وَلَمّاand when تَوالىcame in succession الفتحُvictory مِنfrom كُلِّevery وَجهَةٍdirection
وَلَمّا تَوالى الفتحُ مِن كُلِّ وَجهَةٍ
وَلَمand did not تَبلُغِreach الأَوهامُimaginations فيin الوَصفِdescription حَدَّهُits limit
وَلَم تَبلُغِ الأَوهامُ في الوَصفِ حَدَّهُ
And when victory followed victory from every quarter,
and imagination could not describe its full extent,
تَرَكناwe left أَميرَthe Commander of المُؤمِنينthe Faithful لِشُكرِهِto give thanks for it
تَرَكنا أَميرَ المُؤمِنين لِشُكرِهِ
بِماwith what أَودَعentrusted السرُّthe mystery الإِلهيُّdivine عِندَهُwith him
بِما أَودَع السرُّ الإِلهيُّ عِندَهُ
we left the Commander of the Faithful to give thanks for it,
with what the divine mystery had entrusted to him.
فَلاfor no نعمَةٌblessing إِلّاexcept that تؤدّيrenders حُقوقَهاits dues
فَلا نعمَةٌ إِلّا تؤدّي حُقوقَها
عَلامتُهُhis signature بِالحَمدُwith praise لِلّهto God وَحدَهHim alone
عَلامتُهُ بِالحَمدُ لِلّه وَحدَه
For there is no blessing whose due is not rendered
by his signature: 'Praise be to God alone.'
Sol 6.1