لِي سِكَرَتِيرَانِ عُزَّتْ دَوْلَتِي بِهِمَا

لَمْ يَأَلَوَانِي إِسعَاداً وَإِجْمَالاَ

I have two secretaries who are the pillars of my state

They have never failed to bring me joy and beauty

هُمَا جنَاحَانِ لِي وَالقَلْبُ بَيْنَهُمَا

يَغُزُو الأمانِي جَوَّالاً وَصوَّالاَ

They are two wings for me, with my heart between them

Flying ambitions far and wide

إِنْ أَفْتَخِرْ بِهِما فَالشَّرْقُ مُفْتَخِرٌ

بِصَارِمَيْهِ إِذَا ما اعْتَزَّ واخْتَالاَ

If I take pride in them, the East takes pride

In its two swords, whenever it is honored and prevails

أَطال كلُّهُمَا ظِلماً عُزُوبَتَهِ

فَرُمْتُ لَو بَدَّلا عدْلاَ بِهَا حالاَ

Both have long endured the injustice of alienation

I wished they would change that for justice

فاخْلَفَ الأكْبَرُ الوَعْدَ الَّذِي وَعدَا

وصَدَّقَ الأصْغَرُ القَوْلَ الَّذِي قَالاَ

The elder broke his promise that he made

The younger kept his word that he spoke

عَلَّ المُضِيِّعَ آمَالِي وَغَايَتَها

صفَاؤُهُ مُنْجِحٌ لِي فِيهِ آمالاَ

The disappointer dashed my hopes and their ends

His clarity succeeded for me where there were hopes

هَنَأْتُ أَسْعدَ بِالأفْرَاحِ مُغْتَبِطاً

مَتَى أُهَنِّىءُ بِالأفْرَاحِ مِيكَالاَ

I congratulated Saad happily

When will I be congratulated by Michael?