أَنْتَyou للْمُسْلِمِينَfor the Muslims خَيْرُthe best عِمَادِsupport
أَنْتَ للْمُسْلِمِينَ خَيْرُ عِمَادِ
وَمَلاَذٍand refuge وَأَيُّand what a حِرْزٍstronghold حَرِيزِimpregnable
وَمَلاَذٍ وَأَيُّ حِرْزٍ حَرِيزِ
You are the Muslims’ best support
and refuge—and what an impregnable stronghold!
لَوْif رَأَىhe had seen مَاwhat شَرَعْتَyou have embarked لِلْخَلْقِfor humankind فِيهِupon it
لَوْ رَأَى مَا شَرَعْتَ لِلْخَلْقِ فِيهِ
عُمَرُUmar الْفَاضِلُthe virtuous ابْنُson of عَبْدِAbd (servant of) الْعَزِيزِal-Aziz (the Mighty)
عُمَرُ الْفَاضِلُ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ
Had he seen what you have undertaken for humankind,
the virtuous Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz
لَجَزَىhe would have rewarded مُلْكَكَyour reign الْمُبَارَكَthe blessed خَيْراًwith good
لَجَزَى مُلْكَكَ الْمُبَارَكَ خَيْراً
وَقَضَىand judged بِالشُّفُوفِin favor of superiority وَالتَّبْرِيزِand preeminence
وَقَضَى بِالشُّفُوفِ وَالتَّبْرِيزِ
would have rewarded your blessed reign with good,
and judged it superior and preeminent.
فَاشْكُرِso thank اللَّهَGod مَاas much as اسْتَطَعْتَyou can بِفِعْلٍin deed
فَاشْكُرِ اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتَ بِفِعْلٍ
وَبِقَوْلٍand in speech مُطّوَّلٍlengthy أَوْor وَجِيزِbrief
وَبِقَوْلٍ مُطّوَّلٍ أَوْ وَجِيزِ
So thank God as much as you can, in deed
and in speech, whether lengthy or brief.
كُلُّevery مَلْكٍking يُرَىis seen بِصُحْبَةِin the company of أَهْلِpeople of الْthe (prefixed to the next line’s word)
كُلُّ مَلْكٍ يُرَى بِصُحْبَةِ أَهْلِ الْ
عِلْمِlearning قَدْindeed بَاءَhas attained بِالْمَحَلِّto the station الْعَزِيزِexalted
عِلْمِ قَدْ بَاءَ بِالْمَحَلِّ الْعَزِيزِ
Every king seen in the company of people of
learning has indeed attained an exalted station.
فَإِذَاso if مَاemphatic particle ظَفَرْتَyou obtain مِنْهُمْfrom among them بِإِكْسِيwith an elixir (first part)
فَإِذَا مَا ظَفَرْتَ مِنْهُمْ بِإِكْسِي
رٍcompletion of ‘elixir’ مَلأَتَyou will fill الْبِلاَدَthe lands مِنْwith إِبْرِيزpure gold
رٍ مَلأَتَ الْبِلاَدَ مِنْ إِبْرِيز
So if you obtain an elixir from among them,
you will fill the lands with pure gold.
وَالْبَرَايَاand created beings تَبِيدُperish وَالْمُلْكُand kingship يَفْنَىpasses away
وَالْبَرَايَا تَبِيدُ وَالْمُلْكُ يَفْنَى
أَيْنَwhere كِسْرَىKisra الْمُلُوكِof kings مِعwith أَبْرَوِيزِAbarwiz
أَيْنَ كِسْرَى الْمُلُوكِ مِع أَبْرَوِيزِ
And created beings perish, and kingship passes away.
Where is Kisra of kings, together with Abarwiz?
Sol 6.1