اِسلَمbe safe وَحُيّيتَand may you be greeted أَيُّهاO الطَلَلُthe ruins
اِسلَم وَحُيّيتَ أَيُّها الطَلَلُ
وَإِنand even though عَفَتكَhave effaced you الرِياحُthe winds وَالسَيَلُand the floods
وَإِن عَفَتكَ الرِياحُ وَالسَيَلُ
May you be safe and saluted, O ruins,
Be safe and greeted with peace, O ruins of the camp,
Even though the winds and floods have effaced you.
Even if the winds and torrents have effaced you.
خَليفَةٌa caliph لاnot يَخيبُis disappointed سائِلُهُhis petitioner
خَليفَةٌ لا يَخيبُ سائِلُهُ
عَلَيهِupon him تاجُthe crown الوِقارِof dignity مُعتَدِلُsitting upright
عَلَيهِ تاجُ الوِقارِ مُعتَدِلُ
A caliph whose petitioner is never disappointed,
A Caliph whose petitioner never returns disappointed,
Upon him the crown of dignity sits upright.
Upon whom the crown of dignity rests perfectly poised.
Sol 6.1