يكلفنيcharges me مولايَmy lord رجعَreturning جوابهa reply to him
يكلفني مولايَ رجعَ جوابه
وماand what لتعاطيwith attempting المعجزاتmiracles ومالياand what have I to do with them
وما لتعاطي المعجزات وماليا
My lord charges me with sending him a reply.
My Lord commands me to answer His call
But what have I to do with attempting miracles?
Though I've no gift for miracles, nothing at all
أجيبكI answer you للفضلfor the excellence الذيwhich أنتyou أهلُهworthy of it
أجيبك للفضل الذي أنت أهلُه
وأكتبand I write مماfrom what قدalready أفدتyou have imparted الأمالياthe dictations
وأكتب مما قد أفدت الأماليا
I answer you for the excellence of which you are worthy.
I'll answer, for You deserve all gratitude
And I write out dictations from what you have imparted.
And write what my hopes have gained, once and for all
فأنتfor you الذيthe one who طوَّقْتَنيyou hung about my neck كلevery منةfavor
فأنت الذي طوَّقْتَني كل منة
وأحسبتand you satisfied آماليmy hopes وأكسبتand you increased مالياmy wealth
وأحسبت آمالي وأكسبت ماليا
For you are the one who has hung every favor about my neck.
'Tis You who granted me every favor and boon
And you have satisfied my hopes and increased my wealth.
My hopes You fulfilled, and increased my fortune's haul
وأنتand you الذيthe one who أعدىspread to الزمانَthe age كمالُهُhis perfection
وأنت الذي أعدى الزمانَ كمالُهُ
وصيَّرتand you made أحرارَthe freemen of الزمانthe age مَوالياbondsmen
وصيَّرت أحرارَ الزمان مَواليا
And you are the one whose perfection has spread through the age.
'Tis You who perfects all that time attains
And you have made the freemen of the age into bondsmen.
And made the free subservient, loyal vassals all
فلاso may you never زلتcease للفعلin doing الجميلwhat is noble مواصلاًpersevering
فلا زلت للفعل الجميل مواصلاً
ولاand may you never زلتَcease للشكرin gratitude الجزيلabundant مُوالياsteadfast
ولا زلتَ للشكر الجزيل مُواليا
May you ever persevere in noble deeds,
So I persist in doing what good I may
And may you ever remain steadfast in abundant gratitude.
And You persist in rewarding me, great and small