التركُthe Turks ملحُthe salt الأرضِof the earth فيin عصرِناour age
التركُ ملحُ الأرضِ في عصرِنا
والفلَكُand the celestial sphere الدائرُrevolving فيin سعدِهمْtheir good fortune
والفلَكُ الدائرُ في سعدِهمْ
The Turks are the salt of the earth in our age,
And the revolving celestial sphere is in their favor.
تعرفُyou know مَنْwho يعرفُknows مقدارَهمtheir worth
تعرفُ مَنْ يعرفُ مقدارَهم
مَنْwhoever ذاقَhas tasted جَوْرَthe tyranny of المغلِthe Mongols مِنْfrom بعدِهِمْafter them
مَنْ ذاقَ جَوْرَ المغلِ مِنْ بعدِهِمْ
You know who knows their worth:
Whoever has tasted the Mongols’ tyranny after them.
اللهُGod لاnot يوحشُleave bereft منْof أُنسهمtheir company
اللهُ لا يوحشُ منْ أُنسهم
فجورُهُمْfor their tyranny أَهْوَنُeasier to bear مِنْthan فقدِهِمْlosing them
فجورُهُمْ أَهْوَنُ مِنْ فقدِهِمْ
May God not deprive us of their company,
For their tyranny is easier to bear than losing them.