غلامك يا صدّيقَ أَشرَفِ دَولةٍ

غلامك يا صدّيقَ أَشرَفِ دَولةٍ

بِإِنجاز وَعد مِن مَعاليك واثقُ

بِإِنجاز وَعد مِن مَعاليك واثقُ

Your servant, O Siddiq of the noblest state,

Your slave, O friend of the most noble state

trusts in the fulfillment of a promise from Your Excellency.

Is confident in fulfilling a promise from your Excellency

وَحاشاك يا صَدر الصُدور تردّه

وَحاشاك يا صَدر الصُدور تردّه

بِغَير الَّذي يَرجوه وَالوَعد صادق

بِغَير الَّذي يَرجوه وَالوَعد صادق

And far be it from you, O chief of chiefs, to turn him away

And it is unbecoming of you, O most generous of chests, to disappoint him

with anything but what he hopes for—your promise is true.

With other than what he hopes for, and the promise is true

وَمِن راحَتَي عَلياك فاضَ عَلى الوَرى

وَمِن راحَتَي عَلياك فاضَ عَلى الوَرى

بِحارُ نَوالٍ زاخِراتٌ دَوافق

بِحارُ نَوالٍ زاخِراتٌ دَوافق

And from Your Highness's two palms overflowed upon humankind

And from my rest upon you overflowed unto the world

seas of bounty, brimming and gushing.

Seas of abundant gifts compatible

فَأَحيت بِعَذب الماء في كُل بقعة

فَأَحيت بِعَذب الماء في كُل بقعة

نفوساً رَماها بِالمَوات

نفوساً رَماها بِالمَوات

So they revived, with sweet water, in every place,

So you revived in every place with sweet water

souls that had been stricken with lifelessness.

Souls that death had struck down

وَأَصبَح يَشدو بِامتِداحك كُلُّ من

وَأَصبَح يَشدو بِامتِداحك كُلُّ من

جَواد ذَكاه في ثَنائك سابق

جَواد ذَكاه في ثَنائك سابق

And now your praises are sung by everyone whose

And everyone whom a generous gift inspired to praise you

steed of wit leads the field in praising you.

Became a competitor racing in your eulogy

فَقابل مَديحي بِالقبول فَإِنَّني

فَقابل مَديحي بِالقبول فَإِنَّني

خَديم أَمين مُخلص لا أُنافق

خَديم أَمين مُخلص لا أُنافق

So receive my praise with acceptance, for I am

So accept my praise, for I am

a trustworthy, sincere servant; I do not dissemble.

A faithful, loyal servant, I do not dissimulate

وَمُر لي بإِطلاقٍ لِسَبعة أَشهُرٍ

وَمُر لي بإِطلاقٍ لِسَبعة أَشهُرٍ

وَيَومين شابَت لي عَلَيها مَفارق

وَيَومين شابَت لي عَلَيها مَفارق

And order a disbursement to me for seven months

And order for me release for seven months

and two days, over which my hair's partings have turned gray.

And two days for which parting had whitened upon me

فَإِني فيها ما توانيتُ ساعة

فَإِني فيها ما توانيتُ ساعة

مَع العُسر بَعدَ اليُسر عَما يُوافق

مَع العُسر بَعدَ اليُسر عَما يُوافق

For throughout them I never slackened for an hour,

For during them I did not hesitate an hour

amid hardship after ease, in doing what was fitting.

After ease with hardship, from that which accords

وَلا اِزددت إِلّا رَغبة في مَدائح

وَلا اِزددت إِلّا رَغبة في مَدائح

لِساني بِها في السر وَالجَهر ناطق

لِساني بِها في السر وَالجَهر ناطق

And I grew only more eager for verses of praise,

And I increased only in desire for praises

which my tongue utters in private and in public.

With which my tongue, secretly and openly, speaks

وَعش في صَفاء دائم وَصَدارة

وَعش في صَفاء دائم وَصَدارة

لَكَ السَعد طُول الدَهر فيها مَرافق

لَكَ السَعد طُول الدَهر فيها مَرافق

And may you live in lasting serenity and preeminence,

And live in everlasting clarity and primacy

with good fortune your companion therein for all time.

For you, good fortune for all time accompanying it