إِنَّindeed أَباAbu (father of) غانِمٍGhanim حُمَيداًHumayd
إِنَّ أَبا غانِمٍ حُمَيداً
غَيثrain عَلىupon المُعتَفينَthose seeking bounty هامىpouring down
غَيث عَلى المُعتَفينَ هامى
Indeed, Abu Ghanim, Humayd,
Indeed Abu Ghanim is praised
Is rain pouring upon those who seek his bounty.
A rain upon the troubled
صَوَّرَهُfashioned him اللَهُGod سَيفَa sword of حَتفٍdeath
صَوَّرَهُ اللَهُ سَيفَ حَتفٍ
وَبابَand a gate of رِزقٍsustenance عَلىfor الأَنامِhumankind
وَبابَ رِزقٍ عَلى الأَنامِ
God fashioned him into a sword of death,
God has shaped him a decisive sword
And a gate of sustenance for humankind.
And a door of sustenance for people
ياO مانِعَdefender of الأَرضِthe land بِالعَواليwith tall spears
يا مانِعَ الأَرضِ بِالعَوالي
وَالنَعَمِand the herds الجَمَّةِplentiful العِظامِgreat
وَالنَعَمِ الجَمَّةِ العِظامِ
O defender of the land with tall spears,
O withholder of the land with fortresses
And of the plentiful, great herds:
And abundant great bounties
لَيسَis not مِنَfrom السوءِharm فيin مَعاذٍa refuge
لَيسَ مِنَ السوءِ في مَعاذٍ
مَنwhoever لَمdid not يَكُنbe مِنكَfrom you فيin ذِمامِprotection
مَن لَم يَكُن مِنكَ في ذِمامِ
None is sheltered from harm
There is no evil in Ma'ath
Who is not under your protection.
Who was not protected by you
وَماand never تَعَمَّدتُI attempted فيكَconcerning you وَصفاًa description
وَما تَعَمَّدتُ فيكَ وَصفاً
إِلّاexcept that تَقَدَّمتَهُyou outstripped it أَماميahead of me
إِلّا تَقَدَّمتَهُ أَمامي
And never have I attempted a description of you
And I did not intend in you an attribution
But you have outstripped it ahead of me.
Except you preceded it before me
فَقَدfor indeed تَناهَتhave reached their utmost بِكَin you المَعاليnoble qualities
فَقَد تَناهَت بِكَ المَعالي
وَاِنقَطَعَتand has ended مُدَّةُthe span of الكَلامِspeech
وَاِنقَطَعَت مُدَّةُ الكَلامِ
For noble qualities have reached their utmost in you,
So the glories have ended in you
And the span of speech has come to an end.
And the period of speech has been cut off
أَجَدَّrenew شَهراًa month وَأَبلِand wear out شَهراًa month
أَجَدَّ شَهراً وَأَبلِ شَهراً
وَاِسلَمand remain safe عَلىthroughout الدَهرtime أَلفa thousand عامِyears
وَاِسلَم عَلى الدَهر أَلف عامِ
Renew one month and wear another out,
More glorious month and most glorious month
And remain safe through the ages for a thousand years.
And peace upon time for a thousand years