بِذاتِكَ طابَت في الوُجود العَناصِرُ

بِذاتِكَ طابَت في الوُجود العَناصِرُ

وَقَرَّت عُيون واِطمَأَنَت سَرائِرُ

وَقَرَّت عُيون واِطمَأَنَت سَرائِرُ

By your very being, the elements of existence have grown sweet.

With your essence the elements rejoiced in existence

And eyes have been gladdened, and innermost hearts have found peace.

And eyes became content and secrets reassured

وَأَيسَر وَصف مِن جَميلك دَوحة

وَأَيسَر وَصف مِن جَميلك دَوحة

يَجول بِها فكر وَيَرتَع ناظِرُ

يَجول بِها فكر وَيَرتَع ناظِرُ

And the simplest description of your kindness is a spreading tree,

And the easiest description of your beauty is an inkpot

where thought roams and the eye grazes freely.

That thoughts roam with and the onlooker grazes

سَقَيت رِياض الشُكر مني مَآثِراً

سَقَيت رِياض الشُكر مني مَآثِراً

تَفتح مِنها بِالثَناءِ أَزاهِرُ

تَفتح مِنها بِالثَناءِ أَزاهِرُ

You watered my gardens of gratitude with noble deeds;

You have watered the gardens of gratitude with my exploits

from them, flowers open in praise.

From which flowers of praise bloom

أَزور وَظِلي لا سِواهُ مُصاحِبي

أَزور وَظِلي لا سِواهُ مُصاحِبي

حماك فَتَثنيني وَحَولي عَشائِرُ

حماك فَتَثنيني وَحَولي عَشائِرُ

I come, with only my shadow for company,

I visit while my shadow is my only companion

to your domain; you send me back with clans around me.

Protecting me, so you bend me, and my family and tribe are around me

إِذا زُرت خفف مِن عَطاياك إِنَّهُ

إِذا زُرت خفف مِن عَطاياك إِنَّهُ

لِيثقل ظَهري جودِكَ المُتَكاثِرُ

لِيثقل ظَهري جودِكَ المُتَكاثِرُ

When I visit, lessen your gifts, for indeed

When I visit lighten your gifts, verily

your ever-growing generosity surely weighs down my back.

Your abundant generosity weighs down my back

وَما أَنا مَن يَأبى نداك وَإِنَّما

وَما أَنا مَن يَأبى نداك وَإِنَّما

يَملّ مِن السحب الثِقال المُسافِرُ

يَملّ مِن السحب الثِقال المُسافِرُ

And I am not one to refuse your bounty; it is only that

And I am not one who refuses your companionship, but

the traveler grows weary of heavy clouds.

The heavily laden traveler tires of clouds

كَفانيَ عزّاً إِنَّني بِكَ لائِذٌ

كَفانيَ عزّاً إِنَّني بِكَ لائِذٌ

وَحَسبُكَ فَخراً إِنَّني لَكَ شاعِرُ

وَحَسبُكَ فَخراً إِنَّني لَكَ شاعِرُ

It is honor enough for me that I seek refuge in you,

It suffices me pride that I take refuge in you

and glory enough for you that I am your poet.

And it is enough pride that I am your poet