أياO مالكاًlord تسموrise بهthrough him رتبthe ranks العلىof glory
أيا مالكاً تسمو به رتب العلى
وتعلوand rise علىabove زهرshining النجومthe stars مراتبهhis stations
وتعلو على زهر النجوم مراتبه
O lord, through whom the ranks of glory rise,
O you who ascend to the highest ranks
and whose stations soar above the shining stars.
And rise above the flowers of stars in status
تملlong enjoy بدستwith a throne أنتyou بدرthe full moon سمائهof its sky
تمل بدست أنت بدر سمائه
وأبناؤكand your sons الغرthe illustrious الكرامthe noble كواكبهits stars
وأبناؤك الغر الكرام كواكبه
Long may you enjoy a throne—you are the full moon of its sky,
You fill with your hand the full moon of its heavens
and your illustrious, noble sons are its stars.
And your generous, splendid sons are its planets
وفيand in عودةthe return of الأصدىal-Asda دليلa sign of سعادةgood fortune
وفي عودة الأصدى دليل سعادة
تبشرgives glad tidings فيin الدنياthis world بماof what أنتyou طالبهits seeker
تبشر في الدنيا بما أنت طالبه
And in al-Asda’s return is a sign of good fortune,
And in the echo's return is a sign of happiness
heralding in this world what you seek.
That gives glad tidings in this world of what you seek
جوادa noble steed أبىrefused اللهGod المهيمنthe Guardian أنthat يُرىbe seen
جواد أبى الله المهيمن أن يُرى
وشخصwhile a person سوىother than بدرBadr بنson of زريكZarik راكبهits rider
وشخص سوى بدر بن زريك راكبه
A steed that God, the Guardian, has refused to let be seen
The Generous whom God the All-Powerful did not want seen
with anyone but Badr ibn Zarik as its rider.
And the figure of none other than Badr ibn Zarik riding it