أنتyou الكبيرthe great one علىthroughout المدىthe span of time
أنت الكبير على المدى
فاربأso hold high بنفسكyourself ياO رياضRiyad
فاربأ بنفسك يا رياض
You are the great one for all time;
You are great in the long run
so preserve your dignity, O Riyad.
So free yourself, O Riyadh
الذلhumiliation عششnested فيin الوزاthe ministry (first part)
الذل عشش في الوزا
رةcompletion of 'ministry' بعدafter دولتكمyour rule وباضand laid eggs
رة بعد دولتكم وباض
Humiliation nested in the ministry
Humility has nested in the ministry after your state and faded
after your rule, and laid eggs.
The man is gone, no life
ذهبdeparted الرجلthe man فلاso no حياmodesty (first part)
ذهب الرجل فلا حيا
ءcompletion of 'modesty' ولاand no احتشامdecorum ولاand no انقباشreserve (unclear spelling)
ء ولا احتشام ولا انقباش
The man has gone; so there is no modesty,
No integrity, no folding
no decorum and no reserve.
And the defenders are gone
ومضىand departed الحماةthe protectors الناصروthe supporters (first part)
ومضى الحماة الناصرو
نcompletion of 'supporters' الذائدونthe defenders عنof الحياضthe watering places
ن الذائدون عن الحياض
And gone are the protectors, the supporters,
Those who repel from the gardens
who defend the watering places.
So if you want to resemble
فإذاso if أردتyou wish تشبهاresemblance
فإذا أردت تشبها
بالأصغرتينto the two lesser ones فلاthen no اعتراضobjection
بالأصغرتين فلا اعتراض
So if you wish to resemble
The lesser two, no objection
the two lesser ones, there is no objection.
What do you expect after what
ماwhat ذاthat which تؤملyou hope for بعدafter ماthat
ما ذا تؤمل بعد ما
قدalready كَلَّلcrowned الرأسthe head البياضwhiteness
قد كَلَّل الرأس البياض
What do you hope for, now that
The white has crowned the head
whiteness has already crowned your head?
You forgot your tears at the borders
أنسيتhave you forgotten دمعكyour tears فيat الحدوthe borders (first part)
أنسيت دمعك في الحدو
دcompletion of 'borders' منfrom المذلةhumiliation كيفhow فاضoverflowed
د من المذلة كيف فاض
Have you forgotten your tears at the borders—
Of humiliation, how it overflowed
how they overflowed from humiliation?
So today whoever humiliated you
فاليومso today ودّعbid farewell منthe one who أذلhumiliated
فاليوم ودّع من أذل
كyou راضياcontent أوor غيرnot راضcontent
ك راضيا أو غير راض
So today bid farewell to the one who humiliated
Bids you farewell, satisfied or unsatisfied
you, whether content or discontent.
Partial English translation: 15 of 16 Arabic lines translated.