خدمتكI served you أيهاO المولىlord بصدقwith sincerity
خدمتك أيها المولى بصدق
وحاشاand far be it أنthat أكونI should be لكمtoward you خؤونtreacherous
وحاشا أن أكون لكم خؤون
I served you, O my lord, faithfully,
I served you, O lord, with sincerity.
And far be it from me to betray you.
And far be it from me to be treacherous toward you.
فكانso it became الصدقsincerity مجلبةa cause لسجنيof my imprisonment
فكان الصدق مجلبة لسجني
وباتand became الصدقsincerity فيin قلبيmy heart سجيناa prisoner
وبات الصدق في قلبي سجينا
Yet truth became the cause of my imprisonment,
So sincerity became the cause of my imprisonment,
And truth lay captive in my heart.
And sincerity lay imprisoned in my heart.
وكانand was وظيفكyour office الأسمىthe most exalted حجاباa veil
وكان وظيفك الأسمى حجابا
وكنتand I was أظنهthinking it الحصنthe fortress الحصيناimpregnable
وكنت أظنه الحصن الحصينا
Your exalted office proved a veil,
And your exalted office was a veil,
Though I had thought it an impregnable fortress.
And I had thought it an impregnable fortress.
فأجبرنيso it forced me الوظيفthe office علىto انسحابيmy withdrawal
فأجبرني الوظيف على انسحابي
لأنّيbecause I كنتwas خادمكyour servant الأميناfaithful
لأنّي كنت خادمك الأمينا
That office compelled me to withdraw,
So the office forced me to withdraw,
Because I was your faithful servant.
Because I was your faithful servant.
لنwill not ترضىbe pleased الحكومةthe government عنكwith you حتىuntil
لن ترضى الحكومة عنك حتى
يفرّflee عنfrom البلاطthe court المخلصوناthe loyal
يفرّ عن البلاط المخلصونا
The government will not be pleased with you until
The government will not be pleased with you until
The loyal flee from the court.
The loyal flee the court.
ولنand will not نرضىwe be pleased عليهاwith it نحنwe ourselves حتّىuntil
ولن نرضى عليها نحن حتّى
تقرّرit enacts ذلكthat الدستورconstitution فيناamong us
تقرّر ذلك الدستور فينا
Nor shall we be pleased with it until
Nor will we ourselves be pleased with it until
It enacts that constitution among us.
It enacts that constitution among us.
