لي صاحِبٌ حُرٌّ مِنَ الأَصحابِ

لي صاحِبٌ حُرٌّ مِنَ الأَصحابِ

جَذَعُ التَواضُعِ قارِحُ الإِعجابِ

جَذَعُ التَواضُعِ قارِحُ الإِعجابِ

I have a noble friend among my companions,

I have a friend, noble among companions,

A young colt of humility, a full-grown steed of admiration.

The embodiment of humility, dispelling vanity,

يَفتَنُّ في المَعروفِ مِن مَعروفِهِ

يَفتَنُّ في المَعروفِ مِن مَعروفِهِ

مِثلَ اِفتِنانِ الغَيثِ في التَسكابِ

مِثلَ اِفتِنانِ الغَيثِ في التَسكابِ

He shows varied artistry in kindness from his bounty,

He is captivated by kindness through his kindness,

Like rain's varied artistry in pouring down.

Like the captivation of rain in pouring down,

فَليَبقَ لي وَعَلَيَّ مِمَّن جاهُهُ

فَليَبقَ لي وَعَلَيَّ مِمَّن جاهُهُ

مُذ كانَ مُشتَمِلٌ عَلى أَسبابي

مُذ كانَ مُشتَمِلٌ عَلى أَسبابي

So may he remain for me and over me, one whose influence

So may he remain for me and upon me, he who came to me

Has encompassed my affairs ever since it came to be.

Since he took up my cause.