يا عِمادَ الدينِ يا مَن

يا عِمادَ الدينِ يا مَن

هُوَ بِالجودِ جَديرُ

هُوَ بِالجودِ جَديرُ

O Imad al-Din, O you

O pillar of faith, O you

who are worthy of generosity,

Who is worthy of generosity

وَالَّذي يَخجَلُ مِن نا

وَالَّذي يَخجَلُ مِن نا

ئِلِ كَفَّيهِ البُحورُ

ئِلِ كَفَّيهِ البُحورُ

and before the bounty

And who the oceans are shy

of whose two hands the seas feel shame;

To extend their palms to

يا جَواداً ذِكرُهُ في ال

يا جَواداً ذِكرُهُ في ال

ناسِ مِسكٌ وَعَبيرُ

ناسِ مِسكٌ وَعَبيرُ

O generous one, whose name among the

O you whose mention among people

people is musk and perfume:

Is musk and fragrance

ما لِماءِ الوَردِ في القِس

ما لِماءِ الوَردِ في القِس

مَةِ جَورِيّاً يَجورُ

مَةِ جَورِيّاً يَجورُ

why does rosewater, when shared out,

Why does rosewater do injustice

though made from Damask roses, act unjustly?

In sharing you out unfairly?

وَهوَ طيبٌ وَذَكاءٌ

وَهوَ طيبٌ وَذَكاءٌ

مِن سَجاياكَ عَصيرُ

مِن سَجاياكَ عَصيرُ

While it is perfume and intense fragrance,

It is pure and intelligence

an essence pressed from your virtues.

Extracted from your qualities

وَيَميناً إِنَّهُ يُق

وَيَميناً إِنَّهُ يُق

نِعُني مِنهُ اليَسيرُ

نِعُني مِنهُ اليَسيرُ

And I swear: indeed,

And truly your right hand

a little of it satisfies me.

Satisfies me with the easy

أَيَرى ذا الزورِ في دا

أَيَرى ذا الزورِ في دا

رِكَ يا مَولايَ زورُ

رِكَ يا مَولايَ زورُ

Is this injustice seen in your

Does he of falsehood see in your

house, my lord, by visitors?

Abode, my master, any falsehood?