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I have a generous Lord whom I find

إن لي ربا كريما أجده

1. I have a generous Lord whom I find
As we know or believe Him to be

١. إنَّ لي ربّاً كريماً أجدُه
كالذي نعلم أو نعتقده

2. He is part of me and I am part of Him
And so in every case I find Him

٢. هو مني وأنا منه به
ولذا في كلِّ حالٍ أجدُه

3. Everyone who got what I got
From an Existence whose scene is sublime

٣. كلُّ من نال الذي قد نلته
من وجودٍ قد تعالى مشهدُه

4. My teacher who disciplined me
Is a person present in my existence

٤. إن أستاذي الذي أدّبني
هو شخص في وجودي يشهدُه

5. He is part of me, a fatherly guide
And I am part of him like a son

٥. هو مني والدٌ معتبرٌ
وأنا منه كهو أو ولده

6. I do not name him because I know
He dislikes that, but rather worships Him

٦. لا أسميه لأني عالم
أنه يكره ذا بلْ يعبده

7. And so I spoke of a person for Him
Who has narrated from the Sublime Authority

٧. ولذا قلتُ بشخصٍ للذي
قد روى من قد تعالى سنده

8. We did not intend for any reward but Him
He is my provision so I seek from Him

٨. ما قصدنا لنوالٍ غيره
هو رِفدي فأنا أسترفدُه

9. He is the deputy of our Creator
So we depend on Him being pleased with us

٩. إنه النائب عن خالقنا
برضانا ولذا نعتمده

10. Whoever knows Him out of ignorance
Should see we worship Him in every case

١٠. من يكن يعرفه جهلاً به
أنْ يرى في كل حالٍ نعبده

11. And with this command we were charged
And taught that this is His aim

١١. وبهذا الأمرِ قد كلفنا
وعلمنا أنّ هذا مقصده

12. So let there be with you a knowledgeable one
Fair, whom you know, not denying Him

١٢. فليكن عندك من ذا خبرٌ
منصفٌ تعرفه لا تجحده