أَيا ناهِضَ الْمُلْكِ أَيُّ الثَّناءِ

يَقُومُ بِشُكْرِكَ أَوْ يَنْهَضُ

O you who have assumed power, which praise

Could truly give you thanks or rise up,

وَمَنْ ذا يَراكَ فَيَدْعُو سِوا

كَ يَوْماً لِخَطٍْ إِذا يُرْمِضُ

And who is there that sees you and calls

Upon another in days of distress?

وَكَيْفَ وَلَمّا تَزَلْ لِلنَّدى

مُحِباًّ إِذا كَثُرَ المُبْغِضُ

How could it be so when you remain

Loving despite the haters abound,

فَتَعْطِفُ غِنْ صَدَّ عَنْهُ اللِّئامُ

وَتُقْبِلُ بِالوُدِّ إِنْ أَعْرَضُوا

So you show kindness though the vile

Turn away, and accept with affection if they shun.

دَعانِيَ بِشْرُكَ قَبْلَ النَّوالِ

وَأَثْرى بِهِ الأَمَلُ الْمُنْفِضُ

Your gift brought me hope before bounty

And enriched the aspirations diminished,

وَأَحْرى الحَيا أَنْ يُرَوِّي الثَّرى

حَياً باتَ بارِقُهُ يُومِضُ

And it beholds life to water the earth

With a living whose glow is unceasing.

وَأَطْعَمَنِي فِي نَداكَ الْجَزِيلِ

خَلائِقُ يُشْفى بِها الْمُمْرَضُ

Your plentiful gift has sustained me

With creations that heal the diseased,

وَوَجْهُكَ وَالْفِعْلُ إِذْ يُشْرِقانِ

كَأَنَّهُما عِرْضُكَ الأَبْيَضُ

Your face and your deeds radiate brightness

As if they are your shining essence.

فَإِمّا وَهَبْتَ فَنِعْمَ الْوَهُوبُ

وَإِلاّ فَكَالواهِبِ الْمُقْرِضُ

Whether you have granted or withheld

You are the ultimate giver on loan.