إلىtoward مقرّكyour abode تسريtravels by night همَّةaspiration الساريthe night-traveler
إلى مقرّك تسري همَّة الساري
معزَّزاًhonored بينamid أوطانٍhomelands وأوطارand desires
معزَّزاً بين أوطانٍ وأوطار
Toward your abode the night-traveler’s aspiration travels by night,
Towards your abode strides the zeal of the young man
honored amid homelands and desires.
Honored among homelands and dwellings
نادتcalled out سعودauspicious stars الحمىthe sanctuary العذريchaste (ʿUdhrī) تنشدهُreciting to him
نادت سعود الحمى العذري تنشدهُ
عزٌّhonor يدومُendures لقصَّاديfor those who seek me وزوَّاريand my visitors
عزٌّ يدومُ لقصَّادي وزوَّاري
The auspicious stars of the chaste sanctuary called out, reciting to him:
Saud's patriotism called out seeking it
“Honor endures for those who seek me and for my visitors.”
Glory that endures for poets and visitors
ياO صاحبmaster of السيفthe sword والأقلامand the pens قدindeed جمعتyou have united
يا صاحب السيف والأقلام قد جمعت
لطاعةwith obedience to الملكthe king جمعاًin union طاعةobedience to الباريthe Creator
لطاعة الملك جمعاً طاعة الباري
O master of the sword and pens, you have united
O wielder of sword and pens, you have gathered
obedience to the king with obedience to the Creator.
For obedience to the King, obedience to the Creator
ياO معملone who puts to work الرأيjudgment مخدوماًserved بأربعةby four
يا معمل الرأي مخدوماً بأربعة
يُمنYumn (good fortune) ونصرٍand Nasr (victory) وإقبالand Iqbal (prosperity) ومختارand Mukhtar (chosen one)
يُمن ونصرٍ وإقبال ومختار
O you who put judgment to work, served by four:
O source of wisdom, served by four:
Yumn, Nasr, Iqbal, and Mukhtar.
Support, victory, prosperity and the chosen one
ليهنكmay it gladden you الفضلexcellence فيin دنياthis world وآخرةand the hereafter
ليهنك الفضل في دنيا وآخرة
والذكرand renown والأجرand reward منfrom جاريهماthe current of both جارِيflowing
والذكر والأجر من جاريهما جارِي
May excellence gladden you in this world and the hereafter,
May virtue grace you in life and the hereafter
and renown and reward flow from the current of them both.
And mention and reward flow from both
فقلْso say لمنto whoever دارَroamed أقطارthe regions of البلادthe lands علىin search of
فقلْ لمن دارَ أقطار البلاد على
دوائهhis cure منfor ضنىthe wasting sickness of ذُلٍّhumiliation وإقتارand destitution
دوائه من ضنى ذُلٍّ وإقتار
So tell whoever has roamed the regions of the lands seeking
Say to those whose lands span the regions
his cure for the wasting sickness of humiliation and destitution:
Whose medicine cured lowliness and destitution
سرgo للأميرto the emir فماfor never خابتfailed خطىthe steps of رجلٍa man
سر للأمير فما خابت خطى رجلٍ
علىin search of الدواthe cure دارroamed فيat بابthe gate of الدواthe inkwell (part of dawadar) داريbearer (completing dawadar)
على الدوا دار في باب الدوا داري
“Go to the emir: no man’s steps have failed him
Make haste to the Prince, never has the step failed
when he sought a cure at the dawadar’s gate.”
Of one who frequented the cure for his ailment
Sol 6.1