مرحىhurrah فقدfor indeed وضحbecame clear الصوابthe right course
مرحى فقد وضح الصواب
وهفاand yearned إلىtoward المجدglory الشبابthe youth
وهفا إلى المجد الشباب
Hurrah, for the right course has become clear,
The right path is now clear,
and the youth have yearned for glory.
And youth rushes toward glory.
عجلانhastening ينتهبsnatches up الخطىthe strides
عجلان ينتهب الخطى
هيمانenraptured يستدنيdraws near السحابthe clouds
هيمان يستدني السحاب
Hastening, they snatch up their strides,
Eagerly striding forward,
enraptured, drawing the clouds near.
Reaching up to grasp the clouds.
فيin روحهhis spirit أملa hope يضيshines (continued)
في روحه أمل يضي
ءcompletes 'shines' وفيand in شبيبتهhis youth غلابstriving to prevail
ء وفي شبيبته غلاب
In their spirit is a hope that shines,
In his spirit there is hope,
and in their youth, a will to prevail.
In his youth there is triumph.
قدindeed فارقhas left الجهلignorance العقيـbarren (continued)
قد فارق الجهل العقيـ
ـمcompletes 'barren' وهشand welcomed eagerly للعلمknowledge اللبابpure
ـم وهش للعلم اللباب
They have left barren ignorance behind,
He has left behind ignorance,
and eagerly welcomed pure knowledge.
And inclined toward knowledge.
ورناand gazed إلىtoward مستقبلa future
ورنا إلى مستقبل
يرقىascends لهfor it متنthe back الصعابhardships
يرقى له متن الصعاب
And they gaze toward a future
He looks to a future,
for which they scale the backs of hardships.
That rises above hardship.
قدindeed راحset out يستهديseeks guidance from العلاthe heights
قد راح يستهدي العلا
ويصارعand wrestles الموجthe waves العبابsurging
ويصارع الموج العباب
They have set out seeking guidance from the heights,
He seeks out knowledge,
and wrestling with the surging waves,
And wrestles with raging waves.
فيon الأرضland أوor فيin البحرthe sea أوor
في الأرض أو في البحر أو
فيin الجوthe air فوقabove ذرىthe peaks الضبابthe mist
في الجو فوق ذرى الضباب
on land, or at sea, or
On land, sea, or in the sky,
in the air, above the peaks of mist.
Above the mist's veil.
ذاكمthat (addressing you all) لعمريby my life عدةthe mainstay الـthe
ذاكم لعمري عدة الـ
ـوطنhomeland الكريمnoble المستطابcherished
ـوطن الكريم المستطاب
They, by my life, are the mainstay of the
That, by my life, is the making,
noble, cherished homeland.
Of a generous, noble nation.
ماnot المجدglory يطلبis sought بالمنىthrough wishes
ما المجد يطلب بالمنى
كلاno indeed ولاnor السمرthe tawny spears القضابkeen-edged
كلا ولا السمر القضاب
Glory is not sought through wishes,
Glory is not sought through wishes,
no indeed, nor through keen, tawny spears.
Nor with swords and spears.
المجدglory يبنىis built بالعلوthrough the sciences (continued)
المجد يبنى بالعلو
مcompletes 'sciences' تهزshake عالمناour world العجابwondrous
م تهز عالمنا العجاب
Glory is built through the sciences
Glory is built through knowledge,
that shake our wondrous world.
Filling our world with wonders.
والعلمand knowledge رايةthe banner كلevery شعـpeople (continued)
والعلم راية كل شعـ
ـبcompletes 'people' ناهضrising ساميlofty in الرغابـaspirations
ـب ناهض سامي الرغابـ
And knowledge is the banner of every people
Knowledge is the banner,
rising, lofty in aspiration.
Of every aspiring people.
وعليهand upon it فلنبنso let us build الحياlife (continued)
وعليه فلنبن الحيا
ـةcompletes 'life' وand لاnot نساومwe bargain فيover الثوابthe reward
ـة و لا نساوم في الثواب
Upon it, then, let us build life,
So let us build our lives,
and let us not bargain over the reward.
And not compromise on reward.
ولننطلقand let us set forth فيin عزمناour resolve
ولننطلق في عزمنا
مثلlike انطلاقاتthe darting flights الشهابthe shooting star
مثل انطلاقات الشهاب
And let us set forth in our resolve
Let us forge ahead with resolve,
like the darting flights of a shooting star,
Like the blazing stars.
كيماso that نرىwe may be seen فوقabove السهاal-Suha (a star)
كيما نرى فوق السها
كيماso that نمجدwe may be honored فيat المآبthe final return
كيما نمجد في المآب
so that we may be seen above al-Suha,
That we may see atop the skies,
so that we may be honored at the final return.
And be glorified in the end.
هذيthis نصيحةthe counsel مخلصa sincere well-wisher
هذي نصيحة مخلص
يهوىloves المجادةglory والطلابand striving
يهوى المجادة والطلاب
This is the counsel of a sincere well-wisher
This is the advice of a devoted one,
who loves glory and striving.
Who loves learning and scholars.
كرمتمونيyou have honored me دائماalways
كرمتموني دائما
فلكمso to you all belongs حياتيmy life ياO شبابyouth
فلكم حياتي يا شباب
You have always honored me,
You have always honored me,
so my life is yours, O youth.
So my life is yours, O youth.
Sol 6.1