رَأَيتُكَ تُنجِزُ ما لَم تَعِد

رَأَيتُكَ تُنجِزُ ما لَم تَعِد

وَفاءً وَتَفعَلُ ما لَم تَقُل

وَفاءً وَتَفعَلُ ما لَم تَقُل

I saw you fulfill what you had not promised,

I saw you fulfill what you didn’t promise

out of faithfulness, and do what you had not spoken of.

And do what you didn’t say

سَأَلتُ بِقَدري فَأَعطَيتَني

سَأَلتُ بِقَدري فَأَعطَيتَني

بِقَدرِكَ تُضعِفُ نِصفاً بِكُل

بِقَدرِكَ تُضعِفُ نِصفاً بِكُل

I asked according to my worth, and you gave me

I asked for what I deserve, and you gave me

according to yours, doubling a half into a whole.

Double your capacity, doubling the half

فَما ضَرَّني النَقصُ في هِمَّتي

فَما ضَرَّني النَقصُ في هِمَّتي

إِذا كُنتَ تُضعِفُ لي ما أَسَل

إِذا كُنتَ تُضعِفُ لي ما أَسَل

So my limited ambition did me no harm,

So I don’t mind the shortfall in my determination

if you double for me what I ask.

When you double for me what I ask

وَآمَنتَني مِن شَماتِ العِدى

وَآمَنتَني مِن شَماتِ العِدى

عَلى الخَوفِ مِن كُرهِهِ وَالوَجَل

عَلى الخَوفِ مِن كُرهِهِ وَالوَجَل

And you kept me safe from the enemies’ gloating,

And you secured me from the gloating of enemies

while I feared its bitterness and felt dread.

Over fear of their hatred and dread

فَآمَنَكَ اللَهُ عَثرَ الخُطو

فَآمَنَكَ اللَهُ عَثرَ الخُطو

بِ وَحاطَكَ مِن هَفَواتِ الزَلَل

بِ وَحاطَكَ مِن هَفَواتِ الزَلَل

So may God keep you safe from the pitfalls of calamities,

So may God secure you from stumbling steps

and shield you from slips into error.

And protect you from pitfalls and lapses

وَلَمّا تَضَمَّنتَ أَمري قَعَد

وَلَمّا تَضَمَّنتَ أَمري قَعَد

تُ عَنِ السَعيِ ذا ثِقَةٍ مُتَّكِل

تُ عَنِ السَعيِ ذا ثِقَةٍ مُتَّكِل

And when you took charge of my affairs, I sat

And when you took over my matter, you refrained

back from striving, confident and reliant.

From striving with trusting surrender

وَقُلتُ نَعَم نَجَحَت حاجَتي

وَقُلتُ نَعَم نَجَحَت حاجَتي

وَكُنتُ أَقولُ عَسى أَو لَعَلَّ

وَكُنتُ أَقولُ عَسى أَو لَعَلَّ

And I said, “Yes, my need has been met,”

And I said “yes”, my need is fulfilled

where before I would say, “Maybe,” or “Perhaps.”

While I used to say “perhaps” or “maybe”

وَقَد عَلِمَ القَومُ أَنَّ الَّذي

وَقَد عَلِمَ القَومُ أَنَّ الَّذي

تُحَمِّلُ لا بُدَّ أَن يَحتَمِل

تُحَمِّلُ لا بُدَّ أَن يَحتَمِل

And the people know that the one

And people knew that what you undertake

you charge with a burden must bear it.

You must accomplish, come what may

وَأَنَّكَ تُسعِفُهُم بِالكَثي

وَأَنَّكَ تُسعِفُهُم بِالكَثي

رِ فَلِم لا تُساعِفُ فيما يَقِل

رِ فَلِم لا تُساعِفُ فيما يَقِل

And that you help them with much—

That you provide them plenty and profuse

so why not help with what is little?

Why not redouble the meager and few?

وَلَم تَعتَلِل في الَّذي يَطلُبو

وَلَم تَعتَلِل في الَّذي يَطلُبو

نَ فَتَقبَلَ فيما طَلَبتُ العِلَل

نَ فَتَقبَلَ فيما طَلَبتُ العِلَل

And you made no excuses concerning what they request,

You didn’t equivocate in what they seek

so would you accept excuses concerning what I asked?

So you accept my weak excuses

وَلَم تَبتَذِلهُم بِمَنعِ الخَطي

وَلَم تَبتَذِلهُم بِمَنعِ الخَطي

رِ فَتَرضى لِجاهِكَ أَن يُبتَذَل

رِ فَتَرضى لِجاهِكَ أَن يُبتَذَل

And you did not demean them by withholding what is valuable,

You didn’t demean them by denying the plenty

so would you consent to your standing being demeaned?

So you allow your stature be debased