لَيتَ شِعري أَيُّ قَومٍ أَجدَبوا

لَيتَ شِعري أَيُّ قَومٍ أَجدَبوا

فَأُغيثوا بِكَ مِن طولِ العَجَف

فَأُغيثوا بِكَ مِن طولِ العَجَف

Would that I knew which people had suffered drought

I wish I knew which people suffered drought

and through you found relief from long, wasting hunger.

So you would bring them relief after long barrenness

نَظَرَ الرَحمَنُ بِالصُنعِ لَهُم

نَظَرَ الرَحمَنُ بِالصُنعِ لَهُم

وَحُرَمناكَ لِذَنبٍ قَد سَلَف

وَحُرَمناكَ لِذَنبٍ قَد سَلَف

The All-Merciful looked upon them with favor,

The Merciful looked upon them with favor

while we were deprived of you for a sin already past.

And deprived us of you for a past sin

يا أَبا إِسحَقَ سِر مُستَودِعاً

يا أَبا إِسحَقَ سِر مُستَودِعاً

وَاِمضِ مَحموداً فَما مِنكَ خَلَف

وَاِمضِ مَحموداً فَما مِنكَ خَلَف

O Abu Ishaq, go, bidding farewell,

O Abu Ishaq, keep a secret

and depart praised, for none can take your place.

And go with praise - you have no substitute

إِنَّما أَنتَ رَبيعٌ صَيِّبٌ

إِنَّما أَنتَ رَبيعٌ صَيِّبٌ

حَيثُ ما صَرَّفَّهُ اللَهُ اِنصَرَف

حَيثُ ما صَرَّفَّهُ اللَهُ اِنصَرَف

You are but a spring of pouring rain;

You are but a pouring spring

wherever God directs it, it goes.

Wherever Allah sends you, you go