أَيا وَزيراً لَم يَزَل آخِذاً

أَيا وَزيراً لَم يَزَل آخِذاً

عِندَ المُلِمّاتِ بِأَيدينا

عِندَ المُلِمّاتِ بِأَيدينا

O minister, who has never ceased to take hold

O minister, who has never ceased to take

of our hands amid calamities,

our hands in times of calamity,

وَسَيِّداً نَحكُمُ في مالِهِ

وَسَيِّداً نَحكُمُ في مالِهِ

وَجاهِهِ النامي بِما شينا

وَجاهِهِ النامي بِما شينا

and lord, whose wealth we command,

and lord, whose wealth we control,

and whose growing prestige we wield as we please,

and whose growing influence we wield as we please,

أَراكَ مَشغولاً بِكَسبِ العُلا

أَراكَ مَشغولاً بِكَسبِ العُلا

وَحارِساً دُنياكَ وَالدينا

وَحارِساً دُنياكَ وَالدينا

I see you occupied with winning eminence

I see you busy pursuing eminence,

and guarding your worldly life and your faith.

and guarding your worldly life and the faith.

فَاجعَل مِنَ اللَيلِ لَنا ساعَةً

فَاجعَل مِنَ اللَيلِ لَنا ساعَةً

يَحكُمُ فيها مالَهُ جينا

يَحكُمُ فيها مالَهُ جينا

So set aside for us an hour of the night

So set aside for us an hour of the night,

in which, when we come, he may dispose of his wealth;

in which he governs his wealth [final word unclear in the supplied text].

وَلا يَكُن يَحضُرنا ثالِثٌ

وَلا يَكُن يَحضُرنا ثالِثٌ

فَرُبَّما الثالِثُ يُؤذينا

فَرُبَّما الثالِثُ يُؤذينا

and let no third person be present with us,

And let no third person be present with us,

for a third person may well cause us harm.

for the third might harm us.