شَكَرتُكَ لِلنُعمى فَلَمّا رَمَيتَني

شَكَرتُكَ لِلنُعمى فَلَمّا رَمَيتَني

بِصَدُّكَ تَأديباً شكَرتُكَ في الهَجرِ

بِصَدُّكَ تَأديباً شكَرتُكَ في الهَجرِ

I thanked you for your bounty; then, when you struck me

I thanked You for Your bounty, but when

With your rejection, to chastise me, I thanked you in estrangement.

You spurned me to discipline me, I thanked You in estrangement,

فَعِندِيَ لِلتَأديبِ شُكرٌ وَلِلنَدى

فَعِندِيَ لِلتَأديبِ شُكرٌ وَلِلنَدى

وَإِن شِئتَ كانَ العَفوُ أَدنى إِلى الشُكرِ

وَإِن شِئتَ كانَ العَفوُ أَدنى إِلى الشُكرِ

For I have thanks for chastisement and for generosity;

So for me there is thanks for discipline

And, if you wish, pardon would be more deserving of thanks.

And for intimacy. And if You wish, pardon is nearer to thanks

إِذا ما اِلتَقاكَ المُستَليمُ بِعُذرِهِ

إِذا ما اِلتَقاكَ المُستَليمُ بِعُذرِهِ

فَعَفوُكَ خَيرٌ مِن مَلامٍ عَلى عُذرِ

فَعَفوُكَ خَيرٌ مِن مَلامٍ عَلى عُذرِ

When the blameworthy one meets you with his excuse,

When the apologetic meets You with his excuse,

Then your pardon is better than reproach over an excuse.

Your pardon is better than blame upon excuse.