جَزا اللَهُ خَيراً أَذكُرُ حاجَتي

جَزا اللَهُ خَيراً أَذكُرُ حاجَتي

فَأَثني بِخَيرٍ عِندَها وَتَشَهَّدا

فَأَثني بِخَيرٍ عِندَها وَتَشَهَّدا

May God reward him well—I mention my need,

May Allah reward you well, I remember my need

then praise him kindly on that occasion, and he bore witness—

So I praise you with goodness when I present it and send blessings upon you

أَخاً لي عَلَيهِ ضامِنٌ ما أَهَمَّني

أَخاً لي عَلَيهِ ضامِنٌ ما أَهَمَّني

مَتى ما يَنَلني اليَومَ لا يَعتَلِل غَدا

مَتى ما يَنَلني اليَومَ لا يَعتَلِل غَدا

a brother of mine who guarantees whatever troubles me.

A brother to me for whom he guarantees whatever preoccupies me

Whenever he gives to me today, he makes no excuses tomorrow.

Whenever I get it today, it does not fail tomorrow

كَثيرُ نَعَم تَرّاثُ لا فَرِحٌ بِما

كَثيرُ نَعَم تَرّاثُ لا فَرِحٌ بِما

تَبَرَّعَ مِن مَعروفِهِ وَتَجَوَّدا

تَبَرَّعَ مِن مَعروفِهِ وَتَجَوَّدا

Liberal with 'yes,' [possibly shunning] 'no,' delighted by what

Abundant favors inherited, no joy in what

he freely gave of his kindness and generously bestowed.

He volunteered of his kindness and generosity

حَنَوتَ عَلَينا حَنوَةَ الوالِدِ الَّذي

حَنَوتَ عَلَينا حَنوَةَ الوالِدِ الَّذي

بَنى لِبَنِيهِ ثُمَّ وَطّا فَمَهَّدا

بَنى لِبَنِيهِ ثُمَّ وَطّا فَمَهَّدا

You showed us the tenderness of a father who

You were kind to us with the kindness of a father who

built for his sons, then smoothed and made ready.

Built for his children then lined and smoothed

نَعَم مِنكَ عَلَينا حَنوَةَ الوالِدِ الَّذي

نَعَم مِنكَ عَلَينا حَنوَةَ الوالِدِ الَّذي

بَنى لِبَنيهِ ثُمَّ وَطا فَمَهَّدا

بَنى لِبَنيهِ ثُمَّ وَطا فَمَهَّدا

Yes, from you we have the tenderness of a father who

Yes, your kindness to us is that of a father who

built for his sons, then smoothed and made ready.

Built for his children then lined and smoothed

بَطينٌ مِنَ التَقوى خَميصٌ مِنَ النَحنا

بَطينٌ مِنَ التَقوى خَميصٌ مِنَ النَحنا

يُحِبُّ لَدى العَرشِ التُقى وَالتَوَدُّدا

يُحِبُّ لَدى العَرشِ التُقى وَالتَوَدُّدا

Full-bellied with piety, hollow-bellied of [possibly obscenity],

A core of piety, a shirt of tenderness

he loves piety and affection before the Throne.

Who loves piety and affection before the Throne

تَهَدَّمَ بِالمَعروفِ حَتّى حَسِبتَهُ

تَهَدَّمَ بِالمَعروفِ حَتّى حَسِبتَهُ

مِنَ الجودِ سَدّى قَبلَها عِندَهُ يَدا

مِنَ الجودِ سَدّى قَبلَها عِندَهُ يَدا

He lavished kindness until I thought,

You have been ruined by kindness until I thought you

from his generosity, that a favor had previously been bestowed on him.

From generosity, its dams in front of it, put forth a hand

وَكُنتَ كَغَيثِ الخالِ أَرسَلَ وَدقَهُ

وَكُنتَ كَغَيثِ الخالِ أَرسَلَ وَدقَهُ

لِمَن شامَهُ يُزجى السَحابَ المُنَضَّدا

لِمَن شامَهُ يُزجى السَحابَ المُنَضَّدا

And you were like rain from a cloud that released its drops

You were like rain clouds that poured and knocked

for whoever watched it, driving the piled-up clouds along.

Whoever it touches, the stacked clouds rush