أَياO مَنyou who غَداhas become قُطبُthe axis إِنعامِهِof his bounty
أَيا مَن غَدا قُطبُ إِنعامِهِ
تَدورُrevolves عَلَيهِaround it رَحاthe millstone قَصدِناof our quest
تَدورُ عَلَيهِ رَحا قَصدِنا
O you whose bounty has become the axis
Around which the millstone of our quest revolves.
نَظَمتُمyou strung together عَلَيناupon us عَطاياكُمُyour gifts
نَظَمتُم عَلَينا عَطاياكُمُ
فَصُغناso we fashioned عَلَيكُمfor you حُلىthe ornaments حَمدِناof our praise
فَصُغنا عَلَيكُم حُلى حَمدِنا
You strung your gifts upon us,
So we fashioned for you the ornaments of our praise.
فَأَمّاso as for الحِباءُbounty فَمِنthen from عِندِكُمyour side
فَأَمّا الحِباءُ فَمِن عِندِكُم
وَأَماand as for الثَناءُpraise فَمِنthen from عِندِناour side
وَأَما الثَناءُ فَمِن عِندِنا
So as for bounty, it comes from you;
And as for praise, it comes from us.