أَطلَقتَ نُطقي بِالمَحامِدِ عِندَما

أَطلَقتَ نُطقي بِالمَحامِدِ عِندَما

قَيَّدتَني بِسَوابِقِ الإِنعامِ

قَيَّدتَني بِسَوابِقِ الإِنعامِ

You freed my speech to offer praises when

You unleashed my tongue in praise when

You bound me with your earlier acts of bounty.

You bound me with precedent favors

فَليَشكُرَنكَ نِيابَةً عَن مَنطِقي

فَليَشكُرَنكَ نِيابَةً عَن مَنطِقي

صَدرُ الطُروسِ وَأَلسَنُ الأَقلامِ

صَدرُ الطُروسِ وَأَلسَنُ الأَقلامِ

So let them thank you in my speech’s stead:

So let the breasts of doves thank you on behalf of my tongue

The breast of the pages and the tongues of the pens.

And the nibs of pens