هَنيئاًfelicitations لأَرضِto the land of الصَّالِحيةal-Salihiyya كُلَّماwhenever
هَنيئاً لأَرضِ الصَّالِحية كُلَّما
سَمَتit rose مَنزِلاًa rank بِالفَضلِthrough excellence فازَتit gained بِأَرفَعاa loftier rank
سَمَت مَنزِلاً بِالفَضلِ فازَت بِأَرفَعا
Joy to the land of al-Salihiyya! Whenever
it rises a rank through excellence, it gains a loftier one.
فَبَيناand while نُجومِstars of التّمِperfection مِنهاfrom it طَوالِعrising
فَبَينا نُجومِ التّمِ مِنها طَوالِع
تَبَوَّأهاmade it his abode بَدرthe full moon of المَكارِمِnoble virtues مطلَعاas a place of rising
تَبَوَّأها بَدر المَكارِمِ مطلَعا
And while stars of perfection were rising from it,
the full moon of noble virtues made it his place of rising.
فَلاso no فضلvirtue إِلاexcept حلّهاdwelt in it حينَwhen حلّهاhe dwelt in it
فَلا فضل إِلا حلّها حينَ حلّها
فقُلso say لمعاديهاto its foe عثرتmay you stumble فلاand may there be no لَعاrecovery
فقُل لمعاديها عثرت فلا لَعا
Every virtue dwelt there when he dwelt there;
so tell its foe: 'May you stumble and never rise again!'
فَياso O سَيديmy master إِنif فاتَeluded حَظيmy lot موضعa place
فَيا سَيدي إِن فاتَ حَظي موضع
بِقُربِكnear you فاجعَلthen grant ليfor me بِقَلبِكَin your heart مَوضِعاa place
بِقُربِك فاجعَل لي بِقَلبِكَ مَوضِعا
So, my master, if it has not been my lot to have a place
near you, then grant me a place in your heart.
فَإنِّيfor indeed I أَناI الرقthe bondservant الذيwho إنif بلوتهyou tested him
فَإنِّي أَنا الرق الذي إن بلوته
تجدyou will find شاهِداًtestimony منهfrom him عَلَىto صِدقِthe truth of ماwhat ادَّعَىhe claimed
تجد شاهِداً منه عَلَى صِدقِ ما ادَّعَى
For I am the bondservant: if you put him to the test,
you will find in him testimony to the truth of what he claims.