غدوْتُ إليكَ ولي واعدا

غدوْتُ إليكَ ولي واعدا

نِ ربٌّ رحيمٌ ورجْسٌ رجيمُ

نِ ربٌّ رحيمٌ ورجْسٌ رجيمُ

I came to you in the morning, with two who promise me:

I came to you, keeping my promise

a merciful Lord and a foul, accursed one.

There is a merciful Lord, and a cursed devil

فللرجْسِ وعْدٌ بنكرائه

فللرجْسِ وعْدٌ بنكرائه

ليحرمني وهو خَبٌّ لئيمُ

ليحرمني وهو خَبٌّ لئيمُ

For the foul one, in his malice, has promised

The devil promises disgrace

to deprive me—and he is deceitful and base.

To deprive me, though he is mean and unworthy

ولله وعْد بمعروفه

ولله وعْد بمعروفه

ألا فلْيُصدِّقْ كريماً كريمُ

ألا فلْيُصدِّقْ كريماً كريمُ

And God has promised His kindness;

While God promises benevolence

so let one generous giver prove another true.

So let the generous fulfill his promise

وأنت بتحقيقِ ما أرتجيه

وأنت بتحقيقِ ما أرتجيه

وإبطال أسوأ ظنٍّ زعيمُ

وإبطال أسوأ ظنٍّ زعيمُ

And you, for fulfilling what I hope for

And you, by fulfilling my hopes

and disproving my worst suspicion, stand surety.

And refuting the worst assumptions, are supreme