علىupon معنِMa'n بنِson of زائدةZa'ida السلامُpeace
على معنِ بنِ زائدة السلامُ
إذاwhenever ذُكِرَتare mentioned منamong العربِthe Arabs الكرامُthe noble
إذا ذُكِرَت من العربِ الكرامُ
Peace be upon Ma'n ibn Za'ida,
Greetings to Ma'n ibn Za'ida
Whenever the noble among the Arabs are remembered.
When the generous Arabs are mentioned
فيومُfor the day الهاشميةal-Hashimiyya صانsafeguarded ملكاًa king
فيومُ الهاشمية صان ملكاً
وصانَand preserved جمالَthe beauty طَلعتِهِof his countenance اللثامthe face-veil
وصانَ جمالَ طَلعتِهِ اللثام
For the day of al-Hashimiyya safeguarded a king,
On the day of Al-Hashimiyya he protected a kingdom
And the face-veil preserved the beauty of his countenance.
And protected the beauty of its rising sun with his wrap
بحبكِthrough your love فقتِهِyou surpassed him كرماًin generosity وحلماًand in forbearance
بحبكِ فقتِهِ كرماً وحلماً
فليso for me منهُfrom him النَّدىbounty ولكِand for you الحسامthe sword
فلي منهُ النَّدى ولكِ الحسام
Through your love, you surpassed him in generosity and forbearance;
With your love his valor and patience grew
So his bounty is mine, and the sword is yours.
So from him I have the dew and you have the sword
لئنif indeed أُقدِمI advance معwith المنصورِal-Mansur قوليsay
لئن أُقدِم مع المنصورِ قولي
لقدindeed صَدَقَspoke truth الفَتىthe young man فلهُso for him اللجامthe bridle
لقد صَدَقَ الفَتى فلهُ اللجام
If I advance with al-Mansur, say:
If I dare say to al-Mansur my words
“The young man has indeed spoken truth; the bridle is his.”
Indeed the young man was truthful so to him belongs the rein