أقمتyou set upright عمودthe pillar of الدينthe faith حينwhen أمالهhe bent it
أقمت عمود الدين حين أماله
لطاغيfor the tyrant of الفرنجthe Franks الغتمthe uncouth طاغيthe tyrant of بنيthe sons of سعدSaʿd
لطاغي الفرنج الغتم طاغي بني سعد
You set upright the pillar of faith when it was bent
by the tyrant of Banu Saʿd for the tyrant of the uncouth Franks.
وجاهدتand you fought حزبthe faction of الكفرunbelief حتىuntil رددتهمyou drove them back
وجاهدت حزب الكفر حتى رددتهم
خزاياdisgraced عليهمupon them خيبةdisappointment الذلhumiliation والردand repulse
خزايا عليهم خيبة الذل والرد
And you fought the faction of unbelief until you drove them back,
disgraced, suffering the disappointment of humiliation and repulse.
أفدتyou gained بماthrough what قدمتyou accomplished ملكاdominion مخلداeverlasting
أفدت بما قدمت ملكا مخلدا
وذكراand renown مدىthroughout الأيامthe days يقرنis coupled بالحمدwith praise
وذكرا مدى الأيام يقرن بالحمد
You gained, through what you accomplished, everlasting dominion,
and renown coupled with praise for all time.
وذكركand your renown فيacross الآفاقthe horizons يسريspreads كأنهas though it were الthe
وذكرك في الآفاق يسري كأنه ال
صباحmorning لهit has نشرthe fragrance of الألوةaloeswood والندand nadd incense
صباح له نشر الألوة والند
And your renown spreads across the horizons, as though it were the
morning, bearing the fragrance of aloeswood and nadd incense.