وَإِنّي لَقادَتني إِلَيهِ مَوَدَّتي

وَإِنّي لَقادَتني إِلَيهِ مَوَدَّتي

وَرَغبَتُهُ في الشُكرِ يَحويهِ وَالحَمدِ

وَرَغبَتُهُ في الشُكرِ يَحويهِ وَالحَمدِ

And indeed, my affection led me to him,

and his wish for gratitude and praise to encompass him.

فَما جِئتُهُ حَتّى رَأَيتُ خَلايِقاً

فَما جِئتُهُ حَتّى رَأَيتُ خَلايِقاً

يُداوي بِها المَرضى أَلَذَّ مِنَ الشَهدِ

يُداوي بِها المَرضى أَلَذَّ مِنَ الشَهدِ

For no sooner had I come to him than I saw virtues

with which he heals the sick—sweeter than honey.

وَصَغَّرَ في عَيني اِختِبارُ خِصالِهِ

وَصَغَّرَ في عَيني اِختِبارُ خِصالِهِ

مَحاسِنَ أَخبارٍ أَتَتني عَلى البُعدِ

مَحاسِنَ أَخبارٍ أَتَتني عَلى البُعدِ

And experiencing his qualities diminished in my eyes

the beauty of reports that had reached me from afar.

فَكَم نِعمَةٍ أُلبِستُها بَعدَ نِعمَةٍ

فَكَم نِعمَةٍ أُلبِستُها بَعدَ نِعمَةٍ

وَكَم نَفحَةٍ في جَودَةٍ حَصَلت عِندي

وَكَم نَفحَةٍ في جَودَةٍ حَصَلت عِندي

For how many a blessing have I been clothed in, blessing after blessing,

and how many a gift, through generosity, has come into my keeping!