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The glory of the state is a fecund sea

شرف الدولة بحر زاخر

1. The glory of the state is a fecund sea
And a party whenever it is victorious

١. شرفُ الدولةِ بحرٌ زاخِرْ
وهِزبرٌ كلما صالَ هَصَرْ

2. It holds back the rain, and in its comfort
The good pours forth in that place like pearls

٢. يُمسكُ الغَيْثُ ومن راحَتهِ
صَيِّبُ المعروف في المَحْل دررْ

3. And if asked who was its knight
On the day of crushing defeat, it was said Omar

٣. وإذا يُسْألُ مَنْ فارسُها
يومَ تحطيم القنا قِيلَ عُمَرْ

4. A righteous king to those who ask him
And he is gentle to the guilty, the sinner

٤. مَلكِ بَرٌّ بمنْ يَسألُه
وهو بالمُذنب ذي الجُرم أبَرْ

5. Ignorance cannot seize his resolve
Whenever worries and sorrows bite

٥. لا يَحُلُّ الجهْلُ من حَبْوتِه
كلما ناوشهُ الخطبُ وقَرْ

6. Rough of composition without conceit
Gentle of touch without decay

٦. خَشن النَّجدةِ لا كِبْرٌ به
لينُ الملمسٍ من غيرِ خُوَرْ

7. I do not congratulate him on renewing glory
All pride in its glory boasts

٧. لا أهَنِّيهِ بتجْديدِ عُلاً
كل فخر بعُلاهُ يَفْتَخِرْ