دَعانِي الأَمِيرُ فَلَبَّيْتُهُ

دَعانِي الأَمِيرُ فَلَبَّيْتُهُ

وَلِمْ لا أُلَبِّيكَ يا خَيْرَ داعِ

وَلِمْ لا أُلَبِّيكَ يا خَيْرَ داعِ

The emir summoned me, so I answered him.

The prince summoned me, so I obeyed

And why should I not answer you, O best of callers?

Why would I not obey you, best caller

فَوافَيْتُ أَزُهَرَ رَحْبَ الذِّراعِ

فَوافَيْتُ أَزُهَرَ رَحْبَ الذِّراعِ

شَدِيدَ الْمِصاعِ شَريفَ المَساعِي

شَدِيدَ الْمِصاعِ شَريفَ المَساعِي

So I came to a radiant man, broad of arm,

I came to the most blossomed and vast palace

fierce in combat, noble in his endeavors,

Of mighty pillars and noble goals

كَرِيمَ الْفَعالِ غَرِيبَ النَّوالِ

كَرِيمَ الْفَعالِ غَرِيبَ النَّوالِ

غَرِيمَ نِضالِ الْعِدى والْقِراعِ

غَرِيمَ نِضالِ الْعِدى والْقِراعِ

generous in deeds, extraordinary in bounty,

Of generous deeds and rare gifts

ever intent on fighting foes with arrows and clashing swords.

Protector of fighting the enemies and striking with spears

وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَنْتَجِعُ الأَكْرَمِينَ

وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَنْتَجِعُ الأَكْرَمِينَ

فَقُلْ فِي كَرِيمٍ حَداهُ انْتِجاعِي

فَقُلْ فِي كَرِيمٍ حَداهُ انْتِجاعِي

And I had been seeking bounty from the most generous;

You were the refuge of the most generous

so speak of a generous man whom my quest for bounty spurred.

Say about the generous whose refuge was my seeking

أَشَمْسَ الأَنامِ وَمَوْلى الْكِرامِ

أَشَمْسَ الأَنامِ وَمَوْلى الْكِرامِ

وَتِرْبَ الْغَمامِ وَرَبَّ الزِّماعِ

وَتِرْبَ الْغَمامِ وَرَبَّ الزِّماعِ

O sun of humankind and patron of the noble,

The sun of mankind and master of nobles

and peer of the clouds and lord of resolve,

Soil of clouds and lord of flooding rivers

سَاَشْكُرُ ما دُمْتُ فِي الْعالَمِينَ

سَاَشْكُرُ ما دُمْتُ فِي الْعالَمِينَ

مَكارِمَ أَحْسَنَّ فِيكَ اصْطِناعِي

مَكارِمَ أَحْسَنَّ فِيكَ اصْطِناعِي

I shall give thanks, as long as I remain among the living,

I will thank as long as I live

for the noble virtues in you that have so kindly favored me.

The most generous whose perfecting was my making

أُطيلُ الثَّناءَ عَلى ماجِدٍ

أُطيلُ الثَّناءَ عَلى ماجِدٍ

أَطالَ عَلَى نُوَبِ الدَّهْرِ باعِي

أَطالَ عَلَى نُوَبِ الدَّهْرِ باعِي

I prolong my praise of a noble man

I prolong praise of the glorious one

who lengthened my reach against the calamities of time.

Who prolonged over time's misfortunes my life