جَزىmay reward اللَهُGod رَبُّLord of الناسِmankind خَيرَthe best جَزائِهِHis recompense
جَزى اللَهُ رَبُّ الناسِ خَيرَ جَزائِهِ
أَباAbu (father of) ماعِزٍMa‘iz مِنas عامِلٍan official وَصَديقِand a friend
أَبا ماعِزٍ مِن عامِلٍ وَصَديقِ
May God, Lord of mankind, bestow His finest reward
on Abu Ma‘iz, as an official and a friend.
قَضىsettled حاجَتيmy request بِالحَقِّwith justice ثُمthen أَجازَهاgranted it
قَضى حاجَتي بِالحَقِّ ثُم أَجازَها
بِصِدقٍwith sincerity وَبَعضُand some of القَومِthe people غَيرُnot صَدوقِtruthful
بِصِدقٍ وَبَعضُ القَومِ غَيرُ صَدوقِ
He settled my request justly, then granted it
in good faith, though some people are not truthful.
وَلَمّاand when رَآنيhe saw me مُقبِلاًapproaching قالَhe said مَرحَباًwelcome
وَلَمّا رَآني مُقبِلاً قالَ مَرحَباً
أَلاindeed مَرحباًwelcome واديكَyour valley غَيرَnot مَضيقِnarrow
أَلا مَرحباً واديكَ غَيرَ مَضيقِ
And when he saw me approaching, he said, “Welcome!”
Indeed, welcome! Your valley is not narrow.
تَوَرَّثتَyou inherited مِنfrom دودانَDudan مَجداًglory وَسؤدُداًand eminence
تَوَرَّثتَ مِن دودانَ مَجداً وَسؤدُداً
وَلَستَand you are not كَمَنlike one who يَغبىremains obscure بِغَيرِwithout لُصوقِclinging
وَلَستَ كَمَن يَغبى بِغَيرِ لُصوقِ
You inherited glory and eminence from Dudan,
and you are not like one who remains obscure unless he clings to others.
بَنىbuilt لَكَfor you عَبدُAbd (servant of) اللَهِAllah (God) بَيتاًa house بِيافِعٍon a height
بَنى لَكَ عَبدُ اللَهِ بَيتاً بِيافِعٍ
عَلىabove كُلِّevery وادٍvalley حَولَهُaround it وَطَريقِand road
عَلى كُلِّ وادٍ حَولَهُ وَطَريقِ
Abd Allah built you a house upon a height,
above every valley and road around it.
وَخَيرُand the finest خَبيءٍhidden treasure فيin امرءٍa man عِندَat مَوطِنٍa moment of trial
وَخَيرُ خَبيءٍ في امرءٍ عِندَ مَوطِنٍ
إِذاwhen جَمَعَunited الإِسلامَIslam مَجدُglory of عُروقِroots
إِذا جَمَعَ الإِسلامَ مَجدُ عُروقِ
And a man's finest hidden treasure, at a moment of trial,
is found when the glory of his roots unites with Islam.