هَلَwill ...? أَنتَyou أَميرَCommander المُؤمِنينَof the Faithful فَإِنَّنيfor indeed I
هَلَ أَنتَ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ فَإِنَّني
بِوُدِّكَwith your affection مِنin place of وُدِّthe affection of العِبادِmankind لَقانِعُsurely content
بِوُدِّكَ مِن وُدِّ العِبادِ لَقانِعُ
Will you, Commander of the Faithful—for I
Are you the Commander of the Faithful? For I
am content with your affection in place of mankind's—
Am content with your affection over that of servants
مُتَمِّمُcompleting أَجرٍa reward قَدalready مَضَىhas passed وَصَنيعَةٍand a favor
مُتَمِّمُ أَجرٍ قَد مَضَى وَصَنيعَةٍ
لَكُمyours عِندَناwith us أَوor ماnot تُعَدُّare counted الصَنائِعُfavors
لَكُم عِندَنا أَو ما تُعَدُّ الصَنائِعُ
complete an earlier reward and a favor
Perfecting a reward already given and a favor
you have shown us—or do favors not count?
You have with us, or more than can favors be counted
فَكَمfor how many مِنof عَدُوٍّan enemy سائِلٍinquiring ذِيpossessing كُشاحَةٍrancor
فَكَم مِن عَدُوٍّ سائِلٍ ذِي كُشاحَةٍ
وَمُنتَظِرٍand one awaiting بِالغَيبِunseen ماwhat أَنتَyou صانِعُwill do
وَمُنتَظِرٍ بِالغَيبِ ما أَنتَ صانِعُ
For how many an inquiring enemy, full of rancor,
So many barefaced enemies question me
and how many wait unseen for what you will do!
And wait unseen for what you will do