صِدتَyou hunted المَهَاthe oryx وظباءَand gazelles الوحشِof the wild راغمةًagainst their will
صِدتَ المَهَا وظباءَ الوحشِ راغمةً
والطيرَand the birds فيin جوِّهاtheir sky واللهوَand pleasure والغَزلاand amorous dalliance
والطيرَ في جوِّها واللهوَ والغَزلا
You hunted the oryx and wild gazelles against their will,
You have subdued the wild beasts and gazelles of the desert by force
and the birds in their sky, and pleasure and amorous dalliance.
And the birds in their surroundings, amusement and love
لازلتَmay you ever remain تصطادُyou hunt ياO أَعلىloftiest الأَنامِhumankind عُلاًin rank
لازلتَ تصطادُ يا أَعلى الأَنامِ عُلاً
شُوسَthe proud الرِجالِamong men وعِزّand the might الملكِof kingship والدُّوَلاَand dynasties
شُوسَ الرِجالِ وعِزّ الملكِ والدُّوَلاَ
May you ever hunt, O loftiest of humankind in rank,
You still hunt, O highest of mankind in glory
the proud among men, the might of kingship, and dynasties.
The courage of men, the honor of kings and states
ياO مالكruler الأرضِof the earth بعدafter المالِكينthe rulers لهاof it
يا مالك الأرضِ بعد المالِكين لها
وياand O إماماًimam علىupon الرحمانthe Most Merciful مُتَّكِلاrelying
ويا إماماً على الرحمان مُتَّكِلا
O ruler of the earth after those who ruled it,
O ruler of the land after its rulers
and O imam relying upon the Most Merciful.
And leader trusting in the Most Merciful
لاmay not تَمَّمfulfill اللهGod لِيfor me فيduring مدّتيmy lifetime أملاًa hope
لا تَمَّم الله لِي في مدّتي أملاً
إنif لَمْnot تكنyou are لِيَfor me فِيماin what أرتجِيI hope for أملاa hope
إن لَمْ تكن لِيَ فِيما أرتجِي أملا
May God fulfill no hope for me during my lifetime,
May God not fulfill for me during my lifetime any hope
if you are not my hope in what I hope for.
If you are not for me in what I hope, a hope
إذاwhen غداbecomes كلُّevery خَلقٍcreature عنكaway from you مشتغِلاًoccupied
إذا غدا كلُّ خَلقٍ عنك مشتغِلاً
غداbecomes ودادكlove for you ليfor me عنto the exclusion of كلّهِمall of them شُغُلاًan occupation
غدا ودادك لي عن كلّهِم شُغُلاً
When every creature is occupied with something other than you,
When tomorrow all creation is busy away from you
love for you occupies me to the exclusion of them all.
Your love for me will be busier for me than all of them
Sol 6.1