جَزَىmay reward اللهُGod قَوْمِيmy people كُلَّevery خَيْرٍgood فَإِنَّهُمْfor indeed they
جَزَى اللهُ قَوْمِي كُلَّ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ
لَقَدْindeed رَفَعُواthey raised قَدْرِيmy standing بِمَاwith what جَازَsurpassed تَاْمِيليmy hopes
لَقَدْ رَفَعُوا قَدْرِي بِمَا جَازَ تَاْمِيلي
May God reward my people with every good, for they
May God reward my people with all good, for they
have indeed raised my standing beyond my hopes.
Have raised my worth beyond my aspirations.
وَمَاand not خِلْتَنِيI thought myself فَوْقَabove الَّذِيthat which أَنَاI كُنْتُهُI was it
وَمَا خِلْتَنِي فَوْقَ الَّذِي أَنَا كُنْتُهُ
فَفِيمَso why أَرَىI see حَيّاًalive قِيَامَthe erection تَمَاثِيليmy statues
فَفِيمَ أَرَى حَيّاً قِيَامَ تَمَاثِيلي
And I have not thought myself greater than I was;
They did not leave me above what I was,
so why, while alive, do I see my statues being erected?
So why do I see statues of myself erected while I'm alive?