ياO كريماًnoble one سرىtraveled by night بأفقacross the horizon of المعاليeminence
يا كريماً سرى بأفق المعالي
مثلlike سيرthe course of الكواكبthe planets السيّارهwandering
مثل سير الكواكب السيّاره
O noble one who traveled by night across the horizon of eminence,
O generous one who traveled the horizons of glory
Like the wandering planets in their course.
Like the passage of the wandering stars
أنتyou للمجدfor glory رفعةٌeminence وارتفاعٌand elevation
أنت للمجد رفعةٌ وارتفاعٌ
ولكand for you المجدglory دارةa halo واستدارهand circling
ولك المجد دارة واستداره
You are glory's eminence and elevation,
You are for glory an ascent and elevation
And glory is a halo encircling you.
And for you is glory a cycle and rotation
نلattain هناءًhappiness بالخارجيةin Foreign Affairs واسمand rise high
نل هناءً بالخارجية واسم
بكthrough you يسموrises ارختُI marked the date عزthe glory of النظارهthe ministry
بك يسمو ارختُ عز النظاره
Find happiness in Foreign Affairs, and rise high;
Attain happiness abroad and a name
Through you rises—I have dated it thus—“the ministry's glory.”
By you ascends the banner of the glory of eminence