شكراًthanks لأنعمfor the favors of مولاناour lord التيwhich فضلتsurpassed
شكراً لأنعم مولانا التي فضلت
جهدthe utmost effort of الثناءpraise فأبدىso it showed وجهthe face of معترفone who acknowledges
جهد الثناء فأبدى وجه معترف
Thanks for our lord’s favors, which surpassed
Thankful for the blessings of our Master who graced
praise’s utmost effort, so it showed the face of one who acknowledges.
The effort of praise so I may show a grateful face
لوif لمnot أكنI were للغنىfor wealth أبغيI desire تطلبهاseeking them
لو لم أكن للغنى أبغي تطلبها
طلبتهاI would seek them كونهاtheir being نوعاًa kind منof الشرفhonor
طلبتها كونها نوعاً من الشرف
If I were not seeking to obtain them for wealth,
Had I not been seeking wealth to gain
I would seek them because they are a kind of honor.
I'd seek it still, for it is a kind of grace