عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ وَمَنْ عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ إِذَا

عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ وَمَنْ عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ إِذَا

يُعْنَى بِعَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَمِّهِ السَّامِي

يُعْنَى بِعَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَمِّهِ السَّامِي

Abd al-Salam—and who is Abd al-Salam when

Abd al-Salam, and who is Abd al-Salam when

he cares for Abd al-Aziz, his exalted uncle?

he devotes himself to his exalted uncle, Abd al-Aziz?

إِذْ ذَاكَ صِنْوُ أَبِيهِ الْبَرِّ مَوْضِعُهُ

إِذْ ذَاكَ صِنْوُ أَبِيهِ الْبَرِّ مَوْضِعُهُ

مَنْ قَلْبُهُ مَوْضِعٌ لَمْ يُصْمِهِ رَامِ

مَنْ قَلْبُهُ مَوْضِعٌ لَمْ يُصْمِهِ رَامِ

For that man is his virtuous father's brother; his place

Since that uncle is his righteous father's brother, his position

within his heart is one no archer has pierced.

is that of one whose heart is a fortress no archer can strike.

عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ بِذَا تَحْوِي الْوَرَى خَدَماً

عَبْدُ السَّلاَمِ بِذَا تَحْوِي الْوَرَى خَدَماً

وَذُو النَّبَاهَةِ مُحْتَاجٌ لِخُدَّامِ

وَذُو النَّبَاهَةِ مُحْتَاجٌ لِخُدَّامِ

Abd al-Salam, through this you gain mankind as servants,

O Abd al-Salam, by this you draw all mankind as servants,

and a man of distinction has need of servants.

and the man of eminence is surely in need of servants.

دُمْ سَنَداً لِذَوِي قُرْبَاكَ مُعْتَمِداً

دُمْ سَنَداً لِذَوِي قُرْبَاكَ مُعْتَمِداً

وَبَحْرُ فَخْرِكَ غَمْرٌ طَافِحٌ طَامِ

وَبَحْرُ فَخْرِكَ غَمْرٌ طَافِحٌ طَامِ

Remain a support to your kinsfolk, ever trusting,

Remain a steadfast support for your kin, a trusted pillar,

while the sea of your glory is deep, overflowing, surging.

as the ocean of your glory swells, overflowing and surging.

فَإِنَّ زَهْرَةَ ذِي الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا

فَإِنَّ زَهْرَةَ ذِي الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا

وَمَا يَرُوقُ بِهَا أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامِ

وَمَا يَرُوقُ بِهَا أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامِ

For this world's bloom and its adornment,

For truly, the splendor of this world and its adornments,

and all that pleases in it, are tangled dreams.

and all that delights within it, are but a jumble of dreams.

وَقَدْ رَجَوْتُ لِسَلاَّمٍ سَلاَمَتَهَا

وَقَدْ رَجَوْتُ لِسَلاَّمٍ سَلاَمَتَهَا

فَحَقَّقَ اللهُ مَا أَرْجُو لِسَلاَّمِ

فَحَقَّقَ اللهُ مَا أَرْجُو لِسَلاَّمِ

And I have hoped that it stay safe for Sallam;

And I have prayed for Sallam to be safe from its illusions,

so may God fulfill what I hope for Sallam.

so may Allah fulfill all that I hope for Sallam.