ياO أَيُّهاyou (vocative) الصَدرthe chief minister الَّذيwho
يا أَيُّها الصَدر الَّذي
بِالعَدلfor justice فيناamong us يوصفُis described
بِالعَدل فينا يوصفُ
O Grand Vizier, you who
O chief minister, who
among us are renowned for justice,
is known among us for justice,
لمdid not يبقremain عنديwith me
لم يبق عندي
وَالدَهرand fate إِنif جارَacts unjustly فياthen O
وَالدَهر إِن جارَ فيا
nothing remains to me;
I have nothing left.
and if Time has wronged me, then O
And if fate is unjust, then, O
صدِّيقُSiddiq أَنتَyou المُنصفُthe just one
صدِّيقُ أَنتَ المُنصفُ
وَأَنتَand you فيin مَصرEgypt لَناfor us
وَأَنتَ في مَصر لَنا
true friend, you are the just one.
Siddiq, you are the one who grants justice.
And you, in Egypt, are for us
And for us in Egypt, you are
نَعمhow excellent الوَزيرthe minister المُسعفthe helpful one
نَعم الوَزير المُسعف
فَامننso bestow a favor بِتقليديby appointing me فَماfor ... not
فَامنن بِتقليدي فَما
an excellent minister, a bringer of relief.
an excellent minister, ready to help.
So favor me by appointing me, for
So favor me with an appointment, for
وَعدpromise الكَريمthe generous man يخلفis broken
وَعد الكَريم يخلف
لاmay ... not زلتyou cease بِالعافينtoward those seeking favor فيin
لا زلت بِالعافين في
a generous man’s promise is not broken.
a generous man's promise is not broken.
May you ever be among those who pardon, in
May you never cease, toward those seeking favor, in
كُلall الأُمورmatters تَرأفyou show compassion
كُل الأُمور تَرأف
every affair renowned.
all matters, to show compassion.
