أيها السيِّدُ الذي جَلَّ عَنْ شك

رِيَ مَعْروفُه وجاز التَّمنِّي

O Lord, whose bounty exceeds all doubts,

Whose kindness flows and wishes abound,

وأبى أن يَشُوبَ غُرّ أيادي

ه لدى مُعْتَفِيه جوداً بِمَنّ

Who refuses that harm taints His hands,

With generosity to the grateful that astounds.

ما لِرزْقي كأن على البِي

ضِ تَخَطِّيهِ مِن تباطيه عَنِّي

My sustenance seems bound to earth,

As if beyond my reach it surrounds,

أَيُّ دَيْن يُقْضَى بتَقْسيطِ دينا

رٍ وحالٍ تُشَدُّ من بعد وَهْن

What debt is paid by installments of debt,

And state that tightens after ease abounds,

وجِمالٍ تُقادُ من بَعْدِ إخلا

قٍ ومُهْرٍ يَطْوي على كفِّ تِبنِ

Beauty led after being unleashed,

And a bride price that the palm encompasses,

وانتفاع يُنالُ من بَعْدِ ضُرٍّ

وسُرورٍ يَحِلُّ من بَعْدِ حُزْنِ

Gain attained after harm has passed,

And joy that comes after sorrow astounds.

وهو يخْتلُّ عن قَفيزِ دقيقٍ

وسُلافٍ مِنَ المُدامِة لَدْنِ

It differs from a measure of fine saffron,

And drink of wine that continuously abounds.

ثم لا يَرْتضيه شرطاً له يَوْ

م كَسادٍ منْهُ ابنُ قَيْل المُغَنِّي

Then he would not take it as a condition,

Like the loss of a singing son astounds.

أنا غَرْسٌ لراحتيك وأنْتَ الْ

غَيْثُ يَحْيَا بِصَوْبه كلُّ غُصْنِ

I am a plant for your comfort, and you the rain

That revives every branch when it surrounds.

وبه تكْتَسِي الرِّياضُ بقاعاً

مُونِقاتٍ مِنْ كُلِّ سَهْلٍ وحَزْن

With it, gardens flourish in every barren plain,

Fertile places from every flat and rugged ground.

فاسقِني شَرْبةً يعودُ بها عُو

ديَ غضَّاً عن ريِّه ذا تَثَنِّي

So quench me with a drink, restoring my vigor,

After turning away from its irrigation that astounds.

وأَعنِّي على قضاء ديونٍ

فَرَّقَتْ بين طَعْم نَوْمي وجَفْني

And aid me in paying debts,

That have come between the taste of my sleep and eyelids.

إنَّني شاكِرٌ إذا عَنَّ بالشكْ

ر شَكورٌ وجدَّ مُطْرٍ ومُثْنِي

I am thankful when gratitude overwhelms complaint,

And the thankful finds rain and folds abound.