لسعدfor the joy of قدومكمyour arrival هبّarose النسيمthe breeze
لسعد قدومكم هبّ النسيم
وزانand adorned الجوّthe air حسناًwith beauty ياO نديمboon companion
وزان الجوّ حسناً يا نديم
For the joy of your arrival, the breeze arose,
The breeze heralded your welcome arrival
and graced the air with beauty, O boon companion.
And improved the weather, O intimate friend
وعادتand became again ماfirst fragment of 'parched' حلاتsecond fragment of 'parched' الدهرof time خضراًgreen
وعادت ما حلات الدهر خضراً
كأنas though الوقتtime عانقهُembraced it النسيمُthe breeze
كأن الوقت عانقهُ النسيمُ
And time's parched stretches turned green again,
The land regained its verdure beauty
as though the breeze had embraced time.
As if the breeze embraced the times
وكمand how many رقصتdanced جبالmountains مرّpassed فيهاthrough them
وكم رقصت جبال مرّ فيها
حليفally of الحودgenerosity (probable intended reading) تيمورTaimur الكريمُthe noble
حليف الحود تيمور الكريمُ
And how many mountains danced when through them passed
And how the hills of Merr danced in it
the ally of generosity, Taimur the noble.
Ally of good, generous Taymur
كذاlikewise أسدlions الفيافيof the wilderness لوif رأتهthey saw him
كذا أسد الفيافي لو رأته
أتتهthey came to him خواضعاًsubmissive ذلاًin abasement تهيمُthey wander
أتته خواضعاً ذلاً تهيمُ
Likewise, if the lions of the wilderness saw him,
Thus the king of Fayafee, were he to see him
they would come to him submissive, wandering in abasement.
Would come to him submissively, humbly obsessed
وليسand there is no لمركزfor the seat of الأخيارthe virtuous نورٌlight
وليس لمركز الأخيار نورٌ
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle نوّرshed light البدرthe full moon السليمُthe flawless
إذا ما نوّر البدر السليمُ
And the seat of the virtuous has no light
The center of the virtuous has no light
when the flawless full moon shines.
Unless the serene full moon illuminates it
وإنand if ذكرare mentioned الأكابرthe great فيin حماءٍprotection (uncertain reading)
وإن ذكر الأكابر في حماءٍ
لأنتyou indeed المعدنthe source الصافيthe pure المديمُthe ever-sustaining
لأنت المعدن الصافي المديمُ
And if the great are mentioned in defense,
And if the great ones are mentioned heatedly
you are indeed the pure, ever-giving source.
You are the pure, perennial mine
علوتyou rose لمنصبto a station حازgained المثانيpraises
علوت لمنصب حاز المثاني
وساداتٍand lords لهاfor them العهدthe covenant القويمُthe upright
وساداتٍ لها العهد القويمُ
You rose to a station graced with praises
You ascended to a position that deserved praise
and lords whose covenant is upright.
With strong, enduring principles
سعيدSa'id الأصلthe root بلindeed وإمامand an imam of فضلٍvirtue
سعيد الأصل بل وإمام فضلٍ
وبيتand the house of العزّglory فيكمin you مستقيمstanding firm
وبيت العزّ فيكم مستقيم
Sa'id is the root—indeed, an imam of virtue,
Fortunate in origin and imam of virtue
and the house of glory stands firm in you.
The house of might in you is straight
ذراتparticles المجدof glory بانيهاtheir builder سعيدٌSa'id
ذرات المجد بانيها سعيدٌ
وتركيُّand Turki حماهاprotected them المستديمُthe steadfast
وتركيُّ حماها المستديمُ
The particles of glory were built by Sa'id,
Atoms of glory, constructed by Sa'eed
and Turki the steadfast protected them.
And Turki protected it, made it last
وفيصلناand our Faisal الذيwho أحياrevived رسوماًtraces
وفيصلنا الذي أحيا رسوماً
لماضيهاof their past وكانand was لهاto them لزيمan inseparable companion
لماضيها وكان لها لزيم
And our Faisal, who revived traces
And our Faisal who revived traditions
of their past, and was their constant companion.
That were attached to the past
فأنتso you البدرthe full moon والصافيand the pure one المكنّىthe one styled
فأنت البدر والصافي المكنّى
وليّheir to العهدthe succession والبرُّand goodness العميمُthe all-embracing
وليّ العهد والبرُّ العميمُ
So you are the full moon and the pure one, styled
So you are the full moon, the titled sincere one
Crown Prince, and all-embracing goodness.
The Crown Prince, and abundant grace
لكمyours رتبranks المعاليof eminence كلّevery وقتtime
لكم رتب المعالي كلّ وقت
بلاwithout ثمنa price يجودbestows generously بهاthem العليمُthe All-Knowing
بلا ثمن يجود بها العليمُ
The ranks of eminence are yours at all times,
For you, ranks of glory always
bestowed without price by the All-Knowing.
That the Wise One bestows without price
Sol 6.1