سُبحانَ مَنْ سَخَّرَ الأقوامَ كُلَّهُمُ

سُبحانَ مَنْ سَخَّرَ الأقوامَ كُلَّهُمُ

بالبعض حتّى استَوى التدَّبيرُ واطّردا

بالبعض حتّى استَوى التدَّبيرُ واطّردا

Glory to Him who made all peoples serve

Glorious is He who made all people serve each other

One another, until order was established and ran smoothly.

So that governance became steady and smooth

فصارَ يخدُمُ هّذا ذاكَ من جهةٍ

فصارَ يخدُمُ هّذا ذاكَ من جهةٍ

وذاكَ من جهةٍ هذا وإنْ بَعُدا

وذاكَ من جهةٍ هذا وإنْ بَعُدا

So this one came to serve that one in one respect,

Thus one serves the other in one way

And that one this one in another, though they are far apart.

And the other serves the first though far away

كُلُّ بما عندَه مُستشِرٌ فَرِحٌ

كُلُّ بما عندَه مُستشِرٌ فَرِحٌ

يرى السَّعادةَ فيما نالَ واعتقَدا

يرى السَّعادةَ فيما نالَ واعتقَدا

Everyone is exultant and glad in what he has;

Each pleased with what he has, feeling bliss

He sees happiness in what he has attained and believed.

Seeing happiness in what he gained and believed

يا آمري باقتناء المال مُجتَهِدا

يا آمري باقتناء المال مُجتَهِدا

كيما أعيشَ بمالي في غَدٍ رَغَدا

كيما أعيشَ بمالي في غَدٍ رَغَدا

O you who urge me to strive to acquire wealth,

O one who strives hard to earn wealth

So that I may live comfortably on my wealth tomorrow,

So I may live wealthy tomorrow in prosperity

هَبْني بجَهدي قد أصلَحْتُ أمرَ غدٍ

هَبْني بجَهدي قد أصلَحْتُ أمرَ غدٍ

فَمنْ ضَميني بتَحصيلِ الحَيَاةِ غَدا

فَمنْ ضَميني بتَحصيلِ الحَيَاةِ غَدا

Suppose I have, through my efforts, put tomorrow's affairs in order:

Grant me through my effort I mended tomorrow’s affairs

Then who will guarantee me life tomorrow?

So who will guarantee me acquiring life tomorrow