شَفينا المَطلَ بِالنُّجحِ

شَفينا المَطلَ بِالنُّجحِ

وَجِئناكَ بِها رَكضا

وَجِئناكَ بِها رَكضا

We cured the delay with success,

We have fulfilled the promise with success,

and brought it to you at a run:

And we have come to you rushing.

كُميتاً تَنفَحُ المِسكَ

كُميتاً تَنفَحُ المِسكَ

إِذا خاتَمُها فُضَّا

إِذا خاتَمُها فُضَّا

a dark-red wine that wafts musk

Overflowing with fragrant musk,

when its seal is broken.

When its seal was opened.

وَلا تَبغي بِها عَرضاً

وَلا تَبغي بِها عَرضاً

وَلا تَجعَلُ بِها قَرضا

وَلا تَجعَلُ بِها قَرضا

And you seek no worldly gain through it,

We do not seek anything in return,

nor make a loan of it,

Nor do we make it a debt.

اللُّهُمَّ إِلَّا أَن

اللُّهُمَّ إِلَّا أَن

يَكونَ القرضُ ما تَرضى

يَكونَ القرضُ ما تَرضى

O God—unless

O Allah, except that

the loan is something you accept.

The debt be what You are pleased with.

فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ مَن صادَ

فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ مَن صادَ

فَ شَيئاً طَيِّباً غَضَّا

فَ شَيئاً طَيِّباً غَضَّا

For people are those who chance upon

For people, if they lent something good

something pleasant and fresh,

In kindness have lessened it.

وَلا سِيَّما إِذا ما كا

وَلا سِيَّما إِذا ما كا

نَ شَيئاً أَبيَضاً بَضَّا

نَ شَيئاً أَبيَضاً بَضَّا

and especially when it is

Especially if it was something white they lent,

something white and tender.

In purity they have reduced it.

وَإِن شِئتَ فَإِنَّ الشُّك

وَإِن شِئتَ فَإِنَّ الشُّك

رَ مِنكَ الحاضِرَ الغَضَّا

رَ مِنكَ الحاضِرَ الغَضَّا

And if you wish, then thanks

And if You wish, gratitude from You

from you, immediate and fresh,

Is enough for the present reduced.

رِضىً ما لَم يَكُن سَيلاً

رِضىً ما لَم يَكُن سَيلاً

عَلَينا مِنكَ مُنقَضَّا

عَلَينا مِنكَ مُنقَضَّا

are enough, so long as they are no torrent

Pleased with what did not become

rushing down upon us from you.

A flood upon us from You, unrestrained.

فَلا نَسطيعُ بِالأَمرِ

فَلا نَسطيعُ بِالأَمرِ

إِذا اِستَوجَبتَهُ نَهضا

إِذا اِستَوجَبتَهُ نَهضا

For we cannot, in this matter,

We cannot bear the matter

rise to the task when you claim it as due.

If You obligated us to pay it back.

وَمَن يَسطيعُ أَن يجزِ

وَمَن يَسطيعُ أَن يجزِ

يَ شُكراً يَملأُ الأَرضا

يَ شُكراً يَملأُ الأَرضا

And who can repay

And who can fulfill

thanks that fill the earth?

Gratitude filling up the earth?

وَلكِنّا نَسخَناكَ

وَلكِنّا نَسخَناكَ

لِما نَقضي بِهِ الفَرضا

لِما نَقضي بِهِ الفَرضا

Yet we have imitated you

But we have praised You

in what we use to discharge our duty:

To fulfill the obligation.

بِعَينِ البَذلِ وَالإِفضا

بِعَينِ البَذلِ وَالإِفضا

لِ بِالمَدحِ الَّذي يُرضى

لِ بِالمَدحِ الَّذي يُرضى

with the very act of giving and beneficence,

With the eye of generosity and overflowing,

with praise that meets approval.

Not with praise that pleases.

فَيجزيكَ بِذا بَعضاً

فَيجزيكَ بِذا بَعضاً

وَيَجزيكَ بِذا بَعضا

وَيَجزيكَ بِذا بَعضا

So this repays you in part,

So You may reward us for this, partially,

and that repays you in part.

And for this, partially.

وَإِلَّا خِفتُ أَن يُفسِ

وَإِلَّا خِفتُ أَن يُفسِ

دُنا الدَّينُ فَلا يُقضى

دُنا الدَّينُ فَلا يُقضى

Otherwise, I fear we may be ruined

Otherwise, I fear debt will corrupt us

by the debt, which will then go unpaid.

And not be paid off.