وعدتyou promised فأوفِso fulfill your promise ياO قاضيjudge of الأنامِhumankind
وعدت فأوفِ يا قاضي الأنامِ
وياand O نورَlight of الغياهِبِdeep gloom والظلامٍand darkness
ويا نورَ الغياهِبِ والظلامٍ
You promised; so fulfill your promise, O judge of humankind.
You promised, so fulfill, O judge of mankind
And O light of the deepest gloom and darkness.
And O light of the dark and gloomy nights
فقدfor indeed آنَthe time has come الوفاءُfulfillment بماof what عهدناwe agreed upon
فقد آنَ الوفاءُ بما عهدنا
فعجِّلْso hasten واقضِand give judgment ياO وافيfaithful to الذمامِpledges
فعجِّلْ واقضِ يا وافي الذمامِ
For the time has come to honor what we agreed upon.
It is time to fulfill what we have pledged
So hasten and give judgment, O keeper of pledges.
So hurry and judge, O keeper of promises
وأنتand you الحاكمُthe arbiter القاضيwho judges بعلمٍwith knowledge
وأنت الحاكمُ القاضي بعلمٍ
وأنتand you وحيدُthe peerless one of عصركًyour age فيamong الأَنَامِhumankind
وأنت وحيدُ عصركً في الأَنَامِ
And you are the arbiter who judges with knowledge.
You are the ruler, the judge with knowledge
And you are peerless in your age among humankind.
You are unique in your time among people
وأمرُكand your command نافدٌbinding (reading an apparent typo) فيin كلِّevery شىءٍthing
وأمرُك نافدٌ في كلِّ شىءٍ
وأمضىand keener فيin القضاءjudgment مِنthan الحُسَامِthe sword
وأمضى في القضاء مِن الحُسَامِ
And your command is binding in every matter,
Your command prevails in everything
And keener in judgment than the sword.
And is most decisive in judgment, than swords
فعشْso live فيin رفعةٍeminence ونعيمِand the bliss of عيشٍlife
فعشْ في رفعةٍ ونعيمِ عيشٍ
منof الدنياthis world وفيand in أعلَىthe highest مَقَامِstation
من الدنيا وفي أعلَى مَقَامِ
So live in eminence and the bliss of life
So live in loftiness and pleasant life
In this world, and in the highest station.
Of this world and in the highest station
جزاكَmay He reward you اللهُGod خيراًgoodness بَعدَafter خيرٍgoodness
جزاكَ اللهُ خيراً بَعدَ خيرٍ
وتُجزىand may you be rewarded فيon غدٍthe morrow دارَthe Abode of السلامِPeace
وتُجزى في غدٍ دارَ السلامِ
May God reward you with good upon good,
May God reward you with goodness after goodness
And may you be rewarded tomorrow with the Abode of Peace.
And you will be rewarded in the abode of peace