لا زلت من شكري في نعمة
مغبوطة البادي مع الحاضرِ
May you ever, through my gratitude, enjoy a blessing
I still give thanks for the blessing
envied by nomad and townsman alike;
Happy are those of the past and present
ولا عداك الحمد من حُلَّةٍ
لابسها ذو سلَبٍ فاخر
and may praise never pass you by, like a robe
None but You deserves praise for any robe
worn by one arrayed in splendid raiment.
Worn by one stripped bare yet excelling
يقول من تقرع أسماعه
ما مثل هذا المفخر الناضر
Whoever hears it resound in his ears says,
It is said by those who hear it ringing
“Nothing compares with this radiant glory.”
Nothing compares to this shining glory
لا غرو إذ قد قال من قبلنا
كم ترك الاوّل للآخِر
No wonder, for one before us already said:
No wonder, as was said before us
“How much the former has left for the latter!”
How much the earlier left for the latter
Sol 5.6