وَقَفَ الْغَرَامُ عَلَى ثَنَاكَ لِسَانِي

وَقَفَ الْغَرَامُ عَلَى ثَنَاكَ لِسَانِي

رَعْياً لِمَا أَوْلَيتَ مِنْ إِحْسَانِ

رَعْياً لِمَا أَوْلَيتَ مِنْ إِحْسَانِ

Love has devoted my tongue to your praise,

Love stood still on the tip of my tongue

In recognition of the kindness you have bestowed.

To graze on the kindness you have bestowed

فَكَأَنَّمَا شُكْرِي لِمَا أَوْلَيْتَهُ

فَكَأَنَّمَا شُكْرِي لِمَا أَوْلَيْتَهُ

شُكْرُ الرِّيَاضِ لِعَارِض النيسَانِ

شُكْرُ الرِّيَاضِ لِعَارِض النيسَانِ

Thus my gratitude for what you have bestowed is like

So my gratitude for your benevolence

The gardens' gratitude to April's rain cloud.

Is like the garden’s thanks for April’s showers

أَنَا شِيعَةٌ لَكَ حَيْثُ كُنْتَ قَضِيَّةٌ

أَنَا شِيعَةٌ لَكَ حَيْثُ كُنْتَ قَضِيَّةٌ

لَمْ يَخْتَلف فِي حُكْمِهَا نَفْسَانِ

لَمْ يَخْتَلف فِي حُكْمِهَا نَفْسَانِ

I am your partisan wherever you are—a truth

I’m devoted to you wherever decreed

On which no two souls have differed in judgment.

No two minds dispute its wise judgment

وَلَقَدْ تَشَاجَرَتِ الرِّمَاحُ فَكُنْتَ فِي

وَلَقَدْ تَشَاجَرَتِ الرِّمَاحُ فَكُنْتَ فِي

مَيْدَانِ نَصْرِكَ فَارِسَ الْفُرْسَانِ

مَيْدَانِ نَصْرِكَ فَارِسَ الْفُرْسَانِ

And indeed the spears clashed, and you stood in

Though lances crossed in battle, you were

Your field of victory as the knight of knights.

The horseman champion of the arena

وَرَوَيْتُ غُرَّ مآثِر أَسْنَدْتُهَا

وَرَوَيْتُ غُرَّ مآثِر أَسْنَدْتُهَا

لِعُلاَكَ بَيْنَ صَحَائِحٍ وَحِسَانِ

لِعُلاَكَ بَيْنَ صَحَائِحٍ وَحِسَانِ

And I have recounted shining deeds, ascribing them

I told the sweet tales of your glories

To your eminence, in accounts both sound and good.

Exalting you amid lyrics and odes

وَلأَنْتَ أَوْلَى بِالتَّشيُّعِ شِيمَةٌ

وَلأَنْتَ أَوْلَى بِالتَّشيُّعِ شِيمَةٌ

لَمْ تَتَّفِقْ لِسِوَاكَ مِنْ إِنْسَانِ

لَمْ تَتَّفِقْ لِسِوَاكَ مِنْ إِنْسَانِ

And you are most worthy of allegiance—a quality

For you are most befitting of devotion

That has fallen to no other human being.

A trait no other human equals

الشَّمْسُ أَنْتَ قَدِ انْفَرَدْتَ وَهَل يُرَى

الشَّمْسُ أَنْتَ قَدِ انْفَرَدْتَ وَهَل يُرَى

بَيْنَ الْوَرَى فِي مَطْلَعٍ شَمْسَانِ

بَيْنَ الْوَرَى فِي مَطْلَعٍ شَمْسَانِ

You are the sun; you stand alone. And can one see

You are the sun peerless in its rising

Among humankind two suns upon one horizon?

Does one ever see two suns in a sky?

جَبرْتَ بِجَبْرِكَ كُلَّ نَفْسٍ حُرَّةٍ

جَبرْتَ بِجَبْرِكَ كُلَّ نَفْسٍ حُرَّةٍ

وَشَدَا بِشُكْرِ اللَّهِ كُلُّ لِسَانِ

وَشَدَا بِشُكْرِ اللَّهِ كُلُّ لِسَانِ

With your succor you have restored every noble soul,

You’ve captivated all souls by your charm

And every tongue sang its thanks to God.

And every tongue sings Allah’s praise

وَبَدَتْ سُعُودُكَ مُسْتَقِيماً سَيْرُهَا

وَبَدَتْ سُعُودُكَ مُسْتَقِيماً سَيْرُهَا

وَعَلَتْ فَفَرَّ أَمَامَهَا النَّحْسَانِ

وَعَلَتْ فَفَرَّ أَمَامَهَا النَّحْسَانِ

And your auspicious stars appeared, their course direct,

Your good fortunes progressed upright

And rose, so the two ill-omened stars fled before them.

As sorrows fled before their advance

فَاسْتَقْبِلِ السَّعْدَ المُعَاوِدَ سَافِراً

فَاسْتَقْبِلِ السَّعْدَ المُعَاوِدَ سَافِراً

عَنْ أَيِّ وَجْهٍ لِلرِّضَا حُسَّانِ

عَنْ أَيِّ وَجْهٍ لِلرِّضَا حُسَّانِ

So welcome returning good fortune, unveiling

So turn to meet recurring blessings

A wondrously lovely face of contentment.

However pleased to blessings you bow

وَابْغِ المَزِيدَ بشْكُرِ رَبِّكَ ولتَثِقْ

وَابْغِ المَزِيدَ بشْكُرِ رَبِّكَ ولتَثِقْ

بِمُضَاعَفِ الإِنْعَامِ وَالإِحْسَانِ

بِمُضَاعَفِ الإِنْعَامِ وَالإِحْسَانِ

And seek increase by thanking your Lord, and trust

Seek from your Lord greater bounty

In redoubled bounty and kindness.

Trust He multiplies gifts and grace

فَالشُّكْر يُقْتَادُ الْمَزِيدَ رَكَائِباً

فَالشُّكْر يُقْتَادُ الْمَزِيدَ رَكَائِباً

تَنْتَابُ بَابَكَ مِنْهُ فِي أَرْسَانِ

تَنْتَابُ بَابَكَ مِنْهُ فِي أَرْسَانِ

For gratitude leads further bounty like riding camels

Gratitude attracts greater returns

That keep coming to your door, held in its halters.

To keep arriving at your door

ثُمَّ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يُزْرِي عرْفُهُ

ثُمَّ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يُزْرِي عرْفُهُ

طِيباً بِعَرْفِ الْعُودِ وَالْبلَسَانِ

طِيباً بِعَرْفِ الْعُودِ وَالْبلَسَانِ

Then peace be upon you; its fragrance surpasses

Then greetings upon you, their fragrance sweet

In sweetness the scent of aloeswood and balsam.

With scents of aloeswood and basil