من علم الشعر أنغاماً وأوزان

من علم الشعر أنغاماً وأوزان

وأودع القلب أفراحاً وأحزاناً

وأودع القلب أفراحاً وأحزاناً

Who taught poetry melodies and meters,

He who taught poetry its rhythms and meters

And placed joys and sorrows in the heart,

And instilled in the heart joys and sorrows

وعلم الحب أن القلب مورده

وعلم الحب أن القلب مورده

لو شح بالفيض عنه مات ظمآنا

لو شح بالفيض عنه مات ظمآنا

And taught love that the heart is its wellspring—

And taught love that the heart is its course

If it withheld its outpouring from love, love would die of thirst;

If it withheld its outpouring, it would die of thirst

وعلم الدمع أن الجفن موطنه

وعلم الدمع أن الجفن موطنه

فسأل بالشجو فوق الخد غدرانا

فسأل بالشجو فوق الخد غدرانا

And taught tears that the eyelid is their home,

And taught the tear that the eyelid is its home

So, in sorrow, they [flowed] over the cheek in pools;

So it pleaded with longing upon the cheek untrue

وعلم العلم أن القلب مسكنه

وعلم العلم أن القلب مسكنه

والعقل نورٌ وإلا ظل حيرانا

والعقل نورٌ وإلا ظل حيرانا

And taught knowledge that the heart is its dwelling,

And taught knowledge that the heart is its dwelling

And reason is a light; otherwise it would remain bewildered;

And the intellect is light, else it remains perplexed

وعلم الأرض أن الغيث ينعشه

وعلم الأرض أن الغيث ينعشه

لولاه ما لبست ورداً وريحانا

لولاه ما لبست ورداً وريحانا

And taught the earth that rain revives it—

And taught the earth that rain gives it life

Without it, she would never have worn roses and sweet basil;

Without it, it would not don roses and basil

وعلم البحر أن يسجو لراكبه

وعلم البحر أن يسجو لراكبه

ولو تناهيه دراً ومرجانا

ولو تناهيه دراً ومرجانا

And taught the sea to grow calm for its voyager,

And taught the sea to sing to its sailor

And even if its utmost extent were pearls and coral;

Though he voyage far, in pearls and coral

وعلم القمر الزاهي بأن له

وعلم القمر الزاهي بأن له

من ضوء الشمس الضحى نوراً وألوانا

من ضوء الشمس الضحى نوراً وألوانا

And taught the radiant moon that it has

And taught the shining moon that from

Radiance and colors from the sun's light at forenoon;

The sun's light at dawn comes its brightness and hues

وعلم العقل أشياء وميزه

وعلم العقل أشياء وميزه

عما سواه فأضحى العقل ميزانا

عما سواه فأضحى العقل ميزانا

And taught reason things and distinguished it

And taught the intellect things and distinguished it

From all else, so reason became a balance;

From all else, so the intellect became a balance

فيما يطيق وما يدركه قال به

فيما يطيق وما يدركه قال به

حقاً وإلا جثا لله إيمانا

حقاً وإلا جثا لله إيمانا

Of what it can encompass and comprehend, it speaks

In what it can bear and comprehend, it spoke truly

Truthfully; otherwise it kneels before God in faith;

Otherwise, it bowed to God in faith

وعلم الطير أن يشدو على فننٍ

وعلم الطير أن يشدو على فننٍ

فحرك الشدو أشجاناً ووجدانا

فحرك الشدو أشجاناً ووجدانا

And taught birds to sing upon a branch,

And taught the bird to sing in melodies

So their song stirred sorrows and deep feeling;

Stirring passions and sentiments

وعلم النجم أن يسري وعلمن

وعلم النجم أن يسري وعلمن

من الدليل لمجرانا ومسرانا

من الدليل لمجرانا ومسرانا

And taught the star to travel by night, and taught [us]

And taught the star to journey and taught us

Some guidance for our course and our night journey?

By its guide, our happiness and misery

إن كان غيرك يا مولاي علمه

إن كان غيرك يا مولاي علمه

فليأتنا بدليل منه برهانا

فليأتنا بدليل منه برهانا

If someone other than You, O my Lord, taught it,

If another than You, my Master, taught it

Then let him come to us with evidence from himself as proof.

Let him bring proof and evidence

سبحانك الله لا علمٌ ولا عملٌ

سبحانك الله لا علمٌ ولا عملٌ

لنا بدونك يا ذا العرش سبحانا

لنا بدونك يا ذا العرش سبحانا

Glory be to You, O God! Neither knowledge nor deeds

Glory be to You, O God, we have no knowledge or deed

Are ours without You, O Lord of the Throne—glory be to You!

Without You, O Lord of the Glorious Throne