لاmay not زالَcease سَعدُكَyour good fortune دائِماًforever
لا زالَ سَعدُكَ دائِماً
وَنُحورُand the throats ضِدِّكَof your foes دامِيَهbleeding
وَنُحورُ ضِدِّكَ دامِيَه
May your good fortune endure forever,
And the throats of your foes keep bleeding,
وَعَدوُّand the enemy مُلكِكَof your kingdom هائِماًwandering bewildered
وَعَدوُّ مُلكِكَ هائِماً
وَسَحابُand the clouds جودِكَof your bounty هامِيَهpouring down
وَسَحابُ جودِكَ هامِيَه
And the enemy of your kingdom wander bewildered,
And the clouds of your bounty pour down,
وَحَسودُand the envier فَضلِكَof your excellence سائِماًweary
وَحَسودُ فَضلِكَ سائِماً
وَسُعودُand the lucky stars جَدِّكَof your fortune سامِيَهlofty
وَسُعودُ جَدِّكَ سامِيَه
And the envier of your excellence remain weary,
And the lucky stars of your fortune stay high,
وَالنَصرُand victory حَولَكَaround you حائِماًhovering
وَالنَصرُ حَولَكَ حائِماً
وَصُدورُand the breasts ضِدِّكَof your foes حامِيَهburning
وَصُدورُ ضِدِّكَ حامِيَه
And victory hover around you,
And the breasts of your foes remain aflame.
مَولايَmy lord إِنif أَكُI am واهِياًfeeble
مَولايَ إِن أَكُ واهِياً
وَنُجومُand the stars سَعديof my good fortune هاوِيَهfalling
وَنُجومُ سَعدي هاوِيَه
My lord, though I am feeble,
And the stars of my fortune are falling,
ماnot زِلتُI have ceased بَعدَكَsince parting from you شائِماًwatching for lightning
ما زِلتُ بَعدَكَ شائِماً
تِلكَthose البُروقُthe lightning flashes السامِيَهlofty
تِلكَ البُروقُ السامِيَه
Since parting from you, I have kept watching
Those lofty flashes of lightning.
أَغدوI go forth in the morning لِمَجدِكَfor your glory رائِماًseeking
أَغدو لِمَجدِكَ رائِماً
وَيَدُand the hand النَدىof bounty ليto me رامِيَهcasting
وَيَدُ النَدى لي رامِيَه
I go forth in the morning seeking your glory,
While bounty's hand casts gifts my way.