سَأُثني عَلى نُعماكَ مادُمتُ باقِياً

سَأُثني عَلى نُعماكَ مادُمتُ باقِياً

وَإِن مِتُّ يُثني مَنطِقُ الطِرسِ مِن بَعدي

وَإِن مِتُّ يُثني مَنطِقُ الطِرسِ مِن بَعدي

I shall praise your bounty as long as I remain alive.

I shall praise your bounty as long as I remain alive;

And if I die, the voice of the page will praise you after me.

And if I die, the page’s voice will offer praise after me.

فَقَد أَودَعَت صَدرَ الطُروسِ بَدائِعي

فَقَد أَودَعَت صَدرَ الطُروسِ بَدائِعي

لِمَجدِكَ ما يَقضي لِذِكرِكَ بِالخُلدِ

لِمَجدِكَ ما يَقضي لِذِكرِكَ بِالخُلدِ

For I have lodged my exquisite creations in the breast of pages,

For my wondrous verses have entrusted the bosom of the pages

for your glory—works that decree immortality for your memory.

With that which, for your glory, decrees immortality for your remembrance.