هذيthis السعادةgood fortune قدindeed قامتhas risen علىupon قدمa foot
هذي السعادة قد قامت على قدم
وقدand indeed جلستI have sat لهاfor it فيin مجلسthe assembly of الكرمgenerosity
وقد جلست لها في مجلس الكرم
This good fortune has indeed risen to its feet,
This happiness has risen on one foot
And I have taken my seat for it in generosity’s assembly.
And settled for it in the abode of generosity
فإنso if أردتYou desire إلهيmy God فيamong الورىhumankind حسناًgoodness
فإن أردت إلهي في الورى حسناً
فملكنيthen grant me mastery of زمامthe reins of الدهرtime والأممand nations
فملكني زمام الدهر والأمم
If You desire goodness among humankind, my God,
So if you want goodness for me in this life, my God
Then give me the reins of time and nations.
Then grant me control over time and nations
فإننيfor I لاnot عدلتI turned aside الدهرthroughout time عنfrom حسنgoodness
فإنني لا عدلت الدهر عن حسن
ولاand not عدلتI turned aside بهمwith them عنfrom أكرمthe noblest of الشيمvirtues
ولا عدلت بهم عن أكرم الشيم
For I shall never, throughout time, turn aside from goodness,
For if time swerved from goodness
Nor turn them away from the noblest virtues.
And swerved from the most honorable traits
أقارعI contend with الدهرforever عنهمon their behalf كلevery ذيone with طلبa claim
أقارع الدهر عنهم كل ذي طلب
واطردand I drive away الدهرforever عنهمfrom them كلevery ذيone with عدمdestitution
واطرد الدهر عنهم كل ذي عدم
I forever contend on their behalf with every claimant,
I would contend with time over them all who seek
And forever drive away from them every man in want.
And drive time away from them, all that lacks