حرسَguarded الرحمنُthe All-Merciful تلكَthat السيادةlordship
حرسَ الرحمنُ تلكَ السيادة
وحباهاand bestowed upon it بالرِّضاwith favor والسعادةand happiness
وحباها بالرِّضا والسعادة
May the All-Merciful guard that lordship,
The Most Merciful has guarded that sovereignty
and grant it favor and happiness,
And endowed it with contentment and bliss
وحَمَاهاand protected it ووقاهاand safeguarded it وأجرَىand caused to flow
وحَمَاها ووقاها وأجرَى
مجدَهاits glory الأرضَىmost pleasing علىin keeping with خَيرِthe best عادةcustom
مجدَها الأرضَى على خَيرِ عادة
and protect it, shield it, and carry
And protected it and shielded it and steered
its most pleasing glory onward in the finest tradition.
Its earthly glory on the best course
وَرَدَarrived الطِرسُthe missive الكريمُnoble الذيwhich قدalready
وَرَدَ الطِرسُ الكريمُ الذي قد
جاءcame بالحسنىwith goodness معاًtogether والزيادةand more
جاء بالحسنى معاً والزيادة
The noble missive has arrived, which has
And the generous destiny has returned that
brought goodness together with more besides.
Brought goodness and bounty together
وافدٌa visitor لوif أبذلI give النَّفسَthe soul فيهِfor its sake
وافدٌ لو أبذل النَّفسَ فيهِ
لَمnot أوفِّI fulfill حَقِّthe due تِلكَthat الوفادةvisit
لَم أوفِّ حَقِّ تِلكَ الوفادة
A visitor for whom, were I to give my life,
An arrival, if I sacrificed my soul for it
I would not give that visit its due.
I would not fulfill the right of that arrival