ياO بَنيsons of الشَّيْخthe sheikh والغياثand the succor المُرَجّىhoped-for
يا بَني الشَّيْخ والغياث المُرَجّى
عندَwhen ضيقtightening الخناقthe noose للتنفيسِfor relief
عندَ ضيق الخناق للتنفيسِ
O sons of the sheikh, and hoped-for succor,
O sons of the revered Sheikh, the hoped-for savior,
When the noose tightens, to bring relief;
When throats are constricted, for relief,
ياO غيوثَrain-showers of النَّدىbounty بيومon the day of العطاياgifts
يا غيوثَ النَّدى بيوم العطايا
وليوثَand lions of الوغىbattle بحرّin the heat of الوطيسِthe furnace
وليوثَ الوغى بحرّ الوطيسِ
O showers of bounty on the day of gifts,
O savior of the dew on days of bounty,
And lions of battle in the furnace's heat.
And lion of tumult amidst the billowing sand,
رفعmay raise اللهGod شأنكمyour standing فيin المعاليlofty honors
رفع الله شأنكم في المعالي
رِفعةًan elevation لاnot تزالceases فوقabove الرؤوسthe heads
رِفعةً لا تزال فوق الرؤوس
May God raise your standing in the heights of honor,
God raised your status to the heights,
To a height ever above all heads.
A lofty height above all heads,
لاnot تزالونyou cease to be فيamong الرِّجالmen رؤوساًheads
لا تزالون في الرِّجال رؤوساً
منfrom رئيسa leader منكمamong you ومنand from مرؤوسa subordinate
من رئيس منكم ومن مرؤوس
You remain heads among men,
You remain heads among men,
Whether a leader among you or a subordinate.
Of leaders from you and followers,
قَدَّسَmay sanctify اللهGod سِرّكمyour secret منamong أناسٍpeople
قَدَّسَ الله سِرّكم من أناسٍ
شُغِلواthey were occupied بالتسبيحwith glorification والتقديسand sanctification
شُغِلوا بالتسبيح والتقديس
May God sanctify your secret—you are among people
God sanctified your secret from people
Absorbed in glorification and sanctification.
Who busied themselves with glorification and sanctification,
لبسواthey donned بالتقىthrough piety أجلَّthe noblest لبوسgarment
لبسوا بالتقى أجلَّ لبوس
ولباسand the garment of التقوىpiety أجلّthe noblest لبوسgarment
ولباس التقوى أجلّ لبوس
Through piety they donned the noblest garment,
Wearing the garment of piety, the finest garb,
And piety's garment is the noblest garment.
The raiment of piety is the finest raiment,
قدindeed عَرَفْناwe have known ماwhat تنطوونyou enfold yourselves عليهaround it
قد عَرَفْنا ما تنطوون عليه
مُذsince عَرَفْناwe knew الموهومthe imagined بالمحسوسthrough the perceptible
مُذ عَرَفْنا الموهوم بالمحسوس
We have indeed learned what you harbor within,
We knew what you harbor
Since we knew the imagined through the perceptible.
Since we knew the imagined through the sensed,
أَنْتَyou عبدservant الرحمنthe All-Merciful فيin كلّevery حالcircumstance
أَنْتَ عبد الرحمن في كلّ حال
منof سُعودٍgood fortunes بريئةfree منfrom نحوسill fortunes
من سُعودٍ بريئة من نحوس
You, Abd al-Rahman, in every circumstance,
You are Abdel Rahman in every state,
Enjoy good fortunes free of ill fortune.
Of innocent Saudis, free of ill omens,
ذهبٌgold خالصpure ودرُّand pearls نقيُّunblemished
ذهبٌ خالص ودرُّ نقيُّ
لمnot تَشُبْهtaint it الأدرانimpurities بالتلبيسthrough deceit
لم تَشُبْه الأدران بالتلبيس
Pure gold and unblemished pearls,
Pure gold and a sincere pearl,
Which impurities have not tainted with deceit.
Not clouded like turbid wadis,
كلّevery يومday تُزَفُّare borne in procession منِّيfrom me قصيدpoems
كلّ يوم تُزَفُّ منِّي قصيد
فيin ثنائيmy praise فيكمof you زفافprocession of العروسthe bride
في ثنائي فيكم زفاف العروس
Each day, poems from me are borne in procession,
Each day I send from me a poem
In my praise of you, like a bride's procession.
In praise of you, like a bride's wedding procession,
خَلَّدَتْthey immortalized بالثناءthrough praise عصراًfor an age فعصراًthen another age
خَلَّدَتْ بالثناء عصراً فعصراً
سؤددeminence المجدglory فيupon بياضthe whiteness of الطروسthe pages
سؤدد المجد في بياض الطروس
They have immortalized, through praise, age after age,
You immortalized, from one era to another,
The eminence of glory upon the whiteness of the pages.
A eternity of glory in the whiteness of ancestry,
فاهناso rejoice فيin رتبةa rank وأرَّخْتُand I recorded the date قدindeed
فاهنا في رتبة وأرَّخْتُ قد
يهناrejoices عبدservant الرحمنthe All-Merciful بالتدريسin teaching
يهنا عبد الرحمن بالتدريس
So rejoice in your rank; I recorded the date: “Indeed
So here I am, having attained a position, recording
Abd al-Rahman rejoices in teaching.”
The date with Abdel Rahman in teaching.