عبْدَservant of الإلاهِGod بنَson of عُثْمانَUthman ابْقَremain فيin دَعَةٍease
عبْدَ الإلاهِ بنَ عُثْمانَ ابْقَ في دَعَةٍ
عِنايةُthe care of اللهِGod تحْوِيهاencompasses it وتكْفِيهاand sustains it
عِنايةُ اللهِ تحْوِيها وتكْفِيها
O Abd al-Ilah ibn Uthman, remain in ease,
which God's care encompasses and sustains.
لوْif لمْnot يكُنْthere were لِبلادِfor the lands of الغرْبِthe West مَحْمَدَةٌa claim to praise
لوْ لمْ يكُنْ لِبلادِ الغرْبِ مَحْمَدَةٌ
إلاexcept بكوْنِكَthrough your being ياO قُطْبَpole of العُلاeminence فِيهاin them
إلا بكوْنِكَ يا قُطْبَ العُلا فِيها
If the lands of the West had no claim to praise
save your presence there, O pole of eminence!
لكَyours are الحُقوقُthe rightful claims الّتيwhich مهْماhowever much اعْترَفْتُI acknowledge بِهاthem
لكَ الحُقوقُ الّتي مهْما اعْترَفْتُ بِها
لاnot يَسْتَطيعُis able لِسانيmy tongue أنْto يُوَفّيهاgive them their full due
لا يَسْتَطيعُ لِساني أنْ يُوَفّيها
You have claims upon me that, however much I acknowledge them,
my tongue cannot discharge in full.
لازلْتَmay you never cease تخْتالُto stride proudly للنّعْماءِthrough bounty فيin حُلَلٍrobes
لازلْتَ تخْتالُ للنّعْماءِ في حُلَلٍ
عليْكupon you اللهُGod يُبْديهاreveals them ويُخْفِيهاand conceals them
عليْك اللهُ يُبْديها ويُخْفِيها
May you ever stride proudly in robes of bounty,
which God reveals upon you and conceals.
كرُمْتَyou are noble ذاتاًin person ومجْداًand in glory واشتَهَرْتَand you are renowned سَناin splendor
كرُمْتَ ذاتاً ومجْداً واشتَهَرْتَ سَنا
فزادَكَso may He increase you اللهُGod تَنْويهاًin renown وتَرْفيهاand in ease
فزادَكَ اللهُ تَنْويهاً وتَرْفيها
You are noble in person and glory, renowned for splendor;
so may God increase your renown and ease.
Sol 6.1