فالشَامُso Syria يغبطُenvies مصراًEgypt مذsince حللتَyou settled بهاin it
فالشَامُ يغبطُ مصراً مذ حللتَ بها
كماjust as الفراتِthe Euphrates عليكمbecause of you يحسدُenvies النيلاthe Nile
كما الفراتِ عليكم يحسدُ النيلا
So Syria envies Egypt since you settled there,
Damascus envies Egypt since you arrived
Just as the Euphrates envies the Nile because of you.
As the Euphrates envies the Nile
نلتمyou attained منof الملكsovereignty عفواًwithout effort ماwhat الملوكkings بهfor it
نلتم من الملك عفواً ما الملوك به
عُنُواtook pains قديماًof old وراموهand sought it فماbut not نِيلاwas attained
عُنُوا قديماً وراموه فما نِيلا
You gained without effort the sovereignty that kings
You obtained from the king a pardon that kings
Labored for of old and sought, yet never attained.
Aspired to long ago but never attained
Sol 6.1