يا أيها القائدُ والشَّهمُ الَّذي

يا أيها القائدُ والشَّهمُ الَّذي

أَضحى بِثَوبِ المَجدِ خَيرَ مُشتَمِل

أَضحى بِثَوبِ المَجدِ خَيرَ مُشتَمِل

O leader and noble-hearted man who

O leader and valiant one who

has become the finest wearer of the robe of glory,

Sacrificed the garment of glory, the best wrapper

ومفردَ الشَّيَمِ والبدرُ الذي

ومفردَ الشَّيَمِ والبدرُ الذي

سناؤُه بين البُدور مُكتَمِل

سناؤُه بين البُدور مُكتَمِل

and peerless in virtues, and the full moon whose

The singular of nobility and the full moon that

radiance is complete among the full moons—

Its brightness among the full moons is complete

هل تَذكُرُ الوعدَ الذي وعَدتمُ

هل تَذكُرُ الوعدَ الذي وعَدتمُ

بهِ صديقاً من عُلاكم لَم يَمَل

بهِ صديقاً من عُلاكم لَم يَمَل

do you remember the promise you made

Do you remember the promise you made

to a friend who has not tired of your eminence?

To a loyal friend in your highness that does not tire

أخلفتُموه ولِذا يُنشِدُكُم

أخلفتُموه ولِذا يُنشِدُكُم

ما هكذا يا سعدُ تورَدُ الإبل

ما هكذا يا سعدُ تورَدُ الإبل

You broke it, and so he recites to you:

You broke it and so he recites to you

“Not thus, O Saʿd, are the camels brought to water.”

The camels, Sa'd, are not brought to water this way