إِن شَكَرنَ لِماهِرَ حُسنَ الصَني

إِن شَكَرنَ لِماهِرَ حُسنَ الصَني

عِ فَصُنعُهُ وَجَميلُهُ لِلشُكرِ عامِلِ

عِ فَصُنعُهُ وَجَميلُهُ لِلشُكرِ عامِلِ

If they thank Mahir for his fine deeds,

If we thank the skilled one for the beauty of his craftsmanship

then his work and kindness inspire gratitude.

His making and his beauty are for gratitude a cause

أَو اِذكُرنَ لَهُ مَحاسِنَ أَنَّها

أَو اِذكُرنَ لَهُ مَحاسِنَ أَنَّها

مِثلَ الشُموسِ بَيانَها تَحصيلُ حاصِلِ

مِثلَ الشُموسِ بَيانَها تَحصيلُ حاصِلِ

Or recount his virtues, for they are

Or if we mention of his virtues that they are

like suns; explaining them is stating the obvious.

Like suns, to enumerate them is to enumerate what is already enumerated

فَاللَهُ يوليهِ العُلا حَتّى يَلي

فَاللَهُ يوليهِ العُلا حَتّى يَلي

أَعلا مَراتِبها بِإِجماعِ الأَفاضِلِ

أَعلا مَراتِبها بِإِجماعِ الأَفاضِلِ

So God grants him eminence until he attains

Then God will grant him ascension until he attains

its highest ranks, by the consensus of the distinguished.

The highest of its degrees by consensus of the noble