ياO أيهاyou (vocative) المولىthe lord الذيwho أعمالُهُhis deeds
يا أيها المولى الذي أعمالُهُ
أحيَتrevived سَبِيلَthe way of أبِيهِhis father والأجدادِand the forefathers
أحيَت سَبِيلَ أبِيهِ والأجدادِ
O lord, whose deeds
Have revived the way of his father and forefathers.
جُودٌgenerosity يفيضُoverflows علىupon البلادِthe land وأهلِهاand its people
جُودٌ يفيضُ على البلادِ وأهلِها
يَقضِيdeclares بأنَّكَthat you are واحدُpeerless among الأجوادِthe generous
يَقضِي بأنَّكَ واحدُ الأجوادِ
A generosity that floods the land and its people
Proclaims you peerless among the generous.
وبسالةٌand valor نَحوَtoward العِداthe foes فتكاتُهاits deadly strokes
وبسالةٌ نَحوَ العِدا فتكاتُها
مثلlike الظُبىsword blades سُلَّتwere drawn مِنَfrom الأغمادِthe scabbards
مثل الظُبى سُلَّت مِنَ الأغمادِ
And valor against the foe, whose deadly strokes
Are like sword blades drawn from their scabbards.
فَحِمَىso the sanctuary of عَرِينكَyour lair مَربَضُthe resting place of الأسادِthe lions
فَحِمَى عَرِينكَ مَربَضُ الأسادِ
ونَدَيand the bounty of يَمِينِكَyour right hand مشرَعُthe watering place of الورادِthose who come to drink
ونَدَي يَمِينِكَ مشرَعُ الورادِ
Thus your lair's sanctuary is a resting place for lions,
And your right hand's bounty is a watering place for those who come to drink.
فمكارمٌso, noble deeds آثارُهاtheir traces مأثورةٌhanded down
فمكارمٌ آثارُها مأثورةٌ
برّزتyou surpassed فيهاin them سابِقَthe foremost of الأمجادِthe illustrious
برّزت فيها سابِقَ الأمجادِ
So these are noble deeds, their traces handed down;
In them you surpassed the foremost of the illustrious.