اجعلmake زكاةthe alms due سديركyour Sadir palace المعمورflourishing
اجعل زكاة سديرك المعمور
اصلاحthe repair بيتيmy house فهوfor it is أيwhat a فقيرpauper
اصلاح بيتي فهو أي فقير
Let the alms due from your flourishing Sadir palace
Make the charity of your prosperous home flourish
Be the repair of my house—for what a pauper it is!
Reforming my house for it is a poor man
تجبare obligatory الزكاةthe alms علىon بيوتكyour houses كلهاall of them
تجب الزكاة على بيوتك كلها
غيرunlike البيوتthe houses لفضلكbecause of your bounty المشهورrenowned
غير البيوت لفضلك المشهور
Alms are due on all your houses,
Charity is obligatory on all your homes
Unlike other houses, because of your renowned bounty.
Except for your homes, due to your well-known generosity
وأحقand most deserving منthe one who أدتthey paid إليهto it زكاتهاtheir alms
وأحق من أدت إليه زكاتها
بيتيmy house لمالكbecause of what you have منof هوىlove لضميريfor my heart
بيتي لمالك من هوى لضميري
And the worthiest recipient of the alms they pay
And the most deserving of the charity you give
Is my house, for the love you bear my heart.
Is my home, for the one my conscience loves
بيتa house بناهhe built it ليfor me الممهدal-Mumahhid منعماgraciously
بيت بناه لي الممهد منعما
وأطالand he prolonged فيهin it بشرتيmy gladness وسروريand my joy
وأطال فيه بشرتي وسروري
A house al-Mumahhid graciously built for me,
A home built for me by the gracious host
And in it prolonged my gladness and joy.
In which my spirit and joy were prolonged
ونزلتand I descended منfrom أعلىabove لأسفلto below روعةin fright
ونزلت من أعلى لأسفل روعة
ياO وحشتاهmy longing! لمنزليfor my home المعمورflourishing
يا وحشتاه لمنزلي المعمور
And I descended from above to below in fright.
And it descended from highest to lowest, a marvel
Alas, how I miss my flourishing home!
Oh how I miss my prosperous dwelling
يحياcomes to life بيحيthrough Yahya ماthat which شكوتI lamented خرابهits ruin
يحيا بيحي ما شكوت خرابه
ويعودand it becomes again أحسنthe finest منزلhome معمورflourishing
ويعود أحسن منزل معمور
Through Yahya, the home whose ruin I lamented revives,
Long live my home, though in ruins it cries
And becomes again the finest flourishing home.
And may it return the most prosperous dwelling
ياO غارةonslaught الملكthe king الهزبرthe lion تعطفاshow compassion
يا غارة الملك الهزبر تعطفا
ياO عطفةcompassion الملكthe king الهزبرthe lion أغيريlaunch a raid
يا عطفة الملك الهزبر أغيري
O onslaught of the lion-king, show compassion!
Oh raid of the victorious king, show mercy
O compassion of the lion-king, launch a raid!
Oh mercy of the victorious king, change me