فَظاهِرُها لِلناسِ رُكنٌ مُقَبَّلٌ

فَظاهِرُها لِلناسِ رُكنٌ مُقَبَّلٌ

وَباطِنُها عَينٌ مِنَ الجودِ عَيلَمُ

وَباطِنُها عَينٌ مِنَ الجودِ عَيلَمُ

Thus its outer face, to the people, is a corner they kiss;

So its back is a corner that people kiss;

And its inner face is a copious spring of generosity.

And its palm is an abundant spring of generosity.

هُوَ البَحرُ لا عَينَ مِنَ الجودِ عَيلَمُ

هُوَ البَحرُ لا عَينَ مِنَ الجودِ عَيلَمُ

عَفاءٌ عَلى عَينٍ مِنَ الجودِ عَيلَمُ

عَفاءٌ عَلى عَينٍ مِنَ الجودِ عَيلَمُ

He is the sea, no mere copious spring of generosity.

He is the sea, not an abundant spring of generosity.

Let oblivion fall upon a copious spring of generosity!

Oblivion upon an abundant spring of generosity!

يُجَلُّ عَنِ التَقبيلِ ظاهِرَ كَفِّهِ

يُجَلُّ عَنِ التَقبيلِ ظاهِرَ كَفِّهِ

وَباطِنُها عَن أَن تُقاسَ بِزَمزَمِ

وَباطِنُها عَن أَن تُقاسَ بِزَمزَمِ

The back of his hand is too exalted for kissing,

The back of his hand is too exalted to be kissed,

and its palm too exalted to be compared with Zamzam.

And its palm too exalted to be compared with Zamzam.