لِي سِكَرَتِيرَانِ عُزَّتْ دَوْلَتِي بِهِمَا

لِي سِكَرَتِيرَانِ عُزَّتْ دَوْلَتِي بِهِمَا

لَمْ يَأَلَوَانِي إِسعَاداً وَإِجْمَالاَ

لَمْ يَأَلَوَانِي إِسعَاداً وَإِجْمَالاَ

I have two secretaries; through them my realm has been strengthened.

I have two secretaries who are the pillars of my state

They have spared no effort to make me happy and treat me kindly.

They have never failed to bring me joy and beauty

هُمَا جنَاحَانِ لِي وَالقَلْبُ بَيْنَهُمَا

هُمَا جنَاحَانِ لِي وَالقَلْبُ بَيْنَهُمَا

يَغُزُو الأمانِي جَوَّالاً وَصوَّالاَ

يَغُزُو الأمانِي جَوَّالاً وَصوَّالاَ

They are my two wings, and the heart lies between them;

They are two wings for me, with my heart between them

It assails dreams, ever roaming and charging.

Flying ambitions far and wide

إِنْ أَفْتَخِرْ بِهِما فَالشَّرْقُ مُفْتَخِرٌ

إِنْ أَفْتَخِرْ بِهِما فَالشَّرْقُ مُفْتَخِرٌ

بِصَارِمَيْهِ إِذَا ما اعْتَزَّ واخْتَالاَ

بِصَارِمَيْهِ إِذَا ما اعْتَزَّ واخْتَالاَ

If I take pride in them, then the East takes pride

If I take pride in them, the East takes pride

In its two keen swords whenever it boasts and struts.

In its two swords, whenever it is honored and prevails

أَطال كلُّهُمَا ظِلماً عُزُوبَتَهِ

أَطال كلُّهُمَا ظِلماً عُزُوبَتَهِ

فَرُمْتُ لَو بَدَّلا عدْلاَ بِهَا حالاَ

فَرُمْتُ لَو بَدَّلا عدْلاَ بِهَا حالاَ

Each of them unjustly prolonged his bachelorhood,

Both have long endured the injustice of alienation

So I wished they would, in fairness, exchange it for another state of life.

I wished they would change that for justice

فاخْلَفَ الأكْبَرُ الوَعْدَ الَّذِي وَعدَا

فاخْلَفَ الأكْبَرُ الوَعْدَ الَّذِي وَعدَا

وصَدَّقَ الأصْغَرُ القَوْلَ الَّذِي قَالاَ

وصَدَّقَ الأصْغَرُ القَوْلَ الَّذِي قَالاَ

Then the elder broke the promise he had made,

The elder broke his promise that he made

And the younger made good on the word he had spoken.

The younger kept his word that he spoke

عَلَّ المُضِيِّعَ آمَالِي وَغَايَتَها

عَلَّ المُضِيِّعَ آمَالِي وَغَايَتَها

صفَاؤُهُ مُنْجِحٌ لِي فِيهِ آمالاَ

صفَاؤُهُ مُنْجِحٌ لِي فِيهِ آمالاَ

Perhaps the one who dashed my hopes and their aim—

The disappointer dashed my hopes and their ends

His sincerity will fulfill the hopes I place in him.

His clarity succeeded for me where there were hopes

هَنَأْتُ أَسْعدَ بِالأفْرَاحِ مُغْتَبِطاً

هَنَأْتُ أَسْعدَ بِالأفْرَاحِ مُغْتَبِطاً

مَتَى أُهَنِّىءُ بِالأفْرَاحِ مِيكَالاَ

مَتَى أُهَنِّىءُ بِالأفْرَاحِ مِيكَالاَ

I joyfully congratulated As'ad on his wedding celebrations;

I congratulated Saad happily

When shall I congratulate Mikal on his wedding celebrations?

When will I be congratulated by Michael?