أَنْتَyou للْمُسْلِمِينَfor the Muslims خَيْرُthe finest عِمَادِpillar of support
أَنْتَ للْمُسْلِمِينَ خَيْرُ عِمَادِ
وَمَلاَذٍand a refuge وَأَيُّand what a حِرْزٍstronghold حَرِيزِsecure
وَمَلاَذٍ وَأَيُّ حِرْزٍ حَرِيزِ
You are the Muslims' finest pillar
and refuge—and what a secure stronghold!
لَوْif رَأَىhe had seen مَاwhat شَرَعْتَyou instituted لِلْخَلْقِfor humankind فِيهِin 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 instituted there for humankind—
the virtuous Umar, son of Abd al-Aziz—
لَجَزَىhe would have rewarded مُلْكَكَyour rule الْمُبَارَكَblessed خَيْراًwith good
لَجَزَى مُلْكَكَ الْمُبَارَكَ خَيْراً
وَقَضَىand he would have judged بِالشُّفُوفِin favor of superiority وَالتَّبْرِيزِand preeminence
وَقَضَى بِالشُّفُوفِ وَالتَّبْرِيزِ
he would have rewarded your blessed rule with good,
and pronounced it superior and preeminent.
فَاشْكُرِso thank اللَّهَGod مَاas much as اسْتَطَعْتَyou can بِفِعْلٍthrough a deed
فَاشْكُرِ اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتَ بِفِعْلٍ
وَبِقَوْلٍand through speech مُطّوَّلٍlengthy أَوْor وَجِيزِbrief
وَبِقَوْلٍ مُطّوَّلٍ أَوْ وَجِيزِ
So thank God, as much as you can, through deeds
and through speech, lengthy or brief.
كُلُّevery مَلْكٍking يُرَىis seen بِصُحْبَةِin the company of أَهْلِpeople of الْthe (article)
كُلُّ مَلْكٍ يُرَى بِصُحْبَةِ أَهْلِ الْ
عِلْمِlearning قَدْindeed بَاءَhas attained بِالْمَحَلِّwith the station الْعَزِيزِexalted
عِلْمِ قَدْ بَاءَ بِالْمَحَلِّ الْعَزِيزِ
Every king seen keeping company with people of
learning has indeed attained an exalted station.
فَإِذَاthen if مَا(emphatic particle) ظَفَرْتَyou obtain مِنْهُمْfrom among them بِإِكْسِيwith an elix-
فَإِذَا مَا ظَفَرْتَ مِنْهُمْ بِإِكْسِي
رٍ-ir (completing 'elixir') مَلأَتَyou will fill الْبِلاَدَthe lands مِنْwith إِبْرِيزpure gold
رٍ مَلأَتَ الْبِلاَدَ مِنْ إِبْرِيز
Then, if you obtain from among them an elixir,
you will fill the lands with pure gold.
وَالْبَرَايَاand humankind تَبِيدُperishes وَالْمُلْكُand kingship يَفْنَىpasses away
وَالْبَرَايَا تَبِيدُ وَالْمُلْكُ يَفْنَى
أَيْنَwhere كِسْرَىKisra الْمُلُوكِthe kings مِعwith أَبْرَوِيزِAbrawiz
أَيْنَ كِسْرَى الْمُلُوكِ مِع أَبْرَوِيزِ
And people perish, and kingship passes away:
where is the kings' Kisra, along with Abrawiz?
Sol 6.1