مِن نِعمَةِ الصانِعِ الَّذي صَنَعَكَ

مِن نِعمَةِ الصانِعِ الَّذي صَنَعَكَ

صاغَكَ لِلمَكرُماتِ وَإِبتَدَعَك

صاغَكَ لِلمَكرُماتِ وَإِبتَدَعَك

By the grace of the Maker who made you,

From the blessing of the Maker who made you

He fashioned you for noble deeds and brought you into being.

And shaped you for favors and innovations

خُلِقتَ وَتراً فَلَو يُضافُ إِلَي

خُلِقتَ وَتراً فَلَو يُضافُ إِلَي

كَ البَحرُ يَومَ الإِفضالِ ماشَفَعَك

كَ البَحرُ يَومَ الإِفضالِ ماشَفَعَك

You were created singular; even if added to

You were created a lute, so even if

you, the sea on a day of giving would not make you a pair.

The sea on the day of generosity were added to you, it would not intercede for you

وَقَد تَبَدَّأتَ فاعِلاً حَسَناً

وَقَد تَبَدَّأتَ فاعِلاً حَسَناً

فَإِمتَثَلَ الغَيثُ ذاكَ فَإِتَّبَعَك

فَإِمتَثَلَ الغَيثُ ذاكَ فَإِتَّبَعَك

And you began by doing good,

And you have begun doing good

so the rain imitated that and followed you.

So the rain followed that, following you

يَخِفُّ وَزنُ الرِجالِ مِن صِغَرٍ

يَخِفُّ وَزنُ الرِجالِ مِن صِغَرٍ

عِندَ مُرَوٍّ رَآكَ أَو سَمِعَك

عِندَ مُرَوٍّ رَآكَ أَو سَمِعَك

Men's weight dwindles, so little they seem,

The weight of men becomes lighter from insignificance

to a thoughtful man who has seen or heard you.

When a passerby saw you or heard you

شَهِدتُ حَقّاً أَنَّ الَّذي رَفَعَ ال

شَهِدتُ حَقّاً أَنَّ الَّذي رَفَعَ ال

نَجمَ بِأَيدٍ هُوَ الَّذي رَفَعَك

نَجمَ بِأَيدٍ هُوَ الَّذي رَفَعَك

I have truly borne witness that He who raised the

I bear true witness that He who raised

star with might is He who raised you.

The star with hands is He who raised you

فَلِم يُعَنِّ الحُسّادُ أَنفُسَهُم

فَلِم يُعَنِّ الحُسّادُ أَنفُسَهُم

وَقَد رَأَوا في السَماءِ مُطَّلَعَك

وَقَد رَأَوا في السَماءِ مُطَّلَعَك

Why, then, do the envious torment themselves,

So why do the envious torment themselves

when they have seen your rising-place in the sky?

When they saw your ascension in the sky

يُعجِبُني في الخَليلِ تَكريرُهُ النَف

يُعجِبُني في الخَليلِ تَكريرُهُ النَف

عَ وَخَيرُ الخُلّانِ مَن نَفَعَك

عَ وَخَيرُ الخُلّانِ مَن نَفَعَك

What I admire in a friend is his repeated

I admire in the friend his repeating of bene-

help, and the best of friends is one who benefits you.

fit, and the best of friends is he who benefits you

رَأيُكَ في أُنسَةِ الرِفاقِ وَلَن

رَأيُكَ في أُنسَةِ الرِفاقِ وَلَن

تَعتاضَ مِنّي مُكَثِّراً شِيَعَك

تَعتاضَ مِنّي مُكَثِّراً شِيَعَك

What say you to pleasant companionship? You will not

Your view on the company of friends, and I will

find a substitute for me, though you multiply your followers,

Never lack from multiplying your partisans

سَيراً إِلى ذي الوِزارَتَينِ وَقَد

سَيراً إِلى ذي الوِزارَتَينِ وَقَد

وَعَدتَني فيهِ أَن أَكونَ مَعَك

وَعَدتَني فيهِ أَن أَكونَ مَعَك

on a journey to the Holder of the Two Vizierates, and you have

Go on to the one with two ministries, and you

promised me that I would be with you on it.

Promised me through him that I would be with you

إِن تَنسَ أُذكِركَ مُتَّئِبٍ

إِن تَنسَ أُذكِركَ مُتَّئِبٍ

وَإِن تَدَعني سَهواً فَلَن أَدَعَك

وَإِن تَدَعني سَهواً فَلَن أَدَعَك

If you forget, I will remind you, abashed;

If you forget, I will remind you downcast

and if you leave me inadvertently, I will not leave you.

And if you leave me in oblivion, I will not leave you

ماءَنا بِالصاحِبِ الثَقيلِ وَلَن

ماءَنا بِالصاحِبِ الثَقيلِ وَلَن

يَضيقَ بي في المَحَلِّ ماوَسِعَك

يَضيقَ بي في المَحَلِّ ماوَسِعَك

I am no burdensome companion, nor will

Our water is with the difficult friend, and tightness

a lodging spacious enough for you prove cramped for me.

Will not constrain me in the abode you made spacious