شَفينا المَطلَ بِالنُّجحِ

وَجِئناكَ بِها رَكضا

We have fulfilled the promise with success,

And we have come to you rushing.

كُميتاً تَنفَحُ المِسكَ

إِذا خاتَمُها فُضَّا

Overflowing with fragrant musk,

When its seal was opened.

وَلا تَبغي بِها عَرضاً

وَلا تَجعَلُ بِها قَرضا

We do not seek anything in return,

Nor do we make it a debt.

اللُّهُمَّ إِلَّا أَن

يَكونَ القرضُ ما تَرضى

O Allah, except that

The debt be what You are pleased with.

فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ مَن صادَ

فَ شَيئاً طَيِّباً غَضَّا

For people, if they lent something good

In kindness have lessened it.

وَلا سِيَّما إِذا ما كا

نَ شَيئاً أَبيَضاً بَضَّا

Especially if it was something white they lent,

In purity they have reduced it.

وَإِن شِئتَ فَإِنَّ الشُّك

رَ مِنكَ الحاضِرَ الغَضَّا

And if You wish, gratitude from You

Is enough for the present reduced.

رِضىً ما لَم يَكُن سَيلاً

عَلَينا مِنكَ مُنقَضَّا

Pleased with what did not become

A flood upon us from You, unrestrained.

فَلا نَسطيعُ بِالأَمرِ

إِذا اِستَوجَبتَهُ نَهضا

We cannot bear the matter

If You obligated us to pay it back.

وَمَن يَسطيعُ أَن يجزِ

يَ شُكراً يَملأُ الأَرضا

And who can fulfill

Gratitude filling up the earth?

وَلكِنّا نَسخَناكَ

لِما نَقضي بِهِ الفَرضا

But we have praised You

To fulfill the obligation.

بِعَينِ البَذلِ وَالإِفضا

لِ بِالمَدحِ الَّذي يُرضى

With the eye of generosity and overflowing,

Not with praise that pleases.

فَيجزيكَ بِذا بَعضاً

وَيَجزيكَ بِذا بَعضا

So You may reward us for this, partially,

And for this, partially.

وَإِلَّا خِفتُ أَن يُفسِ

دُنا الدَّينُ فَلا يُقضى

Otherwise, I fear debt will corrupt us

And not be paid off.