بَنيsons of عَبدِAbd (servant of) العَزيزِal-Aziz (the Mighty) لَئِنeven if سَلَوتُمyou have forgotten
بَني عَبدِ العَزيزِ لَئِن سَلَوتُم
فَماyet not أَناI عَنof عَلائِكُمyour eminence بِسالِforgetful
فَما أَنا عَن عَلائِكُم بِسالِ
Sons of Abd al-Aziz, even if you have forgotten,
Yet I have not forgotten your eminence.
وَماand not عَهديmy remembrance بِناسٍforgetful of أَيّany ناسٍpeople
وَما عَهدي بِناسٍ أَيّ ناسٍ
تَواصَواthey urged one another بِالمَكارِمِto noble deeds وَالمَعاليand lofty virtues
تَواصَوا بِالمَكارِمِ وَالمَعالي
Nor is my remembrance forgetful of any people
Who urged one another to noble deeds and lofty virtues,
وَإيثارِand preferring الغَريبِthe stranger عَلىover سِواهُothers besides him
وَإيثارِ الغَريبِ عَلى سِواهُ
وَإِنand even if لَمnot يُثرِhe grows rich مِنin جاهٍrank وَمالِand wealth
وَإِن لَم يُثرِ مِن جاهٍ وَمالِ
And to favor the stranger above others,
Even if he is not rich in rank or wealth.
بحورseas بَلاغَةٍeloquence وَنُجومُand stars عِزٍّglory
بحور بَلاغَةٍ وَنُجومُ عِزٍّ
وَأَطوادٌand towering mountains رَواسٍfirmly rooted مِنamong جِبالِmountains
وَأَطوادٌ رَواسٍ مِن جِبالِ
Seas of eloquence and stars of glory,
And towering mountains, firmly rooted among mountains.
سَلامٌa salutation يَملأُfills المَلَوينday and night طيباًwith fragrance
سَلامٌ يَملأُ المَلَوين طيباً
عَلىupon تِلكَthose السَجاياqualities of character وَالكَمالِand perfection
عَلى تِلكَ السَجايا وَالكَمالِ
A salutation that fills day and night with fragrance
Upon those qualities of character and that perfection.
فَكَمfor how much كافورِcamphor أَيّامٍdays خَلَطناwe mingled
فَكَم كافورِ أَيّامٍ خَلَطنا
وَلَمand not تُظلَمthey were darkened بِمِسكٍby musk مِنof لَيالِnights
وَلَم تُظلَم بِمِسكٍ مِن لَيالِ
For how much camphor of days we mingled,
Yet they were not darkened by the musk of nights.
Translation model: Sol 6.1