طعامُك من دار النعيم بعثْتَهُ

طعامُك من دار النعيم بعثْتَهُ

فشرَفتَه من حيث أدري ولا أدري

فشرَفتَه من حيث أدري ولا أدري

You sent your food from the Abode of Bliss,

Your food from the abode of bliss you have sent,

and so ennobled it in ways I know and do not know.

So I have relished it though I know not nor comprehend.

بهضبة نعمى قد سمونا لأوجها

بهضبة نعمى قد سمونا لأوجها

فصِدْنا بأعلاها الشّهيَّ من الطَّيرِ

فصِدْنا بأعلاها الشّهيَّ من الطَّيرِ

On a hill of bounty we rose to its summit,

On a plateau of bounty we have ascended its summits,

and at its peak we caught delectable birds.

Hunting with its heights the noblest of birds.

وقوراءَ قد دُرْنا بهالة بدرها

وقوراءَ قد دُرْنا بهالة بدرها

كما دارت الزُهرُ النجومُ على البدر

كما دارت الزُهرُ النجومُ على البدر

And a broad, round dish—we circled its full moon's halo,

And partridges that we have circled with the splendor of its full moon,

as the radiant stars circled the full moon.

As the flowers and stars circle the moon.

وقد حُمِلَتْ فوق الرؤُوس لأنها

وقد حُمِلَتْ فوق الرؤُوس لأنها

هديَّة مولى حلّ في مفرق الفخر

هديَّة مولى حلّ في مفرق الفخر

And it was carried above heads, for it is

And it was carried above heads because it is

a gift from a lord who dwells at glory's crown.

A gift from the Master who arrived at the pinnacle of pride.

فما شئت من طعم زكيِّ مهنِّاً

فما شئت من طعم زكيِّ مهنِّاً

وما شئت من عَرْف ذكي ومن نشر

وما شئت من عَرْف ذكي ومن نشر

So there is all you could wish of pure, wholesome flavor,

So whatever ripe, refined flavor you wished,

and all you could wish of fragrant aroma and wafting perfume.

And whatever fragrant, subtle scent you wished.

فلو أنها قد قُدِّمتْ لخليفةٍ

فلو أنها قد قُدِّمتْ لخليفةٍ

لأَعْظمها قَدْراً وبالغ في الشكر

لأَعْظمها قَدْراً وبالغ في الشكر

Had it been presented to a caliph,

Had it been presented to a caliph,

he would have prized it highly and been lavish in his thanks.

He would have esteemed it greatly and given abundant thanks.

وكم لك من نُعمى عليّ عميمةٍ

وكم لك من نُعمى عليّ عميمةٍ

يقلُّ لأدناها الجميلُ من الذكر

يقلُّ لأدناها الجميلُ من الذكر

And how many all-embracing favors you have bestowed on me—

And how many bounties upon me you have lavished,

fine words of praise fall short of even the least of them.

Too numerous for the beautiful to express.

فلا زلت يا مولى الملوك مُبَلَّغاً

فلا زلت يا مولى الملوك مُبَلَّغاً

أمانيَّ ترجوها إلى سالف الدهرِ

أمانيَّ ترجوها إلى سالف الدهرِ

So may you ever, O lord of kings, be granted

So you remain, O Master of Kings, conveyed to me

the wishes you cherish, unto time's bygone ages.

My wishes stretching to the ancients of time.