ياO أيهاyou (vocative) المولىthe master الذيwho أعمالُهُhis deeds
يا أيها المولى الذي أعمالُهُ
أحيَتhave revived سبيلthe path of أبيهhis father والأجدادِand the forefathers
أحيَت سبيل أبيه والأجدادِ
O master, whose deeds
Have revived the path of his father and forefathers:
جودٌgenerosity يفيضُoverflows علىupon البلادthe land وأهلهاand its people
جودٌ يفيضُ على البلاد وأهلها
يقضيdeclares بأنّكthat you are واحدُpeerless among الأجوادthe generous
يقضي بأنّك واحدُ الأجواد
Generosity that overflows upon the land and its people
Declares you peerless among the generous;
وبسالةand valor نحوtoward العِداthe foes فتكاتُهاits deadly assaults
وبسالة نحو العِدا فتكاتُها
مثلlike الظُّبىthe blades سُلتdrawn مِنَfrom الأغمادِthe sheaths
مثل الظُّبى سُلت مِنَ الأغمادِ
And valor, whose deadly assaults against the foes
Are like blades drawn from their sheaths.
فَحِمَىso the protected grounds of عرينكَyour lair مربضa resting place for الأسادِthe lions
فَحِمَى عرينكَ مربض الأسادِ
وندىand the bounty of يمينكyour right hand مشرَعُa watering place for الورادِthose coming to drink
وندى يمينك مشرَعُ الورادِ
So your lair's protected grounds are a resting place for lions,
And your right hand's bounty a watering place for those who come to drink.
فمكارمٌthus noble deeds آثارهاtheir traces مأثورةٌhanded down
فمكارمٌ آثارها مأثورةٌ
برّزتyou have excelled فيهاin them سابقoutstripping الأمجادِthe illustrious
برّزت فيها سابق الأمجادِ
Such noble deeds, whose traces are handed down—
In them you have excelled, outstripping the illustrious.