موْلايَmy lord يهْنِيكَmay it gladden you المَطَرْthe rain
موْلايَ يهْنِيكَ المَطَرْ
أوْفىfulfilled بهِthrough it الوطَنُthe homeland الوَطَرْthe wish
أوْفى بهِ الوطَنُ الوَطَرْ
My lord, may the rain gladden you;
My Lord, may the rain delight you,
through it, the homeland has fulfilled its wish.
The homeland fulfilled its promise.
مُتدارِكُclosely successive الدَّفَعاتِthe showers يُحْfirst part of 'is thought'
مُتدارِكُ الدَّفَعاتِ يُحْ
سَبُcompletion of 'is thought' منْfrom بَنانِكَyour fingertips قدْalready قَطَرْdripped
سَبُ منْ بَنانِكَ قدْ قَطَرْ
With showers in close succession, it is thought
Repelling attacks, smiling,
to have dripped from your fingertips.
Your splendor has dripped.
رُحِمَwere shown mercy العِبادُthe people بخاطِرٍthrough a thought
رُحِمَ العِبادُ بخاطِرٍ
فيin جوِّthe sky of نفْسِكَyour soul قدalready خطَرْoccurred
في جوِّ نفْسِكَ قد خطَرْ
The people were shown mercy through a thought
The people were blessed by your spirit,
that crossed the sky of your soul.
An idea crossed your gentle soul.
أقْسَمْتُI swear لوْif طلَبَتْsought سُعُوfirst part of 'good fortune'
أقْسَمْتُ لوْ طلَبَتْ سُعُو
دُكَcompletion of 'your good fortune' صَلْدَsolid صخْرٍrock لانْفَطَرْit would surely split apart
دُكَ صَلْدَ صخْرٍ لانْفَطَرْ
I swear: if your good fortune sought
I swore if you sought help,
solid rock, it would surely split apart.
Even solid rocks would crumble.
عُدمwas banished العِياثُlawlessness بسِتْرِbeneath the shelter of عدْfirst part of 'justice'
عُدم العِياثُ بسِتْرِ عدْ
لِكَcompletion of 'your justice' فيamong البريّةِhumankind والبَطَرْand arrogance
لِكَ في البريّةِ والبَطَرْ
Lawlessness has vanished beneath the shelter of your justice
With your justice the weak are protected,
among humankind, and arrogance too.
In the deserts and the grasslands.
أمِنَbecame safe from الجَوادُthe generous man بجودِكَthrough your generosity البُؤْfirst part of 'misery'
أمِنَ الجَوادُ بجودِكَ البُؤْ
سَىcompletion of 'misery' وكانَand he was علىin خطَرْperil
سَى وكانَ على خطَرْ
Through your bounty, the generous man is safe from misery,
The generous felt safe with your kindness,
though he had been in peril.
Though once in danger.
ورَوَتْand recounted حَديثَthe tale of عُلاكَyour glory حتّىeven
ورَوَتْ حَديثَ عُلاكَ حتّى
التُّرْكthe Turks كَلاّnay والتّطَرْand the Tatars
التُّرْك كَلاّ والتّطَرْ
And the tale of your glory was recounted even by
Even the Turks speak of your glory,
the Turks—nay, the Tatars too.
What prose can express, or scripture record?
واللّهِby God ماnot يَحْكيكَmatches you ماwhat
واللّهِ ما يَحْكيكَ ما
كتبَhas written البَيانُeloquence وماand what سَطَرْhas inscribed
كتبَ البَيانُ وما سَطَرْ
By God, you are not matched by what
eloquence has written or inscribed.
Partial English translation: 14 of 16 Arabic lines translated.