أَياO وَزيراًvizier لَمnot يَزَلcease آخِذاًtaking
أَيا وَزيراً لَم يَزَل آخِذاً
عِندَin times of المُلِمّاتِcalamities بِأَيديناby our hands
عِندَ المُلِمّاتِ بِأَيدينا
O vizier, who has never ceased to take
O minister who has always seized
us by the hand in times of calamity,
Our hands during adversities
وَسَيِّداًand lord نَحكُمُwe exercise authority فيover مالِهِhis wealth
وَسَيِّداً نَحكُمُ في مالِهِ
وَجاهِهِand his influence الناميgrowing بِماaccording to what شيناwe wish
وَجاهِهِ النامي بِما شينا
and lord, whose wealth we command,
And lord whose growing fame we decree
and whose growing influence, as we please:
However we wish to demean
أَراكَI see you مَشغولاًoccupied بِكَسبِwith attaining العُلاeminence
أَراكَ مَشغولاً بِكَسبِ العُلا
وَحارِساًand guarding دُنياكَyour worldly life وَالديناand the faith
وَحارِساً دُنياكَ وَالدينا
I see you busy attaining eminence,
I see you busy gaining status
and guarding your worldly life and the faith.
And guarding your world and faith
فَاجعَلso set aside مِنَof اللَيلِthe night لَناfor us ساعَةًan hour
فَاجعَل مِنَ اللَيلِ لَنا ساعَةً
يَحكُمُmay hold sway فيهاin it مالَهُthat for which جيناwe came
يَحكُمُ فيها مالَهُ جينا
So set aside an hour of the night for us,
So spare us an hour of the night
in which what we came for may hold sway.
When our minds rule unfettered
وَلاand let not يَكُنbe يَحضُرناbe present with us ثالِثٌa third person
وَلا يَكُن يَحضُرنا ثالِثٌ
فَرُبَّماfor perhaps الثالِثُthe third person يُؤذيناharms us
فَرُبَّما الثالِثُ يُؤذينا
And let no third person be present with us,
With no third party joining our meet
for a third might harm us.
Lest the third causes grief and deceit
Sol 6.1