تلقَّيتَ أبوابَ السماءِ بغرَّةٍ

مُسوَّمةٍ فاستقبلتكَ تهلِّلُ

You knocked on heaven's door with joyous surprise,

And it greeted you with cheerful acclaim.

وكفٍّ معاذَ اللَّهِ من بخلِ مثلها

أترفعُ للسُّقيا فتُسقى وتبخلُ

But hands that withhold such bounty - God forbid! -

Will they be raised up for rain, and yet withhold?