1. قل للذي قد كنت معترفاً

    من بحر أنعمه ومغترفا

    Say to him whose favors I had acknowledged,

    And from whose sea of bounty I had drawn:

  2. عجز اجتهاد الشكر عن مننٍ

    قدّمتها عندِي فيا أسفا

    My efforts at gratitude have fallen short of the favors

    You have bestowed on me—so alas,

  3. إن كنت لا تسدي إليَّ يداً

    حتَّى أقوم بشكرِ ما سلفا

    If you will bestow no favor on me

    Until I give thanks for what has gone before!