مآثِرُglorious deeds جَلَّتwere magnificent لاnot تُقَيَّدُare confined بالحَصرby counting
مآثِرُ جَلَّت لا تُقَيَّدُ بالحَصر
تَجَلَّتappeared بإفريقيةin Ifriqiya عِندَduring ذاthis العَصرِage
تَجَلَّت بإفريقية عِندَ ذا العَصرِ
Splendid deeds too great to be counted
have appeared in Ifriqiya in this age.
فَتاهَso exulted بِهاin them واِهتَزand stirred شكراin thanks مُقيمُهاits residents
فَتاهَ بِها واِهتَز شكرا مُقيمُها
وَباهىand boasted بِهاof them سُكّانُهاits inhabitants كلevery ذيpossessor of مصرa land
وَباهى بِها سُكّانُها كل ذي مصر
Its people exulted in them and stirred with gratitude,
and its inhabitants boasted of them before every other land.
حَباناbestowed on us بِهِwith it شَهمُa gallant man أَبيّproud سمَيذَعٌnoble lord
حَبانا بِهِ شَهمُ أَبيّ سمَيذَعٌ
يَرىsees هِمَّةَthe ambition الأَملاكof kings فيin خالِدlasting الذِكرremembrance
يَرى هِمَّةَ الأَملاك في خالِد الذِكر
A gallant, noble lord bestowed this on us,
seeking a kingly ambition and undying remembrance.
هوَhe is الصادِقal-Sadiq الباشاthe pasha المُشيرُthe marshal مُحَمَّدMuhammad
هوَ الصادِق الباشا المُشيرُ مُحَمَّد
أَخوpossessor of الحَسَناتgood deeds الشَفعthe many وَالسؤدَدand eminence الوَترthe singular
أَخو الحَسَنات الشَفع وَالسؤدَد الوَتر
He is Muhammad al-Sadiq Pasha, the marshal,
a man of many good deeds and singular eminence.
كَأَمثالlike examples of هَذاthis الجِسرbridge حُسناًin beauty وَبَهجَةًand splendor
كَأَمثال هَذا الجِسر حُسناً وَبَهجَةً
وَإِحكامand firmness رَصفٍof construction لاnot يَبيدُperishes عَلىthrough الدَهرtime
وَإِحكام رَصفٍ لا يَبيدُ عَلى الدَهر
Among them is this bridge, beautiful and splendid,
so firmly built that it will endure through time.
تَجَلّىshone forth بِهِwith it الواديthe valley وَجاءَand appeared كأَنَّهُas though it
تَجَلّى بِهِ الوادي وَجاءَ كأَنَّهُ
سوارٌa bracelet بزندon an arm أَوor نِطاقٌa belt عَلىaround خِصرa waist
سوارٌ بزند أَو نِطاقٌ عَلى خِصر
The valley shone with it, and it appeared as though it were
a bracelet on an arm or a belt around a waist.
يمُرّpasses عَلَيهover it المَرءُa person جَذلانَjoyful آمناًsafe
يمُرّ عَلَيه المَرءُ جَذلانَ آمناً
وَقَدthough كانَhe was مِنof تَيّارهits current دائمَconstantly الذكرmindful
وَقَد كانَ مِن تَيّاره دائمَ الذكر
A person crosses it joyful and safe,
though once he was always mindful of its rushing current.
فَياso O واديvalley of الزَرقاءal-Zarqa سِرflow تَحتَunder أَمرِهِhis command
فَيا وادي الزَرقاء سِر تَحتَ أَمرِهِ
رُوَيداًgently كَماas قَدindeed مَرَّflowed غَيرُكَothers than you مِنof نهرِrivers
رُوَيداً كَما قَد مَرَّ غَيرُكَ مِن نهرِ
O Wadi al-Zarqa, flow beneath his command
gently, as other rivers have flowed.
أَطِعobey ساجِداًbowing شُكراًin thanks مُنيباًrepentant مُسَبِحاًpraising
أَطِع ساجِداً شُكراً مُنيباً مُسَبِحاً
بِحَصباءwith pebbles تُزريthat outshine بِالنَفيسthe precious مِنَof الدرpearls
بِحَصباء تُزري بِالنَفيس مِنَ الدر
Obey, bowing in thanks, repentant and praising,
with pebbles that put precious pearls to shame.
وَياand O أَيُّهاyou المُجتازُpasserby قُلsay رَبِّLord جازهreward him
وَيا أَيُّها المُجتازُ قُل رَبِّ جازه
بِأَجزَلwith the fullest ماthat which تُهديYou grant مِنَof العِزِّhonor وَالنَصرand victory
بِأَجزَل ما تُهدي مِنَ العِزِّ وَالنَصر
And you, passerby, say: Lord, reward him
with the fullest honor and victory You can grant.
وَصُنand protect أَهلَهُhis family واحرُسand guard أسودَthe lions جُنودهof his soldiers
وَصُن أَهلَهُ واحرُس أسودَ جُنوده
وَعَسكَرَهُand his army الجَرّارَmighty فيon البَرِّland وَالبَحرand sea
وَعَسكَرَهُ الجَرّارَ في البَرِّ وَالبَحر
Protect his family and guard the lions among his soldiers
and his mighty army on land and sea.
وَحُطهُand preserve him لِهَذاfor this القُطرcountry يُحييto revive رُسومَهُits landmarks
وَحُطهُ لِهَذا القُطر يُحيي رُسومَهُ
وَآثارُهُand his works تاجٌa crown عَلىupon هامَةthe brow of الفَخرglory
وَآثارُهُ تاجٌ عَلى هامَة الفَخر
Preserve him for this country, to revive its landmarks;
his works are a crown upon the brow of glory.
وَقُلand say عِندَماwhen أَبدىhe displayed بَديعَthe wondrous تَمامهof its completion
وَقُل عِندَما أَبدى بَديعَ تَمامه
وَحازَand attained البَهاsplendor أَرّخهُdate it حُزwin واجِبَthe due measure of الفَخرpride
وَحازَ البَها أَرّخهُ حُز واجِبَ الفَخر
And when he revealed its wondrous completion, say
as it attained its splendor: Date it, ‘Win the honor that is due.’
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