شَكرتكَ رَبّي مَعْ يَقيني بأنَّنِي

شَكرتكَ رَبّي مَعْ يَقيني بأنَّنِي

قَصيرُ القُوى والبّطشِ عن سِلَعِ الشكرِ

قَصيرُ القُوى والبّطشِ عن سِلَعِ الشكرِ

I thanked You, my Lord, though certain that I

I thanked You, my Lord, while knowing

lack the strength and might to attain gratitude’s wares.

That I lack the strength and power for adequate thanks.

فإنْ كان شكري وهْوَ ذا مُتَقَبَّلاً

فإنْ كان شكري وهْوَ ذا مُتَقَبَّلاً

فمَنٌّ على مَنٍّ وبِرٌّ على بِرِّ

فمَنٌّ على مَنٍّ وبِرٌّ على بِرِّ

So if my thanks, such as they are, are accepted,

If my inadequate thanks are accepted,

then it is favor upon favor, and kindness upon kindness.

Then it is a gift upon a gift, and kindness upon kindness.

وَأَعلَنتُ شُكري وَهوَ عنك مُقصّرٌ

وَأَعلَنتُ شُكري وَهوَ عنك مُقصّرٌ

لأخرج في النَّعماء عن حَيِّزِ الكُفرِ

لأخرج في النَّعماء عن حَيِّزِ الكُفرِ

And I proclaimed my thanks, though they fall short of Your due,

I announced my inadequate thanks, though they fall short of You,

so that, amid blessings, I may leave the realm of ingratitude.

To emerge from the realm of ingratitude.

وإنّي لأرجو أنْ تكون عطيّتِي

وإنّي لأرجو أنْ تكون عطيّتِي

على قدر مَن أولى العطيَّةَ لا قدري

على قدر مَن أولى العطيَّةَ لا قدري

And I indeed hope that the gift I receive will be

And I hope that my gift

in keeping with the worth of Him who bestowed the gift, not my own.

Will match the Giver of gifts, not my own worth.