مَنْwho للعُلىfor glory مَنْwho للذُّرىfor the summits مَنْwho للهُدىfor guidance
مَنْ للعُلى مَنْ للذُّرى مَنْ للهُدى
يحميهwill defend it مَنْwho للبأسِfor battle مَنْwho للنائلِfor bounty
يحميه مَنْ للبأسِ مَنْ للنائلِ
Who is there for glory, who for the summits, who for guidance,
to defend it? Who for battle, who for bounty?
طلبَhe sought البقاءَpermanence لملكهِfor his dominion فيin آجلٍthe life to come
طلبَ البقاءَ لملكهِ في آجلٍ
إذsince لمdid not يثقْtrust ببقاءِin the endurance of مُلْكِthe dominion of العاجلِthis passing world
إذ لم يثقْ ببقاءِ مُلْكِ العاجلِ
He sought permanence for his dominion in the life to come,
since he did not trust this passing world's dominion to endure.
بحرٌa sea أَعادَturned البرَّthe land بحراًa sea برّهhis bounty
بحرٌ أَعادَ البرَّ بحراً برّه
وبسيفهِand by his sword فُتحتْwere conquered بلادُthe lands of السّاحلِthe coast
وبسيفهِ فُتحتْ بلادُ السّاحلِ
A sea whose bounty turned the land into a sea;
and by his sword the coastal lands were conquered.
مَنْhe who كانwere أَهلُthe people of الحقِّtruth فيin أَيامهِhis days
مَنْ كان أَهلُ الحقِّ في أَيامهِ
وبعزِّهِand through his might يردونَthey strike down أَهلَthe people of الباطلِfalsehood
وبعزِّهِ يردونَ أَهلَ الباطلِ
He in whose days the people of truth
would, through his might, strike down the people of falsehood.
وفتوحُهُand his conquests والقدسُand Jerusalem مِنamong أَبكارِهاtheir maidens
وفتوحُهُ والقدسُ مِن أَبكارِها
أَبقتْhave left لهfor him فضلاًdistinction بغيرِwithout مُساجلِa rival
أَبقتْ له فضلاً بغيرِ مُساجلِ
And his conquests—Jerusalem among their maidens—
have left him distinction without a rival.
ماnot كنتُI used to أستسقيseek rain بغيرِكَfrom anyone but you وابلاًa downpour
ما كنتُ أستسقي بغيرِكَ وابلاً
ورأَيتُand I saw جودَكَyour bounty مُخجلاًputting to shame للوابلِthe downpour
ورأَيتُ جودَكَ مُخجلاً للوابلِ
I never sought a downpour from anyone but you,
and saw your bounty put the downpour to shame.
فسقاكَso may it water you رضوانُthe favor of الإلهGod لأنَّنيfor I
فسقاكَ رضوانُ الإله لأنَّني
لاnot أَرتضيI am content with سُقياthe watering of الغمامِthe clouds الهاطلِpouring rain
لا أَرتضي سُقيا الغمامِ الهاطلِ
So may God's favor water you, for I
am not content with the watering of the pouring clouds.