ما والدي إلا الذي يحكم

ما والدي إلا الذي يحكم

وليس أمي غير من تعلم

وليس أمي غير من تعلم

My father is none but the one who rules,

My father is none but He who rules

And my mother is none but the one you know.

And my mother is none but She who teaches

أصدقها الأسماء من جوده

أصدقها الأسماء من جوده

وهو الصداق الشهر المعلم

وهو الصداق الشهر المعلم

He gave her the Names as dowry, out of his generosity,

Her names are the most truthful in generosity

And it is the renowned, clearly marked dowry.

And He is the most generous, famous, learned

كوّننا من نفس أنزه

كوّننا من نفس أنزه

بجودِه رحماننا الأكرم

بجودِه رحماننا الأكرم

He formed us from a most pure soul—

He created us from the purest soul

Our most generous All-Merciful, through his bounty.

With His generosity, our most merciful Cherisher

فمن هنا كان لنا حكمة

فمن هنا كان لنا حكمة

بالصورة المثلى التي تعلم

بالصورة المثلى التي تعلم

Thus we came to have wisdom,

Thus we gained wisdom

Through the most perfect form that you know.

In the ideal form that He taught

جاد بها جوداً على كوننا

جاد بها جوداً على كوننا

الهنا المفضل المنعمُ

الهنا المفضل المنعمُ

He bestowed it generously upon our being,

He generously granted us existence

Our God, the giver of favors and blessings.

Our God, the Preferrer, the Benefactor

صيره خاتم أرساله

صيره خاتم أرساله

حمداً على الخير لمن يفهم

حمداً على الخير لمن يفهم

The seal of his sending made it

Make His messenger the seal of His messengers

Praise for goodness, for whoever understands.

Praise be to the Doer of Good, for those who understand

ولم يكن في الصبر تحميده

ولم يكن في الصبر تحميده

متقيداً باسمٍ لمن يعلم

متقيداً باسمٍ لمن يعلم

And his praise amid patience was not

And praising Him was not restricted

Restricted to a name, for whoever knows,

To a name, for the Knower

تأسيا بالوالد المرتضى

تأسيا بالوالد المرتضى

فهو الذي ناداك يا مسلم

فهو الذي ناداك يا مسلم

In emulation of the favored father,

Yearning for the chosen father

For he is the one who called you, 'O Muslim.'

For he is the one who called you, O Muslim

لو أنه ناداك يا مجرم

لو أنه ناداك يا مجرم

ما كنتَ من خذلانه تعصم

ما كنتَ من خذلانه تعصم

Had he called you, 'O sinner,'

If he had called you O sinner

You would not have been shielded from his withdrawal of aid.

You would not have been saved from his abandonment

به وقاك الشرّ فاشكر له

به وقاك الشرّ فاشكر له

فالشمسُ والأزمم والأنجم

فالشمسُ والأزمم والأنجم

By it he protected you from evil; so thank him.

With him, He protected you from evil, so thank Him

For the sun, the reins [uncertain reading], and the stars—

For the sun, stars and constellations

فشكره عند إله السما

فشكره عند إله السما

شكر به ظهر العدى يقصم

شكر به ظهر العدى يقصم

So gratitude to him, before the God of heaven,

Thanking Him, before the God of the heavens

Is gratitude by which the back of foes is broken.

Is thanking Him, with which hostility is broken

لأنه عرَّفها قدرها

لأنه عرَّفها قدرها

إذ جابها عابدها المحرم

إذ جابها عابدها المحرم

Because he made her know her worth,

For He made them know their value

When her consecrated worshiper traversed her.

When their worshipper, the forbidden, argued with them

إن عرى غير الهدى تُفصم

إن عرى غير الهدى تُفصم

وعروة الإسلام لا تفصم

وعروة الإسلام لا تفصم

Indeed, handholds other than guidance's are broken,

If he strips anything other than guidance, it is severed

But the handhold of Islam is not broken.

And the handhold of Islam cannot be severed

لأنها مذ كوَّنت عروى

لأنها مذ كوَّنت عروى

وغيرها يجمع إذ ينظم

وغيرها يجمع إذ ينظم

For, since it was fashioned as a handhold,

For since it was made a handhold

And others are assembled when strung together,

And other than it He collects when He composes

فتقبل التليل من ذاتها

فتقبل التليل من ذاتها

رداً إلى الأصل ولو يحكم

رداً إلى الأصل ولو يحكم

They accept the neck [unclear sense] from their own essence,

So accept the night from His essence

As a return to the origin, even if made firm.

Returning to the origin, even if He rules

يعرف قدر النور ذو فطنة

يعرف قدر النور ذو فطنة

إذا أتاه ليله المظلم

إذا أتاه ليله المظلم

One with discernment knows the worth of light

One of intelligence recognizes the value of light

When his dark night comes to him.

When its dark night comes to him