عليكَ سلامُ اللهِ قَبْلَ سَلامي

عليكَ سلامُ اللهِ قَبْلَ سَلامي

وجازاك عنيِّ اللهُ قَبْلَ كلامي

وجازاك عنيِّ اللهُ قَبْلَ كلامي

May God's peace be upon you before my greeting.

May God's peace be upon you before my greetings,

And may God reward you on my behalf before I speak.

And may God reward you before my words.

تكَفَّلْتَ أَمْرِي واعْتَنيتَ بِقِصَّتِي

تكَفَّلْتَ أَمْرِي واعْتَنيتَ بِقِصَّتِي

ونَوَّلْتَني بالفضلِ فَوقَ مَرامِي

ونَوَّلْتَني بالفضلِ فَوقَ مَرامِي

You took charge of my affairs and attended to my case.

You have taken care of my affairs and been concerned with my story,

And in your generosity granted me more than I sought.

And favored me with kindness beyond my hopes.

وأَرْشَدْتَني بَعْدَ انْسِدَادِ مَذَاهِبي

وأَرْشَدْتَني بَعْدَ انْسِدَادِ مَذَاهِبي

وأَرْويتَني من بَعْدِ طُولِ أُوَامِي

وأَرْويتَني من بَعْدِ طُولِ أُوَامِي

And guided me after my paths were blocked.

You have guided me after the blocking of my paths,

And gave me my fill of drink after my long, burning thirst.

And quenched my thirst after my prolonged days.

وأَلبَسْتَني العزَّ الذي ذَلَّ بعدهُ

وأَلبَسْتَني العزَّ الذي ذَلَّ بعدهُ

زمانِيَ حتى قُدتُه بِزِمَامِي

زمانِيَ حتى قُدتُه بِزِمَامِي

And clothed me in honor, after which was humbled

You have clothed me with the honor that humbled

My fortune, till I led it by my rein.

My enemies, till I held their reins.

ورُبَّ عَدُوٍّ كان لي مِثلَ سيِّدٍ

ورُبَّ عَدُوٍّ كان لي مِثلَ سيِّدٍ

فقد صارَ لي من ذِلَّةٍ كغُلامي

فقد صارَ لي من ذِلَّةٍ كغُلامي

And many an enemy who had been like a master to me

Many a foe of mine became like a master to me,

Has now, in his abasement, become like my slave.

So humiliated that he was like my slave.

ولم يَبْقَ في نُعْمَاك إِلاَّ تَمامُها

ولم يَبْقَ في نُعْمَاك إِلاَّ تَمامُها

وأَحسنُ نُعْمَى زُيِّنت بتَمامِ

وأَحسنُ نُعْمَى زُيِّنت بتَمامِ

And your favor lacks nothing but its completion.

Of your blessings there remains only their perfection,

And the finest favor is one adorned with completion.

The best favor is one perfected and completed.