عَطفاً عَلَينا يا عَزيزُ فَإِنَّنا

عَطفاً عَلَينا يا عَزيزُ فَإِنَّنا

بَعدَ المُعَظَّمِ عِندَكُم أَيتامُ

بَعدَ المُعَظَّمِ عِندَكُم أَيتامُ

Have compassion on us, O ʿAzīz, for we

Have mercy on us, O noble one, for we are

after al-Muʿaẓẓam, are orphans in your care.

Orphans, after the revered one's passing, in your care

وَلَأَنتَ خَيرُ الكافِلينَ فَلا تَدَع

وَلَأَنتَ خَيرُ الكافِلينَ فَلا تَدَع

أَيتامَكُم يا اِبنَ الكِرامِ تُضامُ

أَيتامَكُم يا اِبنَ الكِرامِ تُضامُ

And surely you are the best of guardians, so do not let

For you are the best of guardians, so do not neglect

your orphans, O son of the noble, be wronged.

Your orphans, O son of nobles, lest they suffer

حاشا لِمَجدِكُم الأَثيلِ بِأَن نُرى

حاشا لِمَجدِكُم الأَثيلِ بِأَن نُرى

في بابِ غَيرِكُم وَنَحنُ قِيامُ

في بابِ غَيرِكُم وَنَحنُ قِيامُ

Far be it from your deep-rooted glory that we should be seen

Far be it from your eternal glory, that we would stand

standing at the door of anyone but you.

At another's door, while in your service, standing