قُوْمِيrise إذاif شئتِyou wish فَهَنّينيthen congratulate me
قُوْمِي إذا شئتِ فَهَنّيني
قدalready زُفّتِhas been brought as a bride الدُّنياthe world إلىto الدينfaith
قد زُفّتِ الدُّنيا إلى الدين
Rise, if you wish, and congratulate me.
My people, if you wish, then let me be happy,
The world has been brought as a bride to faith.
For the world has come close to ruin.
وَخُذْand take حديثيmy account عنْabout بلوغِattaining المنىwishes
وَخُذْ حديثي عنْ بلوغِ المنى
ماwhat بينَbetween مَضْنونٍjealously guarded وَمَظْنُونِand conjectured
ما بينَ مَضْنونٍ وَمَظْنُونِ
And take my account of attaining wishes,
And hear my words about attaining wishes,
Between what is jealously guarded and what is conjectured.
Between what is certain and what is presumed.
بُشْرايَmy glad tidings بُشْرايَmy glad tidings وَهضنّينيpossibly 'and embrace me'; unclear as written
بُشْرايَ بُشْرايَ وَهضنّيني
أنتِyou بمنٍّwith a bounty غيرِnot ممنونcut off
أنتِ بمنٍّ غيرِ ممنون
My glad tidings! My glad tidings! And embrace me (reading uncertain).
Give me good news, give me good news and cheer me up,
You are endowed with a bounty that never ends.
You are a blessing, not a burden.