يا أَيُّها البَرُّ الَّذي بِرُّهُ

يا أَيُّها البَرُّ الَّذي بِرُّهُ

يَطرِقُني سِرّاً وَإِعلانا

يَطرِقُني سِرّاً وَإِعلانا

O virtuous benefactor, whose goodness

O beneficent one, whose kindness

comes knocking at my door, secretly and openly!

visits me in secret and openly,

سُعِدتَ مِن خِلٍّ لَهُ نائِلٌ

سُعِدتَ مِن خِلٍّ لَهُ نائِلٌ

لَو كانَ مَرعىً كانَ سَعدانا

لَو كانَ مَرعىً كانَ سَعدانا

Blessed are you with an intimate friend who has bounty to offer—

blessed are you, a friend whose bounty,

were your protégé a pasture plant, he would be saʿdān.

were it pasture, would be saʿdān.