أَناI لاnot أَفيI fulfill حَقَّthe due التَشَكُرgratitude لاnot أَفيI fulfill
أَنا لا أَفي حَقَّ التَشَكُر لا أَفي
هُوَit فَوقَbeyond مَقدِرَتيmy ability وَعَفوَكَand your pardon مُنصِفيmy vindicator
هُوَ فَوقَ مَقدِرَتي وَعَفوَكَ مُنصِفي
I cannot give gratitude its due—I cannot.
I cannot adequately thank you, I cannot do justice
It is beyond my power, and your pardon does me justice.
It is beyond my capacity and your forgiveness does me honor
كَيفَhow الوَفاrepayment لِعِنايَةٍfor care عُظمىsupreme عَلَتrose high
كَيفَ الوَفا لِعِنايَةٍ عُظمى عَلَت
أَوصافَهاits qualities عَنbeyond فَكرthought كُلevery مصنّفِwriter
أَوصافَها عَن فَكر كُل مصنّفِ
How can such great care be repaid, when so high have risen
How can I be faithful to great benevolence that
its qualities, beyond the thought of every writer?
Its attributes have eluded the minds of all writers
سَربَلتَنيyou clothed me كَرَماًgenerously بِأَبهَجِin the most splendid حلَّةٍrobe
سَربَلتَني كَرَماً بِأَبهَجِ حلَّةٍ
وَمَنَحتَنيand you granted me بِالحلمِwith forbearance كُلِّevery تَعَطفkindness
وَمَنَحتَني بِالحلمِ كُلِّ تَعَطف
In generosity you clothed me in the most splendid robe,
You have clothed me generously in the most radiant garment
and with forbearance bestowed every kindness upon me.
And endowed me with wisdom and gentleness
ياO راغبRaghib الافضالbestowing favors ماemphatic particle بَينَamong المَلاthe people
يا راغب الافضال ما بَينَ المَلا
إِنindeed العُلىglory بِكَfor you راغِبٌdesirous لَكَfor you يَصطَفيchooses
إِن العُلى بِكَ راغِبٌ لَكَ يَصطَفي
O Raghib, eager to bestow favors among the people,
O you who seek to bestow favors amongst people
indeed, glory yearns for you and singles you out.
Indeed the Most High seeks you, chooses you
ماnot زِلتَyou ceased مُرتَقياًascending إِلىtoward آفاقِهِits horizons
ما زِلتَ مُرتَقياً إِلى آفاقِهِ
حَتّىuntil عَلَوتَyou rose إِلىto مكانٍa station أَشرَفِnobler
حَتّى عَلَوتَ إِلى مكانٍ أَشرَفِ
You kept ascending toward its horizons,
You kept ascending to its horizons
until you rose to a nobler station.
Until you reached a most noble station
قَدindeed قُمتَyou stood فيin مصرٍEgypt بِظلِbeneath the shade of عَزيزهاits mighty lord
قَد قُمتَ في مصرٍ بِظلِ عَزيزها
تَرويyou recount المَحامدvirtues وَالتُقىand piety عَنfrom يوسفYusuf
تَروي المَحامد وَالتُقى عَن يوسف
You have stood in Egypt beneath its mighty lord's shade,
You stood in Egypt under the shadow of its beloved
recounting virtues and piety from Yusuf.
Relaying praise and piety from Joseph
أَدهَشتَyou astonished مُقلَتَناour eye بِفَضلٍwith excellence ظاهِرٍmanifest
أَدهَشتَ مُقلَتَنا بِفَضلٍ ظاهِرٍ
وَسَلَبتَand you stole مُهجَتِناour heart بِذاwith this اللُطفkindness الخَفيhidden
وَسَلَبتَ مُهجَتِنا بِذا اللُطف الخَفي
You dazzled our eyes with manifest excellence,
You amazed our eyes with evident grace
and stole our heart with this subtle kindness.
And captured our hearts with that gentle charm
يَصبوyearns سِواكothers besides you إِلىfor الجَميلfavors وَأَنتَwhile you لاnot
يَصبو سِواك إِلى الجَميل وَأَنتَ لا
تَهوىyou desire سِوىanything but عَمَلdoing الجَميلfavors الأَلطفِmost gracious
تَهوى سِوى عَمَل الجَميل الأَلطفِ
Others yearn for favors, while you do not
Others may incline towards beauty but you
desire anything but bestowing the most gracious favors.
Desire nothing but the most beautiful and gentle deed
لازِلتَmay you ever remain تَرفلwalk in flowing robes بِالسَعادَةِin happiness وَالصَفاand serenity
لازِلتَ تَرفل بِالسَعادَةِ وَالصَفا
وَتَسرand you gladden أَفئِدَةًhearts بِشكركby thanking you تَشتَفيfind healing
وَتَسر أَفئِدَةً بِشكرك تَشتَفي
May you ever walk in robes of happiness and serenity,
You still walk with happiness and purity
and gladden hearts that find healing in thanking you.
And gladden hearts with thanks longing for you
Sol 6.1