امولايO my lord قدindeed أوليتنيyou have bestowed upon me منكfrom you نعمةًa favor
امولاي قد أوليتني منك نعمةً
وشكريand my gratitude لهاfor it يُزريcasts discredit علىon كلِّevery شاكرgrateful person
وشكري لها يُزري على كلِّ شاكر
O my lord, you have indeed bestowed your favor upon me,
My Lord, You have bestowed on me a blessing
and my gratitude for it puts every grateful person to shame.
And my thanks for it belittles every thanker
سعيدSa‘id بنson of السلطانthe Sultan الهمامthe valiant one الذيwho لهhe has
سعيد بن السلطان الهمام الذي له
مَحَلٌa station علاhas risen فوقَabove النجومِthe stars الزواهرِthe shining ones
مَحَلٌ علا فوقَ النجومِ الزواهرِ
Sa‘id, son of the Sultan, the valiant one, whose
Sa'eed bin Sultan Al Bu Said is he
station has risen above the shining stars.
Whose place is high above the shining stars
هوhe السيدُthe lord الساميthe exalted one تَحِيضُbleed بكفِّهِin his palm
هو السيدُ السامي تَحِيضُ بكفِّهِ
حرابُspearheads of العواليthe tall lances مَعْalong with حدودِthe edges of البواترِthe cleaving swords
حرابُ العوالي مَعْ حدودِ البواترِ
He is the exalted lord, in whose palm bleed
He is the noble master, his palm arouses
the spearheads of tall lances, along with the edges of cleaving swords.
Lofty ambitions along with firm resolve
فدمْso live on وابقَand remain مسروراًjoyful بملكٍin a reign مُخَلّدٍmade everlasting
فدمْ وابقَ مسروراً بملكٍ مُخَلّدٍ
تدوسyou tread upon رقابَthe necks of الخَصْمِthe enemy دَوْسَa treading upon القناطرِthe bridges
تدوس رقابَ الخَصْمِ دَوْسَ القناطرِ
So live on, and remain joyful in an everlasting reign,
So live long, happy with eternal kingship
treading on the enemy’s necks as one treads on bridges.
Trampling the necks of foes, like a bridge of iron