مآثِرُglorious deeds جَلَّتwere exalted لاnot تُقَيَّدُare limited بالعَدِّby counting
مآثِرُ جَلَّت لا تُقَيَّدُ بالعَدِّ
تَجَلَّتshone forth بإفريقيةin Ifriqiya عِندَduring ذاthis العَهدِera
تَجَلَّت بإفريقية عِندَ ذا العَهدِ
Glorious deeds, so great they cannot be numbered,
Shone forth in Ifriqiya in this age.
فَتاهَso gloried بِهاin them واِهتَزand thrilled شكراin gratitude مُقيمُهاits resident
فَتاهَ بِها واِهتَز شكرا مُقيمُها
وَباهىand boasted بِهاof them سُكّانُهاits inhabitants قاصيَthose from afar among الوَفدthe visitors
وَباهى بِها سُكّانُها قاصيَ الوَفد
Its residents gloried in them and thrilled with gratitude,
And its people boasted of them before visitors from afar.
حَباناbestowed upon us بِهِwith it شَهمُa noble man أَبيّunbowed سمَيذَعٌa generous lord
حَبانا بِهِ شَهمُ أَبيّ سمَيذَعٌ
يَرىsees هِمَّةَthe ambition of الأَملاكkings فيin خالِدenduring الحَمدpraise
يَرى هِمَّةَ الأَملاك في خالِد الحَمد
A noble, unbowed, generous lord bestowed it upon us,
Who sees the ambition of kings in praise that endures.
هوَhe الصادِقal-Sadiq الباشاthe Pasha المُشيرُthe Marshal مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad
هوَ الصادِق الباشا المُشيرُ مُحَمَّدٌ
أَخوpossessor of الحَسَناتgood deeds الشَفعin pairs وَالسؤدَدand nobility الفَتردpeerless (probable reading)
أَخو الحَسَنات الشَفع وَالسؤدَد الفَترد
He is Muhammad al-Sadiq, the Pasha and Marshal,
Possessor of good deeds in pairs and peerless nobility,
كَأَمثالsuch as هَذاthis الجِسرbridge حُسناًin beauty وَبَهجَةًand splendor
كَأَمثال هَذا الجِسر حُسناً وَبَهجَةً
وَإِحكامand solidity of رَصفٍmasonry لاnot يَبيدُperishes مَدىthroughout الخُلدeternity
وَإِحكام رَصفٍ لا يَبيدُ مَدى الخُلد
Such as this bridge, in beauty and splendor,
And masonry so firmly laid it will never perish throughout eternity.
تَجَلّىbecame radiant بِهِthrough it الواديthe valley وَجاءَand appeared كأَنَّهُas though it were
تَجَلّى بِهِ الوادي وَجاءَ كأَنَّهُ
نَطاقٌa girdle بِخَصرِabout a waist أَوor سوارٌa bracelet عَلىupon زَندa forearm
نَطاقٌ بِخَصرِ أَو سوارٌ عَلى زَند
The valley shone through it, and it appeared as though it were
A girdle about a waist, or a bracelet upon a forearm.
يَمُرُّpasses عَلَيهِover it المَرءُa person جَذلانَjoyful آمناًsafe
يَمُرُّ عَلَيهِ المَرءُ جَذلانَ آمناً
وَقَدand indeed كانَhad been مِنfrom تَيّارهits current دائمَcontinual الكَدِّtoil
وَقَد كانَ مِن تَيّاره دائمَ الكَدِّ
A person crosses over it, joyful and safe,
Though its current had once kept him in ceaseless toil.
فَياso O واديWadi الزَرقاءal-Zarqa سِرflow تَحتَunder أَمرِهِhis command
فَيا وادي الزَرقاء سِر تَحتَ أَمرِهِ
رُوَيداًgently كَماjust as قَدalready مَرَّpassed غَيرُكَothers besides you مِنfrom بَعدafterward
رُوَيداً كَما قَد مَرَّ غَيرُكَ مِن بَعد
So, O Wadi al-Zarqa, flow under his command,
Gently, as others besides you have already passed thereafter.
أَطِعobey ساجِداًprostrating yourself شُكراًin gratitude مُنيباًpenitent مُسَبِحاًglorifying God
أَطِع ساجِداً شُكراً مُنيباً مُسَبِحاً
بِحَصباءwith pebbles تُزريdetract بِالنَفيسfrom precious gems مِنَof العقدthe necklace
بِحَصباء تُزري بِالنَفيس مِنَ العقد
Obey, prostrate in gratitude, penitent and glorifying God,
With pebbles that put precious necklace-jewels to shame.
وَياand O أَيُّهاyou المُجتازُthe passerby قُلsay رَبِّmy Lord جازهreward him
وَيا أَيُّها المُجتازُ قُل رَبِّ جازه
بِأَجزَلwith the most abundant ماwhat تُهديYou bestow مِنَof العِزِّhonor وَالسَعدand good fortune
بِأَجزَل ما تُهدي مِنَ العِزِّ وَالسَعد
And you who cross, say: My Lord, reward him
With the richest honor and good fortune You bestow.
وَصُنand safeguard مُلكَهُhis sovereignty واحرُسand guard أسودَthe lions of جُنودهhis troops
وَصُن مُلكَهُ واحرُس أسودَ جُنوده
وَعَسكَرَهُand his army الجَرّارَvast فيon البَرِّland وَالبَحرِand sea
وَعَسكَرَهُ الجَرّارَ في البَرِّ وَالبَحرِ
And safeguard his sovereignty and guard the lions of his troops,
And his vast army, on land and sea.
وَحُطهُand protect him لِهَذاfor this القُطرland يُحييhe revives رُسومَهُits landmarks
وَحُطهُ لِهَذا القُطر يُحيي رُسومَهُ
وَآثارُهُand his works تاجٌa crown عَلىupon هامَةthe head of المَجدِglory
وَآثارُهُ تاجٌ عَلى هامَة المَجدِ
And protect him for this land, that he may revive its landmarks;
And his works are a crown upon glory's head.
تَمامٌcompletion كَبَداءٍlike a beginning حازَwon حَمداًpraise مُؤَرّخاًrecording a date
تَمامٌ كَبَداءٍ حازَ حَمداً مُؤَرّخاً
كَبَدءٍas at the beginning أَتَمّcompleted الصادِقُal-Sadiq الجِسرَthe bridge بِالحَمدِwith praise
كَبَدءٍ أَتَمّ الصادِقُ الجِسرَ بِالحَمدِ
Its completion, like its beginning, won praise that records its date:
As at the beginning, al-Sadiq completed the bridge with praise.
Sol 6.1