أَيُّهاO الصدِّيقthe faithful friend ياO نعمexcellent المُشيرْthe counselor
أَيُّها الصدِّيق يا نعم المُشيرْ
ياO أَثيلdeep-rooted in المَجدglory ياO أَسمىmost exalted وَزيرْminister
يا أَثيل المَجد يا أَسمى وَزيرْ
O faithful friend, O excellent counselor!
O noble friend, O excellent advisor
O you of deep-rooted glory, O most exalted minister!
O pillar of glory, O supreme minister
أَنتَyou فيin دَولةthe realm مَصرEgypt ناصرٌa defender
أَنتَ في دَولة مَصر ناصرٌ
لِليتامىfor the orphans وَلَهُمand for them نعمexcellent النَصيرْthe helper
لِليتامى وَلَهُم نعم النَصيرْ
In Egypt's realm, you are a defender
You are in Egypt a helper
of orphans, and an excellent helper to them.
To the orphans, and what an excellent supporter
فَاتخذنيso take me زادكmay He increase you المَولىthe Lord علاًin eminence
فَاتخذني زادك المَولى علاً
لَكَfor you خدناًa companion وَاِغنَمand gain الأَجرthe reward الكَثيرabundant
لَكَ خدناً وَاِغنَم الأَجر الكَثير
So take me—may the Lord increase your eminence—
So take me as your provision from God on high
as your companion, and gain abundant reward.
Be humble to you and reap ample reward
فَأناfor I am الطفلthe child اليَتيمorphaned المُرتَجىhoping
فَأنا الطفل اليَتيم المُرتَجى
مِنكَfrom you ياO غَوثيَmy succor جَبراًmending لكَسيرfor one broken
مِنكَ يا غَوثيَ جَبراً لكَسير
For I am the orphan child who seeks
For I am the orphan child hopeful
from you, O my succor, healing for one broken.
Of you, my succor, to mend the broken
وَرَجائيand my hope مِنكَfrom you ياO مَولىmaster الوَرىhumankind
وَرَجائي مِنكَ يا مَولى الوَرى
نَظرةa glance يَسموrises بِهاthrough it قَدرthe standing الأَميرof the prince
نَظرة يَسمو بِها قَدر الأَمير
And my hope from you, O master of humankind,
And my hope in you, O Lord of mankind
is a glance that raises the prince's standing.
Is a look through which the station of the prince is exalted
وَلتكُنand be نعمexcellent الوَصيthe guardian بَعدَafter أَبيmy father
وَلتكُن نعم الوَصي بَعدَ أَبي
لِغُلامfor a boy حسنgracious in الشُكرgiving thanks صَغيرlittle
لِغُلام حسن الشُكر صَغير
And be an excellent guardian after my father
And be the excellent guardian after my father
to a little boy, gracious in his thanks.
For a boy, fair in gratitude, still young
خلدmay He perpetuate اللَهGod مَعاليكyour lofty honors الَّتيwhich
خلد اللَه مَعاليك الَّتي
لَمnot تُقَسyou were compared ياO صَدرchief فيهاin them بِالنَظيرwith a peer
لَم تُقَس يا صَدر فيها بِالنَظير
May God preserve forever your lofty honors,
May God eternalize your sublime qualities
in which, O chief, no peer has ever matched you.
That have no peer, O matchless bosom