الحمد لله حقَّ حمدِه

حمداً يوافيه دون وعده

Praise be to God, praise that befits Him,

Praise that meets Him without promise on our part,

عينا فلا يعتريه نقصٌ

يجيئه من وراء حدِّه

Perfect praise that admits no defect,

Praise that comes from beyond all boundaries,

الحد أمر يعم حتى

يسأل فيه عن حد عدّه

For boundaries are an order that spreads

Until one asks about the limit of their number,

ولم أقل فيه ذاك إلا

من أجل من لم ينل بضده

And I say this only on account of those

Who have not attained the opposite by effort.