أياO ملكking الأملكthe most sovereign والسيدand the lord الذيwho
أيا ملك الأملك والسيد الذي
يسيرwalks علىon سبلpaths الرشادright guidance بمقباسwith a torch
يسير على سبل الرشاد بمقباس
O most sovereign king, and lord who
O supreme king and lord who
walks the paths of right guidance by torchlight,
walks the paths of right guidance with a torch.
عهدتكI have known you سمحgenerous الكفthe hand بالجودin generosity كيفhow قدindeed
عهدتك سمح الكف بالجود كيف قد
بخلتyou were stingy بتركabout leaving المجدglory أجمعall of it للناسto the people
بخلت بترك المجد أجمع للناس
I have known your hand to be unstinting in generosity—how, then, have you
I have known you open-handed in generosity—how is it that
begrudged leaving any glory at all to mankind?
you have begrudged leaving all glory to the people?
Sol 6.1