زادكَmay He increase you اللهGod جلالاmajesty
زادكَ الله جلالا
وبهاءًand splendor وكمالاand perfection
وبهاءً وكمالا
May God increase your majesty,
and your splendor and perfection.
فلقدfor indeed فاضَتْoverflowed يميناtwo right hands (word continued)
فلقد فاضَتْ يمينا
كyour (possessive suffix) علىupon العافيthe supplicant نوالاbounty
ك على العافي نوالا
For indeed, your two right hands overflowed
with bounty upon the supplicant.
ولقدand indeed قابلَconfronted جدوىbounty
ولقد قابلَ جدوى
كفِّكyour palm العُدْمَdestitution فزالاso it vanished
كفِّك العُدْمَ فزالا
And indeed, the bounty of
your palm confronted destitution, and it vanished.
ولقدand indeed لُحْتَyou appeared لناto us فيin
ولقد لُحْتَ لنا في
أفقِthe horizon of المجدِglory هِلالاa crescent moon
أفقِ المجدِ هِلالا
And indeed, you appeared to us on
the horizon of glory, a crescent moon.
أيهاO الحافظُthe guardian لمhas not تُلْfind (first fragment)
أيها الحافظُ لم تُلْ
فِcompletion of 'find' لكfor you العينُthe eye مِثالاan equal
فِ لك العينُ مِثالا
O guardian, the eye has not
found your equal.
رُكنُthe pillar of عزّيmy honor بعدafter تشييbuilding up (first fragment)
رُكنُ عزّي بعد تشيي
دٍcompletion of 'building up' لعمروby the life of اللهGod مالاhas tilted
دٍ لعمرو الله مالا
The pillar of my honor, after being raised,
has tilted—by God's life.
وأرىand I see حاليَmy condition عمّاfrom what
وأرى حاليَ عمّا
كنتَyou used to ترضىapprove ليfor me حالاhas changed
كنتَ ترضى لي حالا
And I see my condition, from what
you once approved for me, has changed.
وأجِرْنيand grant me refuge وابقَand remain فيin عزٍّhonor
وأجِرْني وابقَ في عزٍّ
رفيعٍlofty لنwill never يُنالاbe attained
رفيعٍ لن يُنالا
And grant me refuge, and remain in honor
so lofty that it will never be attained.