لَقَدْ أَصْبَحَتْ نُعْماكَ عِنْدِي مُشِيدَةً

لَقَدْ أَصْبَحَتْ نُعْماكَ عِنْدِي مُشِيدَةً

بِذِكْرِكَ في سُوقٍ مِنَ الْحَمْدِ قائِمِ

بِذِكْرِكَ في سُوقٍ مِنَ الْحَمْدِ قائِمِ

Your bounty has indeed become, with me, a herald

Your blessings have become monuments for me

Of your name in a thriving marketplace of praise.

Praising you in a market of gratitude

وَقَدْ يُعْجِبُ الرَّوْضَ الأَنِيقُ وَإِنّما

وَقَدْ يُعْجِبُ الرَّوْضَ الأَنِيقُ وَإِنّما

يَدُلُّ عَلَى فَضْلِ الْحَيا الْمُتَراكِمِ

يَدُلُّ عَلَى فَضْلِ الْحَيا الْمُتَراكِمِ

And the lovely meadow may delight, yet it only

A beautiful garden may impress, but it only

Points to the bounty of the abundant rain.

Shows the virtue of accumulated goodness

غَمَرْتَ نَوالاً واصْطِفاءً وَإِنَّما

غَمَرْتَ نَوالاً واصْطِفاءً وَإِنَّما

يُحَلَّى وَيُقْنى كُلَّ أَبْيَضَ صارِمِ

يُحَلَّى وَيُقْنى كُلَّ أَبْيَضَ صارِمِ

You have overwhelmed me with bounty and special favor; for only

You have flooded me with gifts and favor, yet

Gleaming, keen-edged swords are adorned and treasured.

Every stern white is sweetened and ripened

وَلَسْتُ عَلَى عَلْياكَ أَوَّلَ وافِدٍ

وَلَسْتُ عَلَى عَلْياكَ أَوَّلَ وافِدٍ

ولا أَنا مِنْ جَدْواكَ أَوَّلُ غانِمِ

ولا أَنا مِنْ جَدْواكَ أَوَّلُ غانِمِ

And I am not the first to come to your exalted station,

I am not the first to come to your heights

Nor am I the first to gain from your bounty.

Nor the first to seize your rewards

وَما شِئْتُ إِلاّ أَنْ أُشَرِّفَ مَنْطِقِي

وَما شِئْتُ إِلاّ أَنْ أُشَرِّفَ مَنْطِقِي

بِمَدْحِكَ أَوْ أَقْضِي ذِمامَ الْمَكارِمِ

بِمَدْحِكَ أَوْ أَقْضِي ذِمامَ الْمَكارِمِ

And I have wished only to ennoble my speech

I only wished to honor my speech

By praising you, or discharge the debt owed for noble favors.

By praising you or fulfilling the noblest duties