مِنَ البَسيطِ المُوَشَّى قالَ راويها

مِنَ البَسيطِ المُوَشَّى قالَ راويها

يائيّةَ الحَرفِ ما أحلى قَوافيها

يائيّةَ الحَرفِ ما أحلى قَوافيها

In embellished al-Basīṭ meter, its reciter said:

In embroidered basit metre, its reciter said:

Its rhyme-letter is yāʾ—how lovely its rhymes!

With yāʾ as its rhyme-letter—how sweet its rhymes!

إلى الرّباطِ وأنفاسِي مُرابِطةٌ

إلى الرّباطِ وأنفاسِي مُرابِطةٌ

فيها وأذكارُ قَلبي مِن أغانيها

فيها وأذكارُ قَلبي مِن أغانيها

Toward Rabat, my very breaths stand sentry;

To Rabat, while my breaths keep vigil

there, my heart’s remembrances are among her songs.

within her, and my heart's invocations come from her songs.

فالمَغربيّونَ أَهْلُونا وأُسْرَتُنا

فالمَغربيّونَ أَهْلُونا وأُسْرَتُنا

مَنْ يُنْكِرُ الشَّمسَ أو في الظُّهرِ يُخْفِيها

مَنْ يُنْكِرُ الشَّمسَ أو في الظُّهرِ يُخْفِيها

For Moroccans are our own people and our family—

For the Moroccans are our kin and our family;

who can deny the sun, or hide it at noon?

Who can deny the sun, or hide it at noon?

قومٌ تَوالَتْ على أخلاقِهِمْ قِيَمٌ

قومٌ تَوالَتْ على أخلاقِهِمْ قِيَمٌ

مِنَ الثَّقافاتِ والقُرآنُ هاديها

مِنَ الثَّقافاتِ والقُرآنُ هاديها

A people upon whose character virtues followed one another,

A people whose character has been shaped by successive values

drawn from cultures, with the Qur’an as their guide.

from cultures, with the Qur'an as their guide.

أتيتُ كالصَّقرِ مِن شَمسانَ1 مِنْ عَدَنٍ

أتيتُ كالصَّقرِ مِن شَمسانَ1 مِنْ عَدَنٍ

لِلتَّوِّ أَهْتِفُ لِلُّقْيَا وحاديها

لِلتَّوِّ أَهْتِفُ لِلُّقْيَا وحاديها

I came like a falcon from Mount Shamsan, from Aden,

I came like a falcon from Shamsan, from Aden,

at once calling out for reunion and its caravan-chanter.

At once, I hail the meeting and its singing guide.

مِنَ السَّعيدةِ، مِن صَنعاءَ طائرتي

مِنَ السَّعيدةِ، مِن صَنعاءَ طائرتي

مِنَ الحُدَيْدَةِ، مُشتاقًا أُناجيها

مِنَ الحُدَيْدَةِ، مُشتاقًا أُناجيها

From Arabia Felix, from Sana’a, comes my plane;

From the Happy Land, from Sana'a, comes my plane;

from al-Hudaydah; yearning, I commune with her.

From Hudaydah, yearning, I whisper to her.

مِنْ (إبّ)، مِنْ (حَضْرَمَوْت) الشّهد مِن (سَبإ)

مِنْ (إبّ)، مِنْ (حَضْرَمَوْت) الشّهد مِن (سَبإ)

مِنْ جَنَّتَيْها اللَّتَيْنِ اللهُ حامِيها

مِنْ جَنَّتَيْها اللَّتَيْنِ اللهُ حامِيها

From Ibb, from Hadramawt—the honey comes from Sheba,

From Ibb, from honeyed Hadramawt, from Saba,

from her two gardens, which God protects.

From her two gardens, which God protects.

نُشاطِرُ الحُبَّ والأحبابَ دعوتَهم

نُشاطِرُ الحُبَّ والأحبابَ دعوتَهم

مَنْ لِلأُخُوَّةِ يَقْوَى أنْ يُجافِيها

مَنْ لِلأُخُوَّةِ يَقْوَى أنْ يُجافِيها

We share in love and join the beloved in their call;

We join love and loved ones in their call;

who can bring himself to shun brotherhood?

Who can bring himself to shun brotherhood?

والقادةُ المَغْرِبِيّونَ الأُلَى نَزَحوا

والقادةُ المَغْرِبِيّونَ الأُلَى نَزَحوا

منّا، وهم صوتُ بانِيها وشاديها

منّا، وهم صوتُ بانِيها وشاديها

And the Moroccan leaders who migrated

And the Moroccan leaders who migrated

from among us—they are the voice of her builder and her bard.

from among us—they are the voice of her builder and her singer.

كلُّ المَرايا هنا جاءَتْ مُهَنِّئَةً

كلُّ المَرايا هنا جاءَتْ مُهَنِّئَةً

تَهْوَى الرّباطَ بِما فيها ومَنْ فيها

تَهْوَى الرّباطَ بِما فيها ومَنْ فيها

All the mirrors here have come offering congratulations,

All the mirrors here have come offering congratulations,

loving Rabat for all that is in her and everyone within her.

Loving Rabat, with all she holds and everyone within her.