لِمَ لاَ وقَد وَشَّتْ مطارفَها

لِمَ لاَ وقَد وَشَّتْ مطارفَها

كفُّ المليكِ النَّدبِ ذي الكرمِ

كفُّ المليكِ النَّدبِ ذي الكرمِ

Why not, when its cloaks have been embroidered

Why not, when its edges are adorned

by the hand of the noble king, endowed with generosity?

With the King’s palm, noble and generous

كفٌّ ذا بَرَزَتْ لِمكْرُمَةٍ

كفٌّ ذا بَرَزَتْ لِمكْرُمَةٍ

يَهْدي سَنَاهَا في دُجَى الظُّلّمِ

يَهْدي سَنَاهَا في دُجَى الظُّلّمِ

A hand: when it comes forth for a noble deed,

A palm that extends to honor

its radiance guides through the gloom of darkness.

And guides its blessings in the darkness of gloom

غرّاء ما خُلِقَتْ أَنامِلُها

غرّاء ما خُلِقَتْ أَنامِلُها

إلاّ لِحَملْ السَّيفِ والقَلَمِ

إلاّ لِحَملْ السَّيفِ والقَلَمِ

Radiant—its fingers were not created

Her fingers were created for nothing

except to bear the sword and the pen.

Except to wield the sword and the pen

تَرجُو لَهَا طولَ البَقا أُمَمٌ

تَرجُو لَهَا طولَ البَقا أُمَمٌ

بوجودِهَا أمِنتْ مِن العَدَمِ

بوجودِهَا أمِنتْ مِن العَدَمِ

Nations wish it long life,

Nations wish it eternal existence

for through its existence they have found safety from extinction.

Through it, they are safe from annihilation