سألتكI asked you ياO مولايmy lord منout of عُظْمthe greatness of حاجتيmy need
سألتك يا مولاي من عُظْم حاجتي
ومنand out of حسنthe goodness of ظنيmy opinion فيكof you ياO موردَwellspring of الندىbounty
ومن حسن ظني فيك يا موردَ الندى
I asked you, my lord, out of the greatness of my need,
I asked you, my Master, out of my great need
And out of my good faith in you, O wellspring of bounty.
And my good faith in you, O giver of dew
كتبتُI wrote وماءُand the moisture of الوجهthe face يقطرdrips الحياbashfulness
كتبتُ وماءُ الوجه يقطر الحيا
ولكنand yet للمضطرِّfor one in dire need عذراًan excuse لوif اعتدىhe overstepped
ولكن للمضطرِّ عذراً لو اعتدى
I wrote, the moisture of my face dripping with bashfulness;
I wrote while tears flowed down my cheeks
But one in dire need has an excuse if he oversteps.
But the desperate are excused even for transgressions
أناملكyour fingertips الغرّاradiant يسحّpours down نوالهاtheir bounty
أناملك الغرّا يسحّ نوالها
لناfor us دِيماsteady rains لجيناsilver وعسجداand gold
لنا دِيما لجينا وعسجدا
The bounty of your radiant fingertips pours down
Your generous fingers dispense their bounty
For us in steady rains of silver and gold.
We always come to you, bowing and prostrating
ودمand live on ياO سعيدSa'id نجلَson of سلطانSultan باقياًremaining alive
ودم يا سعيد نجلَ سلطان باقياً
وأنand that الورىhumankind طرّاall together تكونbe لكfor you الفداthe ransom
وأن الورى طرّا تكون لك الفدا
And may you live on, O Sa'id, son of Sultan,
And you, O Sa'eed son of Sultan, will live forever
And may all humankind be your ransom.
While the people of the land would sacrifice themselves for you