كَفاكَ تَهمي بِالنَوالِ وَتَهمُلُ

كَفاكَ تَهمي بِالنَوالِ وَتَهمُلُ

وَيَداكَ تَجزي بِالجَميلِ وَتُجزِلُ

وَيَداكَ تَجزي بِالجَميلِ وَتُجزِلُ

Your palms rain down bounty and flow freely.

Enough of your blame for generosity, yet neglect

And your hands reward with kindness and give lavishly.

Your hands reward with kindness, yet give abundantly

وَعُلاكَ يَقضي لِلمُؤَمِّلِ بِالرِضى

وَعُلاكَ يَقضي لِلمُؤَمِّلِ بِالرِضى

وَعَطاكَ يَكفي الوافِدينَ وَيَكفَلُ

وَعَطاكَ يَكفي الوافِدينَ وَيَكفَلُ

Your eminence decrees satisfaction for the hopeful.

Your heights decide to please the hopeful with contentment

And your giving suffices for those who come, and provides for them.

Your gifts suffice the visitors, and take responsibility

أَنتَ الَّذي إِن أَمَّهُ مُستَصرِخٌ

أَنتَ الَّذي إِن أَمَّهُ مُستَصرِخٌ

يَكمي العَطِيَّةَ لِلنَزيلِ وَيَكمُلُ

يَكمي العَطِيَّةَ لِلنَزيلِ وَيَكمُلُ

You are the one who, if someone crying for help approaches him,

You are the one whom if a dweller implores urgently

Conceals his gift to the guest and is perfect.

Provides generously for the guest, and makes complete

فَإِذا شَكا جَورَ الحَوادِثِ جارُهُ

فَإِذا شَكا جَورَ الحَوادِثِ جارُهُ

يُعدي النَزيلَ عَلا الزَمانِ وَيَعدِلُ

يُعدي النَزيلَ عَلا الزَمانِ وَيَعدِلُ

Then, when his neighbor complains of the injustice of calamities,

So if a neighbor complains of the wrongs of events

He aids the guest against Time and acts justly.

You redress the guest, rising above the times and make equal

ما كُنتَ لِلشَهباءِ إِلّا وابِلاً

ما كُنتَ لِلشَهباءِ إِلّا وابِلاً

يُرسى عَليها بِالقُطارِ وَيُرسَلُ

يُرسى عَليها بِالقُطارِ وَيُرسَلُ

For al-Shahba, you have been nothing but a downpour,

You were to shooting stars nothing but a downpour

Anchored over her with showers, and sent forth.

Sent upon them in multitudes, and unleashed

ما شاهَدَت عَينايَ قَبلَكَ حاكِماً

ما شاهَدَت عَينايَ قَبلَكَ حاكِماً

يُعزى إِلى فِعلِ الجَميلِ فَيُعذَلُ

يُعزى إِلى فِعلِ الجَميلِ فَيُعذَلُ

Never before you have my eyes seen a ruler

My eyes never witnessed before you a ruler

Credited with doing good, yet reproached.

To whom the doing of good is attributed, so he is pardoned

مَولايَ دونَكَ نَظمَ شاكٍ شاكِرٍ

مَولايَ دونَكَ نَظمَ شاكٍ شاكِرٍ

يُغضي فَيَحمي العَتبَ عَنكَ وَيَحمِلُ

يُغضي فَيَحمي العَتبَ عَنكَ وَيَحمِلُ

My lord, take the verse of one complaining yet grateful,

My lord, except you, a doubting, thankful poet composes

Who averts his eyes, wards reproach away from you, and endures.

Who conceals and thus protects reproach from you, and carries

وَأُجِلَّ مَجدَكَ أَن يَكونَ مُساعِدي

وَأُجِلَّ مَجدَكَ أَن يَكونَ مُساعِدي

دَهراً فَتُبدي ضِدَّ ذاكَ وَتُبدِلُ

دَهراً فَتُبدي ضِدَّ ذاكَ وَتُبدِلُ

And I hold your glory too exalted to be my helper

And I delay your magnificent glory to ever assist me

For a time, only for you then to show the contrary and change.

An era, so you show the opposite of that and change

فَسِواكَ مَن يَرضى بِفِعلِ دَنِيَّةٍ

فَسِواكَ مَن يَرضى بِفِعلِ دَنِيَّةٍ

يَشكو الصَديقَ مِنَ المِطالِ فَيَشكُلُ

يَشكو الصَديقَ مِنَ المِطالِ فَيَشكُلُ

For someone other than you would consent to a base deed:

Except you, who would be content with despicable deeds

Complaining of a friend's delay, then fettering him.

A friend complains of unfairness, so he puzzles