أراكَmay He show you اللَهGod فيهin him ماwhat تريدُyou desire
أراكَ اللَه فيه ما تريدُ
ولاand not برحتcease معاليهِhis noble qualities تزيدُincrease
ولا برحت معاليهِ تزيدُ
May God show you in him what you desire,
May Allah grant you what you wish
And may his noble qualities never cease to grow.
And may you continue to rise in stature
فَقدfor indeed دلّتhave pointed مخايلهhis promising signs علىto ماwhat
فَقد دلّت مخايله على ما
تؤمّلهyou hope for it وطالعهand his rising star السعيدُauspicious
تؤمّله وطالعه السعيدُ
For his promising signs have pointed to what
For your ambitions have shown
You hope for, as has his auspicious rising star.
What the fortunate hope for
تشوّقتِyearned الجيادthe steeds لهfor him وهزّand stirred الـthe
تشوّقتِ الجياد له وهزّ الـ
ـحسامsword هوىlonging وأشرقتِand shone البنودُthe banners
ـحسام هوى وأشرقتِ البنودُ
The steeds yearned for him, and stirred was the
The steeds yearned for him, love drew the sword
Sword by longing, and the banners shone.
And the stars shone bright
فَسوفso ... will تراهyou see him بدراًa full moon فيin سماءٍa sky
فَسوف تراه بدراً في سماءٍ
منَof العلياglory كواكبهhis stars الجنودُthe troops
منَ العليا كواكبه الجنودُ
So you will see him as a full moon in a sky
Soon you will see him a full moon
Of glory, the troops his stars.
In the highest heavens with his soldiers, the stars
وكيفَand how يخيبُfail شبلa lion cub قدalready نمتهُraised him
وكيفَ يخيبُ شبل قد نمتهُ
إِلىto العلياglory ضراغمةmighty lions أسودُlions
إِلى العليا ضراغمة أسودُ
And how could a lion cub fail, when he has been raised
How can the hopes of a cub reared
To glory by mighty lions?
To greatness by valiant black lions be dashed
فَأنتمfor you آلhouse of عامرAmir خيرthe best آلٍa house
فَأنتم آل عامر خير آلٍ
زكاwere noble الأبناءthe sons منكمamong you والجدودُand the forefathers
زكا الأبناء منكم والجدودُ
For you, House of Amir, are the best of houses;
You Aal Aamer are the best family
Your sons and forefathers alike are noble.
Your sons and ancestors were virtuous
وَليدكمyour child لَدىin رأيcounsel كشيخlike an elder
وَليدكم لَدى رأي كشيخ
وَشيخكمُand your elder لدىin حربٍbattle وليدُa child
وَشيخكمُ لدى حربٍ وليدُ
Your child is like an elder in counsel,
Your child has the wisdom of an elder
And your elder is a child in battle.
And your elder has the valor of a youth
Sol 6.1