عبّاسُAbbas طِبتَyou are noble منابِتاًin origins وَمَناقِباًand virtues
عبّاسُ طِبتَ منابِتاً وَمَناقِباً
وَبَلَغتَand you have attained شَأواًa height فيin العُلاglory لاnot يُلحَقُcan be matched
وَبَلَغتَ شَأواً في العُلا لا يُلحَقُ
Abbas, noble are your roots and virtues,
And you have reached a height of glory none can match.
كلُّall المَمالكِthe kingdoms نَوِّلَتhave been granted ماwhat تَرتَجيthey hope for
كلُّ المَمالكِ نَوِّلَت ما تَرتَجي
منof أنعُمblessings الشورىconsultation وَمُلكُكَwhile your rule مُطلَقُabsolute
من أنعُم الشورى وَمُلكُكَ مُطلَقُ
All kingdoms have been granted what they hope for
Of the blessings of consultation, while your rule is absolute.
مُرdecree بِالذيconcerning that which صَرَّحتَyou declared openly قبلُbefore بهِabout it وَقُلand speak
مُر بِالذي صَرَّحتَ قبلُ بهِ وَقُل
وَاِصدُقand be truthful فَمِثلُكَfor one like you منone who يقولُspeaks وَيَصدُقُand keeps his word
وَاِصدُق فَمِثلُكَ من يقولُ وَيَصدُقُ
Decree what you declared openly before, and speak;
And be truthful, for one like you speaks and keeps his word.
عَوَّذتُI invoked protection for مجدَكَyour glory بالكِنانَةِin al-Kinana (Egypt) أنlest يَرىit should see
عَوَّذتُ مجدَكَ بالكِنانَةِ أن يَرى
آمالَhopes قَومكَyour people فيكَin you لاnot تَتَحَقَّقُcome true
آمالَ قَومكَ فيكَ لا تَتَحَقَّقُ
I have prayed that your glory in al-Kinana be spared the sight
Of your people's hopes in you left unfulfilled.
كُنbe راعِياًa shepherd يَرعىwho tends الأُسودَthe lions فمنfor whoever رَعىtends
كُن راعِياً يَرعى الأُسودَ فمن رَعى
غَنَماًsheep يَبِتspends the night يَخشىfearing الذِئابَthe wolves وَيَفرَقُand is afraid
غَنَماً يَبِت يَخشى الذِئابَ وَيَفرَقُ
Be a shepherd who tends lions, for whoever tends
Sheep spends the night fearing wolves and trembling.