أَنُظلَمُare we to be wronged? فيin زَمانكyour time ياO سَعيدُSa‘id
أَنُظلَمُ في زَمانك يا سَعيدُ
وَأَنتَand you العادلthe just one المَلكthe king الرَشيدُthe rightly guided
وَأَنتَ العادل المَلك الرَشيدُ
Are we to be wronged in your time, O Sa‘id,
when you are the just and rightly guided king?
وَيَسطوand assails الذئبthe wolf منout of شرهٍgreed عَلَيناupon us
وَيَسطو الذئب من شرهٍ عَلَينا
وَأَنتَand you اللَيثthe lion وَالبَطَلand the hero المَجيدthe glorious
وَأَنتَ اللَيث وَالبَطَل المَجيد
And is the wolf to assail us out of greed,
when you are the lion and the glorious hero?
وَيَرقىand ascends غَيرناothers besides us رُتبthe ranks المَعاليeminence
وَيَرقى غَيرنا رُتب المَعالي
وَيَخفضناand brings us low بِلاwithout سَبَبcause عَنيدan obstinate man
وَيَخفضنا بِلا سَبَب عَنيد
And are others to climb the ranks of eminence,
while an obstinate man brings us low without cause?
وَيَظفرand succeeds بِالأَمانيin attaining wishes كُلevery راجhopeful person
وَيَظفر بِالأَماني كُل راج
وَنَحرمand we are denied مِنfrom جَنابكyour presence ماwhat نُريدwe desire
وَنَحرم مِن جَنابك ما نُريد
And is every hopeful soul to attain his wishes,
while we are denied what we desire from you?
وَجُودand the bounty يَديكyour two hands فاضَhas overflowed عَلىupon الرَعاياthe subjects
وَجُود يَديك فاضَ عَلى الرَعايا
فَسُرَّso were gladdened قَريبُهمthose near among them وَكَذاand likewise البَعيدthose far away
فَسُرَّ قَريبُهم وَكَذا البَعيد
And the bounty of your hands has overflowed upon your subjects,
so those near and those far were gladdened alike.
وَدمand may you endure فيin نعمةprosperity وَثَباتand stability ملكof kingship
وَدم في نعمة وَثَبات ملك
فَفيكfor, concerning you الشُكرgratitude ماas long as دُمناwe endure يَزيدincreases
فَفيك الشُكر ما دُمنا يَزيد
And may you remain in prosperity, your reign secure,
for our gratitude to you grows as long as we live.
Sol 6.1