واليgovernor of الولايةthe province حاميهاits protector وحافظهاand its guardian
والي الولاية حاميها وحافظها
وحارسand keeper of الثغرthe frontier منfrom سوءharm ومنand from عطبruin
وحارس الثغر من سوء ومن عطب
Governor of the province, its protector and guardian,
O governor of the province, its protector and guardian
and keeper of the frontier against harm and ruin.
And guard of the frontier from harm and defect
ببابat the door of عفوكyour pardon ذوpossessing الزلاتfailings قدalready حضرواthey have come
بباب عفوك ذو الزلات قد حضروا
فاصفحso pardon وسامحand forgive ولاand do not تنهرrebuke أخاa man of الطلبpetitioning
فاصفح وسامح ولا تنهر أخا الطلب
Those with failings have come to the door of your pardon.
At the door of your pardon the errant ones have arrived
So pardon and forgive, and do not rebuke the supplicant.
So forgive, be lenient, and do not rebuke a brother in need
فالعدلfor justice منfrom راحتيthe two palms of كفيكyour two hands منبعثspringing forth
فالعدل من راحتي كفيك منبعث
وحلمكمand your forbearance فيamong الورىhumankind افضىhas led الىto العجبwonder
وحلمكم في الورى افضى الى العجب
For justice springs from the palms of your hands,
For justice is the source of my hands' comfort
and your forbearance among humankind has inspired wonder.
And your clemency in existence is wondrous indeed
وصيتكمand your renown شاعhas spread فيacross الآفاقthe horizons يذكركمmentions you
وصيتكم شاع في الآفاق يذكركم
بفوزكمfor your victory فيin سباقthe race of العلمlearning والادبand literature
بفوزكم في سباق العلم والادب
And your renown has spread across the horizons, telling of you
Your ethics have spread through the horizons, making you known
for your victory in the race of learning and letters.
For your triumph in the race of knowledge and literary deed
فجدso be generous عليto me بمزنwith rainclouds منof عدالتكمyour justice
فجد علي بمزن من عدالتكم
يزيلdispels ماwhat بفواديin my heart منof ضناaffliction التعبweariness
يزيل ما بفوادي من ضنا التعب
So grant me rainclouds of your justice
So bestow on me, O Muzn, some of your justice
to dispel the affliction of weariness within my heart.
To remove the strain of fatigue that troubles my heart and its seed
وامننand bestow favor ببعضwith some التفاتattention منfrom عنايتكمyour care
وامنن ببعض التفات من عنايتكم
واسترand veil بحلمكwith your forbearance ماwhat قدalready كانhas been منof غضبanger
واستر بحلمك ما قد كان من غضب
And favor me with a little attention from your care,
And favor me with some of your care through your grace
and veil with your forbearance whatever anger has arisen.
And with your patience veil what was of anger and greed
حققfulfill رجاءthe hope of الورىhumankind فيin حسنthe goodness of نيتكمyour intention
حقق رجاء الورى في حسن نيتكم
فالسجنfor imprisonment عدلjustice ولكنbut معدنa mine of النصبhardship
فالسجن عدل ولكن معدن النصب
Fulfill humankind's hope in the goodness of your intent,
Realize the hopes of the people through your good intent
for imprisonment is justice, yet a mine of hardship.
For prison is justice, though the mine of toil and misdeed