احفظpreserve لناfor us ياO ربناour Lord
احفظ لنا يا ربنا
وحيدناour one and only خصمfoe الوطنthe homeland
وحيدنا خصم الوطن
Preserve for us, O our Lord,
our one and only, the homeland’s foe.
وأدمand keep عليهupon him شوامهhis Levantines
وأدم عليه شوامه
متملقينflattering مدىthroughout الزمنtime
متملقين مدى الزمن
And keep his Levantines about him,
flattering him for all time.
وأطلand lengthen لهfor him طربوشةhis fez
وأطل له طربوشة
وامططand stretch لهfor him أنفوشهhis nose
وامطط له أنفوشه
And lengthen his fez for him,
and stretch his nose for him.
واحفظand preserve لهfor him جاويشهhis sergeant
واحفظ له جاويشه
سامىSami العزيزthe beloved المؤتمنthe trusted
سامى العزيز المؤتمن
And preserve for him his sergeant,
Sami, beloved and trusted.
أنزلsend down عليهupon him الشيخthe sheikh رشيدRashid
أنزل عليه الشيخ رشيد
بالوحىwith revelation منfrom عندthe presence of العميدthe chief
بالوحى من عند العميد
Send down upon him Sheikh Rashid,
with revelation from the chief,
يبردhe cools بإذنكby Your leave كالجليدlike ice
يبرد بإذنك كالجليد
الصيفin summer ضيعتyou squandered اللبنthe milk
الصيف ضيعت اللبن
to cool him, by Your leave, like ice.
In summer you squandered the milk.
Sol 6.1