ربيmy Lord أقمraise up لبنيfor the sons of الاسلامIslam قائمهمtheir leader
ربي أقم لبني الاسلام قائمهم
وردand turn back رائمهمtheir assailant بالذلin humiliation منهزماdefeated
ورد رائمهم بالذل منهزما
My Lord, raise up for the sons of Islam their leader,
My Lord, raise for the Muslims their leader,
and turn back their assailant, humbled and defeated.
And defeat their enemies, disgraced.
وانصرand grant victory to رجالthe men of الهدىguidance وارفعand raise دعائهمtheir prayers
وانصر رجال الهدى وارفع دعائهم
فوقabove الدعائمthe pillars ماas long as نبتbring forth الربىthe hills نجماherbage
فوق الدعائم ما نبت الربى نجما
And grant victory to the men of guidance, and raise their prayers
Help the men of guidance, lift up their prayers
above the pillars, as long as the hills bring forth herbage.
Above the stars high up in the sky.
ياO ربLord لاnot تتلاشىfade away أمةa nation نهضتhas risen
يا رب لا تتلاشى أمة نهضت
بدولةunder the rule of الحقtruth لاwithout وهناًweakness ولاnor سأماweariness
بدولة الحق لا وهناً ولا سأما
O Lord, let not a nation fade away that has risen
O Lord, do not let fade the nation that rose
under the rule of truth, without weakness or weariness.
With a state of truth, neither weak nor bored.
أيدstrengthen سطاهاher might بنصرwith victory منكfrom You يظهرهاmakes her prevail
أيد سطاها بنصر منك يظهرها
بالاستقامةthrough uprightness سيفاًas a sword ليسis not منثلماnotched
بالاستقامة سيفاً ليس منثلما
Strengthen her might with victory from You that makes her prevail,
Support its authority with victory from You, to make it manifest
through uprightness, as a sword whose edge is unchipped.
With integrity, a sword flawless and unbroken.
قرتshe settled securely بحوزةwithin the bounds of أرضa land طابwas good منبتهاits soil
قرت بحوزة أرض طاب منبتها
هيit is الغبيراal-Ghubayra عمانOman موطنa homeland عظماhas grown great
هي الغبيرا عمان موطن عظما
She stands secure within a land whose soil is good:
It settled in a land blessed is its harvest,
it is al-Ghubayra—Oman, a homeland grown great.
It is Al Ghabirah Oman, home of the great.
كمhow often ذاthis (emphatic) توالىfollowed in succession عليهاupon her الدهرthe ages توليةappointment to rule
كم ذا توالى عليها الدهر تولية
نصبthe installation of الأئمةthe imams عقداًa necklace زانwas beautiful منتظماstrung in order
نصب الأئمة عقداً زان منتظما
How often, through the ages, have appointments succeeded one another there—
How much time has passed over it, passing
the installation of imams, a beautifully ordered necklace.
Leaders set in place, a necklace well-arranged.
ياO ربLord لاdo not تجعلmake الأعداءthe enemies عاديةan attacking force
يا رب لا تجعل الأعداء عادية
علىupon عصابةthe fellowship of هذاthis الدينfaith وانتقماand take vengeance
على عصابة هذا الدين وانتقما
O Lord, let not the enemies launch an assault
My Lord, do not let enemies trespass
upon the fellowship of this faith, and take vengeance!
Upon the party of this religion, take vengeance!
ومنand bestow graciously بالخصبwith abundance ياO مولايmy Master يذهبdispels ماwhat
ومن بالخصب يا مولاي يذهب ما
قدalready حلbefell بالوطنupon the homeland المحبوبbeloved واحتدماand raged fiercely
قد حل بالوطن المحبوب واحتدما
And bestow abundance, my Master, to dispel what
And my Master, take away what
has befallen the beloved homeland and raged fiercely.
Has befallen the beloved homeland and inflamed.
واجعلand grant لناfor us فيin اكتئابthe sorrow of الفقدloss مصطبراًa source of patience
واجعل لنا في اكتئاب الفقد مصطبراً
تسلياًconsolation خلفاa successor عنin place of سالفone gone before عدماwho has been lost
تسلياً خلفا عن سالف عدما
And grant us, in the sorrow of loss, a source of patience,
And give us solace for the sadness of loss,
a solace—a successor to the departed one we have lost.
A successor for one passed, a comfort.
منكfrom You الاجابةthe answer نرجوهاwe hope for it محققةfulfilling
منك الاجابة نرجوها محققة
آمالناour hopes كرماًout of generosity ياO منYou who براcreated النسماsouls
آمالنا كرماً يا من برا النسما
From You we hope for an answer, fulfilling
From You we hope for a response fulfilling
our hopes in Your generosity, O You who created souls.
Our hopes, generosity, O You who sent the breeze!
سقىmay water الإلهGod ضريحاًa tomb جلexalted is مودعهthe one laid within it
سقى الإله ضريحاً جل مودعه
برحمةwith mercy وبلهاits downpour ينهلpours abundantly منسجماflowing steadily
برحمة وبلها ينهل منسجما
May God water a tomb whose occupant is exalted
May God water a grave, great is the one laid in it,
with mercy whose downpour streams steadily.
With mercy, and may he drink from it commingled.
Sol 6.1