العبدُthe servant سيِّدُهhis master عليهupon him ثناؤهHis praise
العبدُ سيِّدُه عليه ثناؤه
وثناؤهand his praise أيضاًalso علىupon استاذِهhis teacher
وثناؤه أيضاً على استاذِه
The servant receives his master's praise,
The servant praises his Master
and his praise, too, is offered to his teacher.
And praises his teacher as well
أستاذُهhis teacher الحقُّthe Truth المبينُthe manifest لأنهbecause He
أستاذُه الحقُّ المبينُ لأنه
عينُthe very essence التجاءِseeking refuge عبيدِهHis servants وملاذهand his refuge
عينُ التجاءِ عبيدِه وملاذه
His teacher is the manifest Truth, for He is
His teacher is the evident Truth
the very recourse of His servants, and the servant's refuge.
For he is the refuge and shelter for His servants
يأتيهcome to him منهfrom Him عوارفُfavors معروفةٌknown
يأتيه منه عوارفُ معروفةٌ
ماwhat lies بينbetween هطَّالٍa downpour وبينand between رذاذهHis drizzle
ما بين هطَّالٍ وبين رذاذه
Known favors come to him from Him,
He sends them familiar graces
ranging from a downpour to His drizzle,
Between downpours and sprinkles
متقلباًmoving about فيin كلِّevery خيرٍgood شاملٍall-embracing
متقلباً في كلِّ خيرٍ شاملٍ
منfrom الإلهGod عليهupon him فيin إنقاذهsaving him
من الإله عليه في إنقاذه
as he moves amid every all-embracing blessing
Turning in every perfect good
from God, bestowed upon him as He saves him.
From God upon him in his deliverance
Sol 6.1