أَنا لا أَفي حَقَّ التَشَكُر لا أَفي

هُوَ فَوقَ مَقدِرَتي وَعَفوَكَ مُنصِفي

I cannot adequately thank you, I cannot do justice

It is beyond my capacity and your forgiveness does me honor

كَيفَ الوَفا لِعِنايَةٍ عُظمى عَلَت

أَوصافَها عَن فَكر كُل مصنّفِ

How can I be faithful to great benevolence that

Its attributes have eluded the minds of all writers

سَربَلتَني كَرَماً بِأَبهَجِ حلَّةٍ

وَمَنَحتَني بِالحلمِ كُلِّ تَعَطف

You have clothed me generously in the most radiant garment

And endowed me with wisdom and gentleness

يا راغب الافضال ما بَينَ المَلا

إِن العُلى بِكَ راغِبٌ لَكَ يَصطَفي

O you who seek to bestow favors amongst people

Indeed the Most High seeks you, chooses you

ما زِلتَ مُرتَقياً إِلى آفاقِهِ

حَتّى عَلَوتَ إِلى مكانٍ أَشرَفِ

You kept ascending to its horizons

Until you reached a most noble station

قَد قُمتَ في مصرٍ بِظلِ عَزيزها

تَروي المَحامد وَالتُقى عَن يوسف

You stood in Egypt under the shadow of its beloved

Relaying praise and piety from Joseph

أَدهَشتَ مُقلَتَنا بِفَضلٍ ظاهِرٍ

وَسَلَبتَ مُهجَتِنا بِذا اللُطف الخَفي

You amazed our eyes with evident grace

And captured our hearts with that gentle charm

يَصبو سِواك إِلى الجَميل وَأَنتَ لا

تَهوى سِوى عَمَل الجَميل الأَلطفِ

Others may incline towards beauty but you

Desire nothing but the most beautiful and gentle deed

لازِلتَ تَرفل بِالسَعادَةِ وَالصَفا

وَتَسر أَفئِدَةً بِشكرك تَشتَفي

You still walk with happiness and purity

And gladden hearts with thanks longing for you