مَولايَmy lord زُرvisit مُتَفَضِلاًgraciously
مَولايَ زُر مُتَفَضِلاً
مِنfrom غَيرother than أَمرa command دارthe house of عَبدكyour servant
مِن غَير أَمر دار عَبدك
My lord, graciously visit
My Master, visit unsolicited
your servant’s house, without any bidding.
Your servant's home without command
تَغدوbecomes بِكَthrough you الفلكَthe celestial sphere المَداthe revolving (word continues)
تَغدو بِكَ الفلكَ المَدا
رcompletes 'revolving' إِذاwhen بَدَتappear أَقمارmoons سَعدِكَyour good fortune
ر إِذا بَدَت أَقمار سَعدِكَ
With you, it becomes the revolving celestial sphere
The galaxies circle with your dawn
when the moons of your good fortune appear.
When your auspicious stars arise
فَقُلوبُناfor our hearts وَعُيونُناand our eyes
فَقُلوبُنا وَعُيونُنا
فيin الطُرقthe paths قَدalready فَرَشَتhave spread out لِوَعدكfor your promise
في الطُرق قَد فَرَشَت لِوَعدك
For our hearts and our eyes
Our hearts and eyes
lie spread upon the paths, awaiting your promised visit.
Have paved the roads for your promise
اليمنgood fortune يَسعىhastens فيin رِكاretinue (word continues)
اليمن يَسعى في رِكا
بكcompletes 'retinue'; your وَالعُلاand glory مِقدامbold champion جُندُكyour army
بك وَالعُلا مِقدام جُندُك
Good fortune hastens in your retinue,
Good fortune strives in your stirrups
and glory is your army’s bold champion.
And glory leads your troops
فَأَسلمso remain safe لَناfor us وَلِدارِناand for our house
فَأَسلم لَنا وَلِدارِنا
إِذsince كُلُناall of us مِنfrom بَعضa portion of رَفدِكَyour bounty
إِذ كُلُنا مِن بَعض رَفدِكَ
So remain safe for us and for our house,
So keep our homes and us safe
for all of us are sustained by a portion of your bounty.
For we're all your kith and kin
Sol 6.1