منwhoever يعطis given كنزtreasure رضاكyour favor يغنis enriched ويغنمand gains
من يعط كنز رضاك يغن ويغنم
ويجلand is esteemed قدراin rank فيin العيونthe eyes ويعظمand is exalted
ويجل قدرا في العيون ويعظم
Whoever is granted the treasure of your favor grows rich and gains,
Whoever is given the treasure of your favor grows rich and reaps rewards,
and rises in esteem in every eye, revered and great.
And rises in esteem in people's eyes and is exalted.
عتباتthresholds بابكyour door للأمانيfor hopes كعبةa Kaaba
عتبات بابك للأماني كعبة
منwhoever لاnot يطوفcircles بهاaround them رجاهhis hope يندمregrets
من لا يطوف بها رجاه يندم
The thresholds of your door are a Kaaba for every hope;
The thresholds of your door are a Kaaba for hopes;
whoever’s hope does not circle them will rue it.
Whoever's hope does not circle them will regret it.
فضحput to shame السيولthe torrents نوالthe bounty of كفكyour palm إذwhen هماit poured
فضح السيول نوال كفك إذ هما
والريحand the wind والأنواءand the rain-bearing stars حتىeven الحصرمthe miser
والريح والأنواء حتى الحصرم
Your hand’s largesse shamed the torrents when it poured forth—
Your palm's bounty, when it poured, put the torrents to shame,
and the wind, the rain-bringing stars, even the sour unripe grape.
The wind and the rain-bearing stars—even the miser.
وإذاand when المواسمthe festivals أغلقتclosed أبوابهاtheir doors
وإذا المواسم أغلقت أبوابها
فنداكthen your bounty أحسبI reckon عندat ذلكthat time موسمa festival
فنداك أحسب عند ذلك موسم
And when the seasons have closed their doors,
And when the festivals have closed their doors,
your bounty, I reckon, is itself a season then.
Your bounty, I reckon, is then a festival.
سدتyou ruled over الملوكthe kings وطلتهمand surpassed them جوداًin generosity فماso no
سدت الملوك وطلتهم جوداً فما
متملكruling monarch بأبرany more benevolent منكthan you وأرحمand more merciful
متملك بأبر منك وأرحم
You surpassed kings and outstripped them in generosity; no
You have ruled over kings and surpassed them in generosity; no
sovereign is more beneficent or merciful than you.
Sovereign is more beneficent or more merciful than you.
وحميتand you protected أهلthe inhabitants of الأرضthe earth حتىso that ماno فتىyoung man
وحميت أهل الأرض حتى ما فتى
فيamong الناسthe people مهضومdeprived of his rights ولاand not متظلمcomplaining of injustice
في الناس مهضوم ولا متظلم
You protected all the people of the earth, until not a man
And you protected the earth's people, so that no man
among them is wronged or left complaining of injustice.
Among them is wronged or complains of injustice.
صيرتهاyou made it حرماa sanctuary بسيفكwith your sword آمنكhe kept you safe (unclear here)
صيرتها حرما بسيفك آمنك
لاno خوفfear of ذىone possessing بغيoppression ولاand no متحكمa domineering ruler
لا خوف ذى بغي ولا متحكم
By your sword you made the earth a sanctuary, secure,
You made it a sanctuary with your sword, secure [text uncertain],
with no fear of an aggressor or a tyrant.
With no fear of an oppressor or a domineering ruler.
نفسيmy soul فداؤكyour ransom كمhow many لكفكfor your palm منof يدa favor (a hand)
نفسي فداؤك كم لكفك من يد
بيضآءwhite فيamong هذاthis السوادthe multitude الاعظمgreatest
بيضآء في هذا السواد الاعظم
My soul be your ransom! How many a favor has your palm bestowed,
My soul be your ransom! How many favors your hand has bestowed,
shining upon this vast multitude!
White amid this vast multitude!
منwhoever كانhad روضthe meadow of رضاكyour favor مرعيthe pasture of حظهhis fortune
من كان روض رضاك مرعي حظه
نادىcalled out نداكyour bounty بهto him ألاbehold لاnot تحرمyou are deprived
نادى نداك به ألا لا تحرم
He whose fortune grazes in the garden of your favor—
Whoever finds his fortune's pasture in the meadow of your favor,
your bounty calls to him: “Behold, you shall not be deprived.”
Your bounty calls to him: "Behold, you shall not be denied."
ماnot زلتI have ceased أعرفI know منكfrom you رأفةthe compassion of محسنa benefactor
ما زلت أعرف منك رأفة محسن
متعطفtenderhearted ملكking of البراياall creation منعمa bestower of bounty
متعطف ملك البرايا منعم
I have ever known in you a benefactor’s tenderness:
I have always known in you the compassion of a benefactor,
compassionate, king of humankind, bestower of blessings—
A tenderhearted, bountiful king of all creation,
عجلswift إلىtoward المعروفgood deeds يحسبhe thinks أنهthat he
عجل إلى المعروف يحسب أنه
إنif فاتit passes him by لمdid not يظفرhe obtains براحthe palms of معدمa pauper
إن فات لم يظفر براح معدم
swift to acts of kindness, thinking that,
Swift to do good, believing that
if the chance passes, you may not reach a pauper’s outstretched palm.
If the chance escapes him, he will find no pauper's palm.
كمhow many منةa favor لكof yours ضخمةmighty قلدتهاyou bestowed it as a necklace
كم منة لك ضخمة قلدتها
وحظىand had a share بهاin it كلevery ابنson of انثىa woman مسلمMuslim
وحظى بها كل ابن انثى مسلم
How many a mighty benefaction of yours have you hung like a necklace,
How many a mighty favor of yours you have bestowed as a necklace,
and every Muslim child of woman has enjoyed a share in it,
And every Muslim born of woman has shared in it,
ملقcasting ببحرinto the sea of نداكyour bounty دلواًa bucket إذwhen ظماhe thirsted
ملق ببحر نداك دلواً إذ ظما
كرماgenerosity بهin it يردcome to العفاةthose seeking gifts الخضرمthe vast sea
كرما به يرد العفاة الخضرم
casting his bucket into the sea of your bounty whenever he thirsts—
Casting a bucket into the sea of your bounty when thirsty.
a boundless sea of generosity to which petitioners come to drink.
How generous it is—the vast sea to which petitioners come!
تركabandoning السؤالasking عليfor me منكfrom you محرمforbidden
ترك السؤال علي منك محرم
وركوبand undertaking أمرan act حازpossessed قبحاugliness مؤثمsin-incurring
وركوب أمر حاز قبحا مؤثم
For me to refrain from asking you is forbidden,
To refrain from asking you is forbidden to me;
while embarking on a shameful course is sinful.
And undertaking an act marked by ugliness incurs sin.
وبماand in what تجودyou give generously بهit جمالbeauty للفتىfor a young man
وبما تجود به جمال للفتى
وحصولand attaining عزhonor للأذلةfor the lowly مكرمennobling
وحصول عز للأذلة مكرم
What you freely bestow is an adornment to a man,
And what you give lends beauty to a young man,
and when the lowly attain honor, it ennobles them.
And gaining honor ennobles the lowly.
لاnot ينكرdenies المثرىthe wealthy man وذوand the possessor of النعماءprosperity إنthat
لا ينكر المثرى وذو النعماء إن
نداكyour bounty أصلthe source of غناهماtheir wealth (both) والأنعمand blessings
نداك أصل غناهما والأنعم
Neither the wealthy nor those blessed with prosperity can deny that
The wealthy man and the one blessed with prosperity do not deny that
your bounty is the source of both their wealth and their blessings.
Your bounty is the source of their wealth and blessings.
فاللهso God أسألI ask أنthat يطيلHe prolongs لكfor you البقاlife
فالله أسأل أن يطيل لك البقا
ماas long as دامremains نجمa star of دجيnight's darkness بأفقon a horizon منجمstar-studded
ما دام نجم دجي بأفق منجم
So it is God I ask to prolong your life
So I ask God to prolong your life,
as long as a night-star endures in a star-filled sky,
As long as a night-star remains on a starry horizon,
ويزيدand may He increase عيدكyour festival منfrom رضاكyour favor فإنهfor indeed it is so
ويزيد عيدك من رضاك فإنه
منwhoever يعطis given كنزtreasure رضاكyour favor يغنis enriched ويغنمand gains
من يعط كنز رضاك يغن ويغنم
and to enrich your feast through your favor; for indeed,
And enrich your festival with your favor, for indeed,
whoever is granted the treasure of your favor grows rich and gains.
Whoever is given the treasure of your favor grows rich and reaps rewards.
Sol 6.1