قدمتyou have arrived كماas ترضىwould wish السيادةlordship والعلىand eminence
قدمت كما ترضى السيادة والعلى
علىover الشامِSyria منfrom نعمىbounty يديكyour two hands سحابa cloud
على الشامِ من نعمى يديك سحاب
You have arrived as lordship and eminence would wish;
Over Syria is a cloud of bounty from your hands.
ولاand never برحتcease to be خدامservants وصفكpraise of you ماno علىover
ولا برحت خدام وصفك ما على
محاسنهاtheir charms للواصفينfor those who describe حجابa veil
محاسنها للواصفين حجاب
And may the servants of your praise ever remain, with no
veil over their charms for those who describe them.
لعزمكfor your resolve يمنٌgood fortune والمقاصِدُand the aims مرشدٌa guide
لعزمك يمنٌ والمقاصِدُ مرشدٌ
ورأيكand your judgment نجحٌsuccess والمقالُand the speech صوابsoundness
ورأيك نجحٌ والمقالُ صواب
Good fortune attends your resolve, and your aims are a guide;
And your judgment brings success, and your speech is sound.
Sol 6.1