لَئِن نالَتِ الأَملاكُ مُلكاً بِحَظِّها

لَئِن نالَتِ الأَملاكُ مُلكاً بِحَظِّها

فَقَد نِلتُمُ ما نِلتُمُ بِمَساعِ

فَقَد نِلتُمُ ما نِلتُمُ بِمَساعِ

Even if kings have gained dominion through their fortune,

Though angels gain a kingdom by their fortune,

you have indeed gained what you have through your efforts.

You've gained what you have gained by your endeavour.

وَهَذا عِيانُ المَجدِ فيكُم فَما الَّذي

وَهَذا عِيانُ المَجدِ فيكُم فَما الَّذي

يَزيدُكُمُ مُدّاحُكُم بِسَماعِ

يَزيدُكُمُ مُدّاحُكُم بِسَماعِ

And here is glory plainly seen in you—what, then,

This glory manifest in you - so what can

can your praisers add to your glory through what is heard?

A praising eulogist add by his hearing?

دَفَعتَ الأَذى عَنّا وَمَتَّعتَ بِالمُنى

دَفَعتَ الأَذى عَنّا وَمَتَّعتَ بِالمُنى

وَما كانَتِ الدُنيا لَنا بِمَتاعِ

وَما كانَتِ الدُنيا لَنا بِمَتاعِ

You warded harm away from us and let us enjoy what we wished for,

You've kept all harm from us and brought us joy;

and the world had been no delight to us.

For us the world was never a true treasure.

وَوَاللَهِ ما كُلِّفتُ في المَدحِ كُلفَةً

وَوَاللَهِ ما كُلِّفتُ في المَدحِ كُلفَةً

وَهَل هُوَ إِلّا الصِدقُ وَهوَ طِباعي

وَهَل هُوَ إِلّا الصِدقُ وَهوَ طِباعي

And by God, I was put to no strain in offering praise;

By God, I've never been assigned this praise

and is it anything but truth? Truth is my nature.

As duty - Truth alone's my very nature.