تَكَرُّماً

فَلَئِن مَنَنتَ بِما وَعَدتَ تَكَرُّماً

فَلِمِثلِ ذَلِكَ لَم أَزَل أَرجوكا

فَلِمِثلِ ذَلِكَ لَم أَزَل أَرجوكا

So if you graciously grant what you promised,

So if you bestow what you have promised, generous,

then it is for such favors that I have always placed my hope in you.

For the like of that, I have not ceased to hope in you,

وَلَئِن نَسيتَ وَما إِخالُكَ ناسِياً

وَلَئِن نَسيتَ وَما إِخالُكَ ناسِياً

فَسِواكَ مَن يَنسى لَهُ مَملوكا

فَسِواكَ مَن يَنسى لَهُ مَملوكا

And if you forget—though I do not think you forgetful—

And if you forget, and how could you forget intentionally,

then it is someone other than you who forgets a slave of his.

Other than you, who forgets one he owns?