يَاO مليكاًa king لبابهto his gate ارْتَحَلاَhas journeyed
يَا مليكاً لبابه ارْتَحَلاَ
حسنُgoodness of ظنِّيmy expectation المُقِيمabiding
حسنُ ظنِّي المُقِيم
O king, to whose gate has journeyed
O King who left his gate
my abiding trust:
My good thoughts remain
أصْبَحَhas become ابْنُson of الخَلُوفِal-Khaluf مُبْتَهلَاa supplicant
أصْبَحَ ابْنُ الخَلُوفِ مُبْتَهلَا
بِالدُّعَاءِwith prayer العميمْall-embracing
بِالدُّعَاءِ العميمْ
Ibn al-Khaluf has become a supplicant
The fearful son has now become
with all-embracing prayer,
Full of broad prayers
يَرْتَجِيhe hopes for عَادَةًa custom بِهَاwith it اتصلاhe was connected
يَرْتَجِي عَادَةً بِهَا اتصلا
فِيin الزّمَانِthe time القديمْold
فِي الزّمَانِ القديمْ
hoping for a custom he once knew
He hopes through a habit long connected
in days of old.
In ancient times