ينهىenumerates fully مآثركyour illustrious deeds الكريمةnoble منone who يرىbelieves
ينهى مآثرك الكريمة من يرى
فيin نفسهhimself أنthat ينهيfinish counting الأعداداthe numbers
في نفسه أن ينهي الأعدادا
Your noble deeds can be fully counted by one who believes
Your noble deeds forbid whoever sees
That he has it in him to count every number.
In himself that he may end the counting
حسدتنيenvied me الأيامthe days فيكon your account فماso what عسىcould be
حسدتني الأيام فيك فما عسى
عذريmy excuse إذاif أشمتI cause to gloat بيover me الحساداthe envious
عذري إذا أشمت بي الحسادا
The days envied me on your account; what, then, could
The days have envied me in you, so what might
My excuse be if I make the envious gloat over me?
My excuse be if the envious gloat over me