السعدُgood fortune معترِضٌat hand والدهرُand time مُقْتَبِلُin its youthful prime
السعدُ معترِضٌ والدهرُ مُقْتَبِلُ
فانْعَمْso live in bliss فقدfor indeed نعِمَتْhave enjoyed bliss عِزّاًin glory بكthrough you الدّولُthe dynasties
فانْعَمْ فقد نعِمَتْ عِزّاً بك الدّولُ
Good fortune is at hand, and the age is young.
So live in bliss, for through you the dynasties have enjoyed glory.
وأَطَيبُand the sweetest العيشِof life راحٌwine مِنfrom يدَيْthe two hands of قمرٍa moon
وأَطَيبُ العيشِ راحٌ مِن يدَيْ قمرٍ
مُهَفْهفٍslender-waisted نُقْلُهاits accompanying delicacies التجْمِيشcaressing والقُبَلand kisses
مُهَفْهفٍ نُقْلُها التجْمِيش والقُبَل
And life's sweetest pleasure is wine from the hands of a moon,
Slender-waisted; the wine's accompaniments are caresses and kisses.
أماdo … not ترىyou see كيفhow نادىcalled to النايُthe reed flute مِزهَرَهُits lute
أما ترى كيف نادى النايُ مِزهَرَهُ
وأَذّنَand proclaimed الطَبلُthe drum طابbecame sweet اللهوُrevelry والغَزلُand love poetry
وأَذّنَ الطَبلُ طاب اللهوُ والغَزلُ
Do you not see how the reed flute called to its lute,
And the drum proclaimed: 'Sweet are revelry and love poetry!'
أنتyou العزيزُal-Aziz (the Mighty) الذيwho عَزّتْgrew mighty بدَولتِهunder his reign
أنت العزيزُ الذي عَزّتْ بدَولتِه
معالِمُthe landmarks of الدينِfaith واستعلَىand rose high بهthrough him الأملُhope
معالِمُ الدينِ واستعلَى به الأملُ
You are al-Aziz, whose reign has strengthened
The landmarks of faith, and through whom hope has soared.