أَدامَmay He perpetuate المُهَيمِنُthe Guardian عِزَّthe glory of الوَزيرِthe minister
أَدامَ المُهَيمِنُ عِزَّ الوَزيرِ
وَزادَand may He increase الحَسودَthe envious one عَلَيهِagainst him هَواناhumiliation
وَزادَ الحَسودَ عَلَيهِ هَوانا
May the Guardian preserve the minister’s glory,
The Almighty prolonged the honor of the minister,
and deepen the humiliation of the one who envies him,
And increased the humiliation of the envious.
وَعَرَّفَهُand may He acquaint him with يُمنَthe blessings of شَهرِthe month of الصِيامِfasting
وَعَرَّفَهُ يُمنَ شَهرِ الصِيامِ
وَأَعطاهُand may He grant him مِنfrom كُلِّevery سوءٍharm أَماناsafety
وَأَعطاهُ مِن كُلِّ سوءٍ أَمانا
and acquaint him with the blessings of the month of fasting,
He made known to him the blessings of the fasting month,
and grant him safety from every harm.
And gave him safety from all evil.
أَياO جابِرَrestorer of المُلكِthe kingdom مِنfrom كَسرِهِits brokenness
أَيا جابِرَ المُلكِ مِن كَسرِهِ
وَياand O مُظهِرَrevealer of الحَقِّthe truth حَتّىuntil اِستَباناit became clear
وَيا مُظهِرَ الحَقِّ حَتّى اِستَبانا
O you who restore the kingdom from its brokenness,
O He who restored the fallen kingdom,
and O you who reveal the truth until it becomes clear,
And manifested the truth until it became clear.
وَياand O مَنyou who أَلوذُI take refuge بِأَركانِهِat his pillars
وَيا مَن أَلوذُ بِأَركانِهِ
وَأَحمَدُهُand I praise him وَأَذُمُّand I blame الزَماناTime
وَأَحمَدُهُ وَأَذُمُّ الزَمانا
and O you at whose pillars I take refuge,
O He in whose pillars I take refuge,
and whom I praise while I blame Time.
Whom I praise, though time be difficult.
جَمَعتَyou gathered الَّذيthat which دَرَّقَconcealed العاذِلوthe reproachers (word continues)
جَمَعتَ الَّذي دَرَّقَ العاذِلو
نَending of “the reproachers” فيكَin you وَصَيَّرتَand you gave لِلمُلكِto the kingdom شاناstature
نَ فيكَ وَصَيَّرتَ لِلمُلكِ شانا
You gathered what the reproachers concealed
You have united what the slanderers had torn apart,
in you, and gave the kingdom stature.
And established the affairs of the kingdom.
وَماand whatever شاءَwilled رَأيُكَyour judgment فيconcerning الحادِثاthe events (word continues)
وَما شاءَ رَأيُكَ في الحادِثا
تِending of “the events” قالَsaid الإِلَهُGod لَهُto it كُنbe فَكاناand so it was
تِ قالَ الإِلَهُ لَهُ كُن فَكانا
And whatever your judgment willed concerning events,
Whatever your opinion willed in events,
God said to it, “Be,” and it was.
God said to it "Be!" and so it was.