يا عَلَماً لاحَ لَخَفضِ العِدى

يا عَلَماً لاحَ لَخَفضِ العِدى

وَهوَ لِرَفعِ الذِكرِ مَنصوبُ

وَهوَ لِرَفعِ الذِكرِ مَنصوبُ

O illustrious banner, risen to humble the foe,

O banner that shone to bring the foes low,

standing erect to raise renown.

and is raised to exalt renown.

عَبدُكَ قَد جاءَكَ مُستَصرِخاً

عَبدُكَ قَد جاءَكَ مُستَصرِخاً

وَقَلبُهُ بِالهَمِّ مَكروبُ

وَقَلبُهُ بِالهَمِّ مَكروبُ

Your servant has come to you, crying out for rescue,

Your servant has come to you crying for help,

his heart anguished with care.

and his heart is burdened with sorrow.

حا شاكَ أَن تُنصِفَ مَن دونَه

حا شاكَ أَن تُنصِفَ مَن دونَه

وَحَقُّهُ عِندَكَ مَغصوبُ

وَحَقُّهُ عِندَكَ مَغصوبُ

Far be it from you to grant justice to another before him,

Far be it from you to grant justice to one beneath him,

while his own right, in your keeping, is usurped.

while his own right is usurped in your presence.

فَكُلُّ ما يَغرِسُ وَحشُ الفَلا

فَكُلُّ ما يَغرِسُ وَحشُ الفَلا

مُتَّهَمٌ في فِعلِهِ الذَيبُ

مُتَّهَمٌ في فِعلِهِ الذَيبُ

For whatever a beast of the wilderness sinks its fangs into,

So whatever the beasts of the wilderness plant,

the wolf stands accused of the deed.

the wolf is accused of doing it.

الذِئبُ لا يُؤمِنُ لَكِنَّهُ

الذِئبُ لا يُؤمِنُ لَكِنَّهُ

عَليهِ في يوسُفَ مَكذوبُ

عَليهِ في يوسُفَ مَكذوبُ

The wolf is not to be trusted; yet

The wolf cannot be trusted, yet

in Joseph’s case, it was falsely accused.

lies were told against him concerning Joseph.

وَقَد تَجَلّى الحَقَّ مِن بَعدِ ما

وَقَد تَجَلّى الحَقَّ مِن بَعدِ ما

صَدَّقَ فيهِ السَعيَ يَعقوبُ

صَدَّقَ فيهِ السَعيَ يَعقوبُ

And the truth came to light after

And the truth became clear after

Jacob pressed the quest for him in earnest.

Jacob had believed the slander about him.

كَذَلِكَ العَبدُ الَّذي حَقُّهُ

كَذَلِكَ العَبدُ الَّذي حَقُّهُ

بِباطِلِ الأَعداءِ مَغلوبُ

بِباطِلِ الأَعداءِ مَغلوبُ

So too the servant whose right

So too is the servant whose right

is overborne by the falsehood of his enemies.

is suppressed by the enemies' falsehood.

رَأوكَ لِلسَعيِ بِهِ سامِعاً

رَأوكَ لِلسَعيِ بِهِ سامِعاً

فَلُفِّقَت عَنهُ الأَكاذيبُ

فَلُفِّقَت عَنهُ الأَكاذيبُ

They saw you receptive to efforts on his behalf,

They saw you listening to slander against him,

so lies were fabricated against him.

so lies about him were fabricated.