بِسَعدِكَby your good fortune سارَتmoved فيin السَماءِthe sky الكَواكِبُthe stars
بِسَعدِكَ سارَت في السَماءِ الكَواكِبُ
فَمَجدُكَfor your glory مَشهورٌis renowned وَجَدُّكَand your fortune غالِبُprevails
فَمَجدُكَ مَشهورٌ وَجَدُّكَ غالِبُ
By your good fortune, the stars moved in the sky;
By your grace the stars moved in the sky
for your glory is renowned, and your fortune prevails.
So your glory is well-known and your essence victorious
إِذاwhen سلَّunsheathes سَيفُSaif (Sword) الدينِal-Din (of the Faith) ماضِيَthe keen blade of عَزمِهِhis resolve اِنbeginning of 'bent back'
إِذا سلَّ سَيفُ الدينِ ماضِيَ عَزمِهِ اِن
ثَنَتcompletion of 'bent back' خيفَةًin fear يَومَon the day of الهياجِbattle's tumult القَواضِبُthe sharp swords
ثَنَت خيفَةً يَومَ الهياجِ القَواضِبُ
When Saif al-Din unsheathes the keen blade of his resolve,
When the sword of religion unleashes its resolved might
the sharp swords bend back in fear on the day of battle.
It makes the ships waver on the turbulent day
فَسِرso march on وَاِفتَحِand conquer الدُنياthe world الَّتيwhich بِكَof you أَصبَحَتhas become
فَسِر وَاِفتَحِ الدُنيا الَّتي بِكَ أَصبَحَت
مَشارِقُهاits eastern lands مَشغوفَةًenamored وَالمَغارِبُand the western lands
مَشارِقُها مَشغوفَةً وَالمَغارِبُ
So march on and conquer the world, which has become
So travel and open the world which through you is illuminated
enamored of you in its eastern and western lands.
Its dawns are ardent and its sunsets
بِحُبِّfor love of أَبيAbu (father of) بَكرBakr بنِson of أَيّوبَAyyub دانَتِsubmitted الthe (word continues)
بِحُبِّ أَبي بَكر بنِ أَيّوبَ دانَتِ ال
وَرىmankind (word continuation) فَتَساوَتso became alike شيعَةٌShiites وَنَواصِبُand foes of Ali
وَرى فَتَساوَت شيعَةٌ وَنَواصِبُ
For love of Abu Bakr ibn Ayyub submitted
Through love of Abu Bakr son of Ayyub it bowed
all mankind; Shiites and their foes became alike.
And you saw factions become equal, allies and dissenters
فَلِلمُلكِso for the realm مِنهُin him عادِلٌa just ruler أَيُّwhat a عادِلٍjust ruler
فَلِلمُلكِ مِنهُ عادِلٌ أَيُّ عادِلٍ
غَرائِبُهُhis marvels مَشهورَةٌare renowned وَالرَغائِبُand the bounties
غَرائِبُهُ مَشهورَةٌ وَالرَغائِبُ
The realm has in him a just ruler—what a just ruler!
To the king through him is a just one, which just one
His marvels are renowned, and his bounties too.
His wonders are well-known and his marvels
وَإِنّيand I indeed لأَرجوdo hope مِنهُfrom him عطفَةَthe compassion of مالِكٍa master
وَإِنّي لأَرجو مِنهُ عطفَةَ مالِكٍ
عَلىfor ضَيمِthe distress of مَملوكٍa slave لَهُfor him الفَقرُpoverty ضارِبُis striking
عَلى ضَيمِ مَملوكٍ لَهُ الفَقرُ ضارِبُ
And I do hope from him for a master's compassion
And I hope for his kindness upon the oppression of his slave
for the distress of a slave whom poverty strikes.
Upon whom poverty has struck
فَجُدso be generous ليto me بِرِزقٍwith a stipend كُلَّeach شَهرٍmonth مُعَجَّلٍpaid promptly
فَجُد لي بِرِزقٍ كُلَّ شَهرٍ مُعَجَّلٍ
أَناmay He grant (apparent word fragment) لَكَyou (completion of that word) رَبُّthe Lord of العَرشِthe Throne ماwhat أَنتَyou طالِبُseek
أَنا لَكَ رَبُّ العَرشِ ما أَنتَ طالِبُ
So grant me a stipend each month, paid promptly;
So grant me sufficient livelihood each month in advance
may the Lord of the Throne grant you what you seek.
I am for you Lord of the Throne, you are not asking
وَلاand may not بَرِحَcease التَأييدُsupport وَالنَصرُand victory خادِمَيthe two servants of
وَلا بَرِحَ التَأييدُ وَالنَصرُ خادِمَي
لِوائِكَyour banner ماso long as نيطَتare fastened بِرُمحٍto a spear ذَوائِبُstreamers
لِوائِكَ ما نيطَت بِرُمحٍ ذَوائِبُ
And may support and victory ever remain the two servants
And support and victory did not cease to serve me
of your banner, so long as streamers are fastened to a spear.
For your banner as long as spearheads are knotted
وَلاand may you never زِلتَcease to be بِالفَتحِon victory المُبينِmanifest مُهَنّأًcongratulated
وَلا زِلتَ بِالفَتحِ المُبينِ مُهَنّأً
جُيوشُكَyour armies تَحظىattain بِالمُنىtheir wishes وَالكَتائِبُand the battalions
جُيوشُكَ تَحظى بِالمُنى وَالكَتائِبُ
And may you ever be congratulated on manifest victory,
And you continue to be congratulated with evident conquest
your armies and battalions attaining their wishes.
Your armies enjoy wishes and misfortunes