فَخرَتtook pride بِباهِرin the brilliance of مَجدِكَyour glory الأَقطارُthe lands
فَخرَت بِباهِر مَجدِكَ الأَقطارُ
وَتَزَّيَنَتand adorned themselves بِوُجُودِكَwith your presence الأَمصارُthe cities
وَتَزَّيَنَت بِوُجُودِكَ الأَمصارُ
The lands have taken pride in your dazzling glory.
And the cities have adorned themselves with your presence.
ظَهَرَتarose بِسَعدِكَthrough your good fortune أُمَّةُthe nation of الإِقبالِprosperity وَانـand [word continues]
ظَهَرَت بِسَعدِكَ أُمَّةُ الإِقبالِ وَانـ
ـتَعَشَrevived [continued] الوُجُودُexistence وَزالَتِand vanished الأَكدارُtroubles
ـتَعَشَ الوُجُودُ وَزالَتِ الأَكدارُ
Through your good fortune, the nation of prosperity arose, and
existence revived, and troubles vanished.
ماnot سَيفُكَyour sword المَسلُولُunsheathed إِلاexcept المَوتُdeath قَدhas
ما سَيفُكَ المَسلُولُ إِلا المَوتُ قَد
أَردَىfelled الكُماةَthe armored champions وَإِنَّهُand indeed it is البَتّارُthe cleaving blade
أَردَى الكُماةَ وَإِنَّهُ البَتّارُ
Your unsheathed sword is nothing but death; it has
felled the armored champions; indeed, it is the cleaving blade.
صَقَعَsmote البُغاةَthe rebels فَأَصبَحَتso became فُرسانُهُمtheir horsemen
صَقَعَ البُغاةَ فَأَصبَحَت فُرسانُهُم
صَرعَىslain كَزَرعٍlike crops صابَهُstruck it إِعصارُa whirlwind
صَرعَى كَزَرعٍ صابَهُ إِعصارُ
It smote the rebels, and their horsemen were left
slain, like crops struck by a whirlwind.
وَأَطاعَكَand obeyed you الجَمُّthe multitude الغَفِيرُvast مَخافَةًout of fear
وَأَطاعَكَ الجَمُّ الغَفِيرُ مَخافَةً
وَتَباعَدَتand kept far away عَنfrom خَطِّناour Khatt الأَشرارُthe evildoers
وَتَباعَدَت عَن خَطِّنا الأَشرارُ
And the vast multitude obeyed you out of fear,
and evildoers kept far from our Khatt.
وَبَلَغتَand you attained غايَةَthe height of كلِّevery مَجدٍglory إِنَّماindeed الـthe
وَبَلَغتَ غايَةَ كلِّ مَجدٍ إِنَّما الـ
ـإِقبالُprosperity خَيلُكَyour steeds وَالعُلاand eminence مِضمارُa racecourse
ـإِقبالُ خَيلُكَ وَالعُلا مِضمارُ
And you have attained the height of every glory; indeed,
prosperity is your steeds, and eminence your racecourse.
ماذاwhat تَقُولُsay الشاعِرونَthe poets وَأَنتَwhile you are لِلـfor the
ماذا تَقُولُ الشاعِرونَ وَأَنتَ لِلـ
ـعَلياءِlofty honor وَالمَجدِand glory الأَثِيلِdeep-rooted شِعارُan emblem
ـعَلياءِ وَالمَجدِ الأَثِيلِ شِعارُ
What can the poets say, when you are, for
lofty honor and deep-rooted glory, an emblem?
كَفٌّa hand وَوَجهٌand a face لاnot يَزالاthe two cease مِنهُماfrom both of them
كَفٌّ وَوَجهٌ لا يَزالا مِنهُما
تَتَهَلَّلُshine forth الأَنواءُrain clouds وَالأَنوارُand lights
تَتَهَلَّلُ الأَنواءُ وَالأَنوارُ
A hand and a face—from both, unceasingly,
rain clouds and lights shine forth.
فلتسعَدِso let rejoice الفُقَراءُthe poor مِنكَfrom you لَهاfor them يَدٌa helping hand
فلتسعَدِ الفُقَراءُ مِنكَ لَها يَدٌ
تُجلَىare dispelled بِغُرَّةِby the radiance of سَعدِهاits good fortune الأَكدارُtroubles
تُجلَى بِغُرَّةِ سَعدِها الأَكدارُ
So let the poor rejoice: from you they have a helping hand,
by whose radiant good fortune troubles are dispelled.
فاحكُمso rule عَلىin رَغمِdefiance of الحَسودِthe envious one فإِنَّماfor indeed
فاحكُم عَلى رَغمِ الحَسودِ فإِنَّما
صَفوٌuntroubled لَكَfor you الإِيرادُbringing in والإِصدارُand sending out
صَفوٌ لَكَ الإِيرادُ والإِصدارُ
So rule despite the envious, for indeed
bringing in and sending out are untroubled for you.
وَالعيشُand life رَغدٌeaseful وَالعَدُوُّand the enemy لَعاثِرٌsurely stumbling
وَالعيشُ رَغدٌ وَالعَدُوُّ لَعاثِرٌ
وَالنَجمُand the star سَعدٌauspicious وَالسُرُورُand joy جِوارُnear at hand
وَالنَجمُ سَعدٌ وَالسُرُورُ جِوارُ
And life is easeful, and the enemy surely stumbles;
and the star is auspicious, and joy is near.
بُشرىgood tidings لكُمto you أهلَpeople of الحِساءِal-Hisa أَتاكُمُhas come to you
بُشرى لكُم أهلَ الحِساءِ أَتاكُمُ
لَيثُthe lion of الوَغىbattle وَلِكَسرِكُمand for your brokenness جَبّارُa mender
لَيثُ الوَغى وَلِكَسرِكُم جَبّارُ
Good tidings to you, people of al-Hisa: there has come to you
the lion of battle, and a mender of your brokenness.
شَهمٌa gallant man لهُhe has فيin آلِthe House of هاشِمHashim نِسبَةٌa kinship tie
شَهمٌ لهُ في آلِ هاشِم نِسبَةٌ
وَأَبُوهُand his father ذاكَthat الضَيغمُthe lion الكَرّارُthe oft-charging one
وَأَبُوهُ ذاكَ الضَيغمُ الكَرّارُ
A gallant man with kinship ties to the House of Hashim,
and his father is that lion who charges again and again.
ياO سَيِّداًmaster قدindeed حازَhas won مِنfrom بَينِamong المَلاthe people
يا سَيِّداً قد حازَ مِن بَينِ المَلا
شَرَفاًan honor بِهِof it غَنّىsang الحُداةُthe camel-drivers وَسارُواand they journeyed
شَرَفاً بِهِ غَنّى الحُداةُ وَسارُوا
O master, who has won, from among the people,
an honor the camel-drivers sang of as they journeyed.
فانعَمso live in bliss وَجُدand give generously فيماin what تُحِبُّyou love فَإِنَّماfor indeed
فانعَم وَجُد فيما تُحِبُّ فَإِنَّما
إِقلالُgiving little of نَيلِكَyour bounty لِلوَرىto humankind إِكثارُgiving abundantly
إِقلالُ نَيلِكَ لِلوَرى إِكثارُ
So live in bliss and give generously as you wish, for indeed
even a little of your bounty is abundance to humankind.
لاnot زِلتَmay you cease فيin هَذاthis الزَّمانِage مُنعَّماًblessed with comfort
لا زِلتَ في هَذا الزَّمانِ مُنعَّماً
تَفدِيكَransom you مِنfrom جَمعِthe host of العِداthe foes أَعمارُlives
تَفدِيكَ مِن جَمعِ العِدا أَعمارُ
May you ever remain blessed with comfort in this age;
may lives from the host of foes ransom you.
Sol 6.1