العراقIraq اليومtoday يزهوexults
العراق اليوم يزهو
بابنin the son of ساداتlords of البطاحthe plains
بابن سادات البطاح
Iraq today exults
Iraq today blossoms
In the son of the lords of the plains.
With the son of Sadat's joy
والمساعيand the endeavors الفيصلياتof Faisal
والمساعي الفيصليات
مفاتيحkeys to النجاحsuccess
مفاتيح النجاح
And Faisal’s endeavors
And the fruitful efforts
Are the keys to success.
Are keys to success
ملكa king يسطوstrikes fiercely بسيفينwith two swords
ملك يسطو بسيفين
هماboth of them أمضىkeenest سلاحweapon
هما أمضى سلاح
A king who strikes with two swords:
A king who wields two swords
Both are the keenest of weapons—
The sharpest weapons
مقولan eloquent tongue يومa day of خصامdispute
مقول يوم خصام
صارمa sharp blade يومa day of كفاحbattle
صارم يوم كفاح
An eloquent tongue on a day of dispute,
His words in conflict
A sharp blade on a day of battle.
Are piercing in struggle
منfrom صميمthe very heart of الشرفhonor الباthe lofty (partial word)
من صميم الشرف البا
سقcompletion of 'lofty' والمجدand glory الصراحunalloyed
سق والمجد الصراح
From the very heart of lofty honor
From the core of frank nobility
And unalloyed glory
And radiant glory
نسبa lineage منfrom نورهits light يشرshines (partial word)
نسب من نوره يشر
قcompletion of 'shines' لألاءradiance الصباحthe morning
ق لألاء الصباح
Comes a lineage, from whose light shines
A lineage of light that shines
The radiance of morning.
Like the glow of dawn
سرىdrifted برياكمwith your fragrance نسيمthe breeze of الصباحthe morning
سرى برياكم نسيم الصباح
فزادنيso it increased in me شوقاًlonging لكمfor you وارتياحand delight
فزادني شوقاً لكم وارتياح
The morning breeze drifted by with your fragrance,
The morning breeze has spread
So it increased my longing for you and my delight.
Increasing my longing for you and comfort
أقبلcame منfrom دارينDarin أمor رامةRamah
أقبل من دارين أم رامة
ونشرand fragrance كمyour (plural possessive suffix) أمor عبقthe aroma of المسكmusk فاحwafted
ونشر كم أم عبق المسك فاح
Did it come from Darin or Ramah?
It comes from the homes of Umm Ramah
And was it your fragrance or musk’s aroma that wafted?
Bearing the scent of musk to me
وكيفand how لاnot اتبعI follow دينthe creed of الهوىlove
وكيف لا اتبع دين الهوى
وقدand indeed بعثتمyou sent ليto me رسلmessengers of الرياحthe winds
وقد بعثتم لي رسل الرياح
And how could I not follow the creed of love,
How could I not follow the faith of passion
When you have sent me the winds as messengers?
When you have sent me messengers on the winds
Sol 6.1