رضاء مِن الرَحمن في كُل ساعة

رضاء مِن الرَحمن في كُل ساعة

يُصافح وَجهاً لَم يَزَل نورهُ يَعلو

يُصافح وَجهاً لَم يَزَل نورهُ يَعلو

Favor from the Most Merciful at every hour

Blessings from the Merciful in every hour

Greets a face whose light has never ceased to rise.

Illuminate a face whose light still rises

بشيبته نسقى إِذا أَقلع الحَيا

بشيبته نسقى إِذا أَقلع الحَيا

وَغارَت عُيون الأَرض وَارتفع الطل

وَغارَت عُيون الأَرض وَارتفع الطل

Through his gray hair we are watered when the rain has ceased,

With his gray hair we are watered when life departs

And the earth’s springs have sunk away and the dew has vanished.

And the eyes of earth close as the heights ascend

تَهلل بِالتَقوى وَقاراً وَبَهجة

تَهلل بِالتَقوى وَقاراً وَبَهجة

فَظاهره نور وَباطنه وصل

فَظاهره نور وَباطنه وصل

He beamed with piety, dignity, and joy;

He rejoices in piety, dignified and joyful

So his outward being is light, and his inward being communion.

His outer self is light and his inner self connection

وَعمر بالعلم الشَريف مَنازِلاً

وَعمر بالعلم الشَريف مَنازِلاً

عَلاها الفَنا مِن قَبل ذَلِكَ وَالجَهل

عَلاها الفَنا مِن قَبل ذَلِكَ وَالجَهل

And with noble learning he restored dwellings

And he built with noble knowledge many dwellings

Over which ruin and ignorance had previously reigned.

Emptiness and ignorance had ruled them before that

وَمَد عَلى العافين كَفاً سَخية

وَمَد عَلى العافين كَفاً سَخية

بذولاً إِلى أَن عمنا ذَلِكَ البَذل

بذولاً إِلى أَن عمنا ذَلِكَ البَذل

And he extended to those seeking alms a generous hand,

He extended to the healthy a generous palm

Lavishly giving, until that generosity encompassed us all.

Giving freely until that giving was made blind

جَزاكَ إِله العَرش يا ابن محمد

جَزاكَ إِله العَرش يا ابن محمد

جَزاء وصول منعم قَوله الفعل

جَزاء وصول منعم قَوله الفعل

May the God of the Throne reward you, O son of Muhammad,

May the God of the Throne reward you, O son of Mohammed

With the reward due a benefactor who maintains ties, whose word is deed.

With the reward of a benefactor whose word becomes action

تَفضلت وَالأفضال مِنكَ سَجية

تَفضلت وَالأفضال مِنكَ سَجية

عَلى كُل عاف في الوجود لَها هطل

عَلى كُل عاف في الوجود لَها هطل

You have bestowed favors, and generosity is your nature;

You have excelled, and excelling is your wont

Upon every seeker in existence it pours like rain.

Upon all the hale your bouties constantly rain

مَدحتك لا أَرجو الحطام وَإِنَّما

مَدحتك لا أَرجو الحطام وَإِنَّما

تَشَرفت في أَوصافكم وَلَكَ الفَضل

تَشَرفت في أَوصافكم وَلَكَ الفَضل

I praised you, hoping for no worldly dross; rather,

I praise you not in hope of worthless fragments

I gained honor in describing your qualities, and yours is the credit.

But have gained honor describing your virtues and yours is the credit

كَفى شَرَفاً أَني حسبت عَلَيكُم

كَفى شَرَفاً أَني حسبت عَلَيكُم

فَاسمو عَلى قَومي وَقَدري بِكُم يَعلو

فَاسمو عَلى قَومي وَقَدري بِكُم يَعلو

It is honor enough that I was counted among you;

Honor enough that I counted myself among you

So I rise above my people, and through you my standing rises.

And through you my people and worth are made greater

وَمَن لي بِأَني قَد نسبت إِلَيكُم

وَمَن لي بِأَني قَد نسبت إِلَيكُم

وَجدكم الأَعلى تَلوذُ بِهِ الرُسل

وَجدكم الأَعلى تَلوذُ بِهِ الرُسل

And who can grant me kinship with you,

By what right do I claim I am linked to you?

Whose most exalted forefather is the refuge of the messengers?

And take shelter in your most lofty line of descent?