وَخُذها عُقوداً وَلا مِنَّةً

وَخُذها عُقوداً وَلا مِنَّةً

إِذا قُلتُ لِلبَحرِ خُذها عُقودا

إِذا قُلتُ لِلبَحرِ خُذها عُقودا

And take them as necklaces, with no favor claimed.

Take it as gifts, not as favors

When I say to the sea, “Take them as necklaces,”

When I tell the sea to take it as gifts

فَلا غَروَ وَالدُرُّ مِن كَفِّهِ اِس

فَلا غَروَ وَالدُرُّ مِن كَفِّهِ اِس

تفيدَ إِلى سَمعِهِ أَن يَعودا

تفيدَ إِلى سَمعِهِ أَن يَعودا

no wonder—since the pearls from his palm were

The pearl has no qualms, it overflows from its palm

obtained—that they should return to his ear.

Pouring into its hearing, returning

بَعَثتُ إِلَيكَ بِها جُنَّةً

بَعَثتُ إِلَيكَ بِها جُنَّةً

بَعَثتُ إِلى المَجدِ مِنها الخُلودا

بَعَثتُ إِلى المَجدِ مِنها الخُلودا

I sent them to you as a shield;

I send you through it heavens

from them I sent immortality to glory.

I send to glory through it eternity