أَرى الأَرضَ تُثني بِالنَباتِ عَلى الحَيا

أَرى الأَرضَ تُثني بِالنَباتِ عَلى الحَيا

وَلَو تَستَطيعُ النُطقَ خَصَّتكَ بِالحَمدِ

وَلَو تَستَطيعُ النُطقَ خَصَّتكَ بِالحَمدِ

I see the earth praising the rain through its vegetation;

I see the earth adorned with vegetation

And if it could speak, it would single you out for praise.

If it could speak, it would praise you

فَلو لَم تُعَلِّم كَفُّكَ السُحُبَ النَدى

فَلو لَم تُعَلِّم كَفُّكَ السُحُبَ النَدى

لَما أَنجَدَت مِن قَحطِ أَعوامِها الجُردِ

لَما أَنجَدَت مِن قَحطِ أَعوامِها الجُردِ

For had your hand not taught the clouds generosity,

If your palm had not taught the clouds to rain

They would not have rescued the earth from the drought of its barren years.

It would not have been saved from the barren years

بِكَ اِفتَرَّتِ الأَيّامُ عَن ناجِذِ الغِنى

بِكَ اِفتَرَّتِ الأَيّامُ عَن ناجِذِ الغِنى

وَغَرَّدَ طَيرُ العَيشِ في الزَمَنِ الرَغدِ

وَغَرَّدَ طَيرُ العَيشِ في الزَمَنِ الرَغدِ

Through you, the days have smiled, baring prosperity’s back tooth,

Through you, days excel in bounty

And the bird of life has warbled in a time of ease.

And the birds of livelihood chirp in prosperous times

وَفي كُلِّ يَومٍ أَنتَ مُظهِرُ آيَةٍ

وَفي كُلِّ يَومٍ أَنتَ مُظهِرُ آيَةٍ

تَجيءُ بِإِعجازٍ يَفوتُ مَدى الحَدِّ

تَجيءُ بِإِعجازٍ يَفوتُ مَدى الحَدِّ

And every day you reveal a sign

And every day you manifest a sign

That brings a miracle beyond the furthest bound.

That comes with a miracle beyond limit

عَهِدنا مُدودَ الأَرضِ تَأتي بِحارَها

عَهِدنا مُدودَ الأَرضِ تَأتي بِحارَها

وَلَم نَرَ بَحراً قَطُّ سارَ إِلى مَدِّ

وَلَم نَرَ بَحراً قَطُّ سارَ إِلى مَدِّ

We have known the earth’s floodwaters to reach their seas,

We are used to the earth bringing its seas

Yet never have we seen a sea travel to a flood.

But we never saw a sea that flowed to shore