جادَتgave generously يَدُthe hand العَلياthe exalted فَشادَتand so built محرساًa guardhouse
جادَت يَدُ العَليا فَشادَت محرساً
فيهِin it لِتَأمينto safeguard التُجارthe merchants مَنازِلُlodgings
فيهِ لِتَأمين التُجار مَنازِلُ
The exalted hand gave generously, then built a guardhouse;
The mighty hand was generous, so it erected a guardhouse
Within it are lodgings to keep the merchants safe.
In it to secure lodging for the traders
وَالأَمنُand safety فيin أَيامthe days of سُلطانِthe sultan of العُلىglory
وَالأَمنُ في أَيام سُلطانِ العُلى
عَبدُAbd (servant) العَزيزal-Aziz (the Mighty) إِلىto البَريةِhumankind شامِلُall-encompassing
عَبدُ العَزيز إِلى البَريةِ شامِلُ
And safety, in the days of the sultan of glory,
And safety in the days of the supreme Sultan
Abd al-Aziz, extends to all humankind.
Abdul Aziz towards the desert is all encompassing
فبظلِهِso in his shade قَدindeed جَدَّstrove earnestly إِبرَاهيمIbrahim فيin
فبظلِهِ قَد جَدَّ إِبرَاهيم في
تَوطيدstrengthening هَذاthis السَدّthe barrier وَهُوَand he is الفاضِلُthe virtuous one
تَوطيد هَذا السَدّ وَهُوَ الفاضِلُ
So in his shade Ibrahim has indeed striven to
So in his shade Ibrahim seriously
strengthen this barrier, and he is virtuous.
Strove in reinforcing this dam, and he is the virtuous one
رُكنٌa bulwark يَردُّholds back البَحرَthe sea عَنfrom عُدوانِهِits aggression
رُكنٌ يَردُّ البَحرَ عَن عُدوانِهِ
أرّخrecord the date بِهِwith it حُسنthe beauty of التِجارَةِcommerce كامِلُcomplete
أرّخ بِهِ حُسن التِجارَةِ كامِلُ
A bulwark that holds back the sea’s assault;
A pillar that holds back the sea from its aggression
Record its date thus: “The beauty of commerce is complete.”
Dated by it the perfection of trade is complete