كَثَّرَmay He multiply اللَهُGod مِثلَthe like of مَجدِكَyour glory فيin الأَرthe earth (first part)
كَثَّرَ اللَهُ مِثلَ مَجدِكَ في الأَر
ضِcompletion of 'earth' لِتَفشوso that they may spread صَنائِعُdeeds الإِحسانِkindness
ضِ لِتَفشو صَنائِعُ الإِحسانِ
May God multiply glory like yours on earth,
May God multiply the like of your glory on earth
so that deeds of kindness may spread,
So that the industries of benevolence may spread
وَتَعُمُّand may encompass الأَنامَhumankind مِنكَfrom you هِباتٌgifts
وَتَعُمُّ الأَنامَ مِنكَ هِباتٌ
توجِبُcompel الصَفحَforgiveness عَنfor ذُنوبِsins الزَمانِtime
توجِبُ الصَفحَ عَن ذُنوبِ الزَمانِ
and gifts from you may reach all humankind,
And gifts from you encompass all people
compelling forgiveness for the sins of time.
Which necessitate forgiveness for the sins of time
فَلَقَدfor indeed عَمَّناhas encompassed us نَداكَyour bounty بِنُعمىwith a blessing
فَلَقَد عَمَّنا نَداكَ بِنُعمى
قَصُرَتfell short دونَهاshort of it يَديmy hand وَلِسانيand my tongue
قَصُرَت دونَها يَدي وَلِساني
For your bounty has indeed embraced us with a blessing
For we have been saturated by your bounty
before which my hand and my tongue fell short,
Beyond the reach of my hands and tongue
وَأَيادٍand favors لَوِif اِدَّعَتهاclaimed them الغَواديthe morning rainclouds
وَأَيادٍ لَوِ اِدَّعَتها الغَوادي
كَذَّبَتهاwould belie them شَواهِدُevidence الإِمتِحانِtesting
كَذَّبَتها شَواهِدُ الإِمتِحانِ
and favors which, were the morning rainclouds to claim them,
And favors, if the valleys claimed them
the evidence of testing would belie them.
The evidence of trials would belie them
شاهِدَwitnessed الناسُthe people مِنof سَماحِكَyour generosity مَعنىًan aspect
شاهِدَ الناسُ مِن سَماحِكَ مَعنىً
غَيرَexcept أَنّيthat I شاهَدتُI witnessed مِنكَfrom you مَعانيaspects
غَيرَ أَنّي شاهَدتُ مِنكَ مَعاني
People have witnessed one aspect of your generosity,
People witnessed from your generosity a meaning
but I have witnessed many aspects in you.
While I witnessed from you meanings
ياO جَواداًgenerous one يَلقىmeets وُفودَdelegations نَداهُhis bounty
يا جَواداً يَلقى وُفودَ نَداهُ
بِجَدىwith largesse مُنعِمٍa benefactor وَأَعذارِand apologies جانيan offender
بِجَدى مُنعِمٍ وَأَعذارِ جاني
O generous one, who meets delegations seeking his bounty
O generous one who meets delegations of his bounty
with a benefactor's gifts and an offender's apologies.
With the munificence of a benefactor and pardons of a sinner
جُمِعَتwere united فيin بَديعِwondrous أَوصافِكَyour attributes الأَضthe opposites (first part)
جُمِعَت في بَديعِ أَوصافِكَ الأَض
دادُcompletion of 'opposites' ياO جامِعَgatherer of الصِفاتِqualities الحِسانِbeautiful
دادُ يا جامِعَ الصِفاتِ الحِسانِ
Opposites have been united in your wondrous attributes,
The contraries were joined in the unique description of you
O you who bring together beautiful qualities.
O gatherer of the finest qualities
تَبذُلُyou give freely المالَwealth ثُمَّthen تَبخُلُyou are miserly بِالعِرwith honor (first part)
تَبذُلُ المالَ ثُمَّ تَبخُلُ بِالعِر
ضِcompletion of 'honor' وَتَسطوand you strike fiercely إِلّاexcept عَلىagainst ذيone possessing لِسانِa tongue
ضِ وَتَسطو إِلّا عَلى ذي لِسانِ
You lavish wealth, then are miserly with your honor,
You spend money then become miserly with status
and strike fiercely—except against one who wields a tongue.
And rise above except over one with a sharp tongue
فَلَكَso, for you اللَهُGod مِنsuch a كَريمٍgenerous one بَخيلٍmiserly one
فَلَكَ اللَهُ مِن كَريمٍ بَخيلٍ
مانِحٍa giver مانِعٍa withholder شُجاعٍbrave جَبانِcowardly
مانِحٍ مانِعٍ شُجاعٍ جَبانِ
So God bless you, generous yet miserly,
So to you belong praise from a generous miser
giving yet withholding, brave yet cowardly.
A giver, withholder, brave, coward
Sol 6.1