بداappeared وجهكَyour face الميمونُauspicious فيin أُفقthe horizon of المجدglory
بدا وجهكَ الميمونُ في أُفق المجد
كماlike الكوكبُthe star الدّريّradiant فيin الطّالعthe ascendant السّعدِauspicious
كما الكوكبُ الدّريّ في الطّالع السّعدِ
Your auspicious face appeared on the horizon of glory,
Your auspicious face dawned on the horizon of glory
Like a radiant star in an auspicious ascendant.
Like the shining star in the ascent of good fortune
وكفّكand your hand منfrom صوْبthe downpour of الحَياrain وكَفتpoured down لناfor us
وكفّك من صوْب الحَيا وكَفت لنا
غمائمهاits clouds منfrom غيرwithout برْقlightning ولاand no رعدِthunder
غمائمها من غير برْق ولا رعدِ
And your hand has poured rainshowers upon us,
And your hand from the side of life has saved us
From its clouds, without lightning or thunder.
From its clouds without lightning or thunder
أَباfather of العربthe Arabs المحمُودpraised ياO معدنsource of العُلىeminence
أَبا العرب المحمُود يا معدن العُلى
وياand O زينةadornment of الدّنياthe world وياand O علمَbanner of الأَزدِthe Azd
ويا زينة الدّنيا ويا علمَ الأَزدِ
O praised Abu al-Arab, O source of eminence,
O father of the Arabs, the praised, O source of sublimity
And O adornment of the world, and O banner of the Azd!
And ornament of the world, and banner of Azd
ملوكkings of الورىhumankind منfrom among أزدهاits Azd ومَعدهاand its Ma'add
ملوك الورى من أزدها ومَعدها
وأَربابand lords of دنياهاits world منfrom السّهلthe lowlands والنّجدِand the highlands
وأَرباب دنياها من السّهل والنّجدِ
The kings of humankind, from among the Azd and Ma'add,
Kings of mankind, from its Azd and Ma'ad
And the lords of its world, from lowland and highland—
And masters of its world, from the plain and highland
هُمُthey دَوّخواsubdued الأملاكthe monarchs قِدْمَاًlong ago وثَبّتواand made firm
هُمُ دَوّخوا الأملاك قِدْمَاً وثَبّتوا
عمادَthe pillar of العلىeminence بالبيضwith white blades والسُّمرand brown spears والجُردِand sleek steeds
عمادَ العلى بالبيض والسُّمر والجُردِ
They subdued monarchs long ago and made firm
They subdued kingdoms of old and established
The pillar of eminence with white blades, brown spears, and sleek steeds.
The pillars of glory with white, brown, and chestnut steeds
وهمand they أَسكنواsettled جيرانهمtheir neighbors منwithin حماهمُtheir protected domain
وهم أَسكنوا جيرانهم من حماهمُ
منزلa dwelling كالأغيالlike thickets تُمنعare guarded بالأْسْدِby lions
منزل كالأغيال تُمنع بالأْسْدِ
And they settled their neighbors within their protected domain,
And they settled their neighbors under their protection
In a dwelling like thickets guarded by lions.
A settlement like the deep pools protected by lions
وهمْand they شيّدواraised بيتthe house of العتيكِal-Atik وايّدواand buttressed
وهمْ شيّدوا بيت العتيكِ وايّدوا
لهمfor them جبلاًa mountain فيin العزّmight ليسis not بمنْهَدِcrumbling
لهم جبلاً في العزّ ليس بمنْهَدِ
And they raised the house of al-Atik and buttressed
And they built the House of Atik and supported for it
For them a mountain of might that does not crumble.
A mountain in glory that cannot be shaken
وهمْand they ورّثواbequeathed أبناءُthe sons of نبهانNabhan سُؤدداًlordly eminence
وهمْ ورّثوا أبناءُ نبهان سُؤدداً
ترىyou see كلَّevery حرٍّfree man عندهمbefore them فيهin it كالعبدِlike a slave
ترى كلَّ حرٍّ عندهم فيه كالعبدِ
And they bequeathed to the sons of Nabhan a lordly eminence,
And they inherited from the sons of Nabhan, Soodda
In which you see every free man before them as a slave.
You see every freeman among them like a slave
غداhas come to الدَّهرُTime يُطريextol آلthe house of نبهانNabhan بالعُلىfor eminence
غدا الدَّهرُ يُطري آل نبهان بالعُلى
ويعربand proclaims عنabout تفْضيلthe superiority of يعربYa'rub بالجهدِwith effort
ويعرب عن تفْضيل يعرب بالجهدِ
Time has come to extol the house of Nabhan for its eminence,
Tomorrow time makes the clan of Nabhan fly with glory
And earnestly proclaims Ya'rub's superiority.
And speaks preference that speaks with effort
سَلِask اللهُGod أَنto يبقيpreserve أَباfather of العربthe Arabs الرّضىthe worthy
سَلِ اللهُ أَن يبقي أَبا العرب الرّضى
علىin مجدهhis glory السَّاميexalted وفيand in عيشهِhis life الرغدِof plenty
على مجده السَّامي وفي عيشهِ الرغدِ
Ask God to preserve the worthy Abu al-Arab
May God make the father of the Arabs, the pleased, live
In his exalted glory and his life of plenty.
In his sublime glory and comfortable life
Sol 6.1