وَمَتىand when أقُومُI render بشُكْرِthanks for ماwhat خَوَّلْتَنيyou bestowed on me
وَمَتى أقُومُ بشُكْرِ ما خَوَّلْتَني
منْof هَذِهِthese النِّعَمِblessings التيthat لاnot تُحْصَرُcan be counted
منْ هَذِهِ النِّعَمِ التي لا تُحْصَرُ
And when can I give due thanks for what you have bestowed on me,
When will I give thanks for what You have given me
of these blessings that cannot be counted?
Of these endless blessings that cannot be counted
بَلْrather لاnot أقُومُI render بشُكْرِthanks for أَدْنَاهَاthe least of them وإنْand even if
بَلْ لا أقُومُ بشُكْرِ أَدْنَاهَا وإنْ
أفْنَيْتُI spent entirely عُمْريmy life كُلَّهُall of it لَكَto you أَشْكُرُI give thanks
أفْنَيْتُ عُمْري كُلَّهُ لَكَ أَشْكُرُ
Rather, I cannot give due thanks for even the least of them, even if
Rather, I cannot even give thanks for the least of them, even if
I spent my whole life thanking you.
I spent my whole life thanking You
لَوْif كانَthere were لِيfor me مِلءُenough to fill السَّماheaven والأَرْضِand the earth أَفْfirst part of 'mouths'
لَوْ كانَ لِي مِلءُ السَّما والأَرْضِ أَفْ
وَاهاًremaining part of 'mouths' لَكَانَتْthey would surely be عِنْدَwhen it comes to شُكْرِكَthanking you تَقْصُرُfalling short
وَاهاً لَكَانَتْ عِنْدَ شُكْرِكَ تَقْصُرُ
If I had heaven and earth filled with
If I had the heavens and the earth filled up
mouths, they would still fall short of thanking you.
Alas, that would still fall short in thanking You
مالِيI have no سِوَىother than ذَاthis الاِعْترافِacknowledgment وَسِيلَةٌmeans
مالِي سِوَى ذَا الاِعْترافِ وَسِيلَةٌ
وبِهِand through it يَدُومُit endures وعِنْدَهُand with it يَتَكَثَّرُit grows more abundant
وبِهِ يَدُومُ وعِنْدَهُ يَتَكَثَّرُ
I have no means but this acknowledgment;
I have nothing but this admission as my means
through it, bounty endures, and with it grows more abundant.
And through it, it endures, and through it, it multiplies