1. The crescent of Yemen crowned the year five
And congratulated green Tunisia with intimacy
١. خميسُ اليمنِ توّج عام خمس
وهنّأ تونسَ الخضرا بأنسِ
2. Its crescent manifested, dawn broke clearly
Wiping away its good fortune from every misfortune
٢. أَبانَ هلالهُ طلقَ المحيّا
مُديلاً سعده من كلّ نحسِ
3. It celebrates the most truthful and exalted celebration
For what has passed sealed with the eve
٣. يحيّي الصادقَ الأسمى حيياً
لِما قَد مرَ مختوماً بأمسِ
4. And it declares that they were sorrows that appeared
Like the clouds revealing the radiance of the sun
٤. وَيعلنُ أنّها كُربٌ تجلّت
تجلّي السحبِ عن إشراقِ شمسِ
5. Verily, the thunderous is the patient rain of generosity
Insisting on solitude to sense
٥. وَإنّ المكفهرّ صبيرُ جودٍ
مُصرّاةً عزاليهِ ليحسي
6. From it passed lightning and thunder
And the evils of harm without limitation
٦. تقضّى منهُ إبراقٌ ورعدٌ
وَذا الشرّ الدرور بغيرِ بسِّ
7. How often the journey welcomed the morn
And comfort followed persistent insomnia
٧. وَكَم قد أحمد المسرى صباحٌ
وَأعقَب راحةً إلحاح نسِّ
8. Tunisia will become a safe sanctuary
To it the falls of every head incline
٨. سَتُصبحُ تونس حرماً أميناً
لَه تَهوي مساقطُ كلّ رأسِ
9. Why not, by He who has a king in it
You see in him the adornment of a king with intimacy
٩. وَلم لا وَالّذي فيها مليكٌ
تَرى فيه حُلى ملكٍ بأنسِ
10. Affection cleared of the fortune of a soul
And dream belittling sin forgotten
١٠. حُنوٌّ مبرّأ عن حظّ نفسٍ
وَحلم محقّر للذنب مُنسِ
11. And the ambition of one at ease with deeds
For him the whole world is but a bowshot away
١١. وَهمّةُ أريحيّ ذي فعالٍ
لها الدنيا جَميعا قاب قوسِ
12. To a manner, if the sea were ink
For his rain, it would run out and dry up
١٢. إِلى خُلقٍ لو اِنّ البحرَ مدّ
لِمطريه سَرى فيهِ بيبسِ
13. Oh king ransomed
With the selves of those he shepherded and they his selves
١٣. أَلا أيّها الملكُ المفدّى
بِأنفُس مَن رَعى وهمُ كنفسِ
14. The crescent of a year singles you out for congratulations
It blesses with what gladdens you every race
١٤. يَخصُّكَ بِالهناءِ هلالُ عامٍ
يَعمّ بما يسرّك كلّ جنسِ
15. It asks you for openness in gardens
For the ransom of execution and affliction
١٥. يُسائِلك التبسّط في جنانٍ
عَلى رهنٍ لإعدام وأبسِ
16. Evils which it erased and made disappear
With the change of time and its bareness
١٦. أشائم قَد لَحاهُم بَل سَحاهم
بِوَطء صرف دهرهم وضرسِ
17. Its misfortunes will toss them in misery
Casting them to every terrible predicament
١٧. تُطوِّحهم سَوائحهُ ببؤسٍ
يُطرّحُهم مطارحَ كلِّ بأسِ
18. So protect from their souls the defects
That it could almost be said the eve has folded the eve
١٨. فَدارِك من نفوسهمُ ذماءً
يَكادُ يُقال أمس طيّ أمسِ
19. And present to the flock the shade of grace
Returning to them the yields of every planting
١٩. وَأورِف للرعيّة ظلّ فضلٍ
يُعيدُ لَهم عوازبَ كلِّ غرسِ
20. For better than the succession of fertility is gentleness
And dragging anchors with force
٢٠. فَخيرٌ من توالي الخصبِ رفقٌ
وَإجرارٌ لأرسانٍ بقسِّ
21. You truly combine forbearance and courage
And nations are at your command
٢١. وَإِنّك من دروا حلماً وبأساً
وَشيكٌ مِنهما أممٌ بمسِّ
22. You have killed fate with experience
And you are no striker of fate conversely
٢٢. وَإِنّك قد قتلتَ الدهرَ خبراً
وَلستَ مقاذفاً قدراً بعكسِ
23. You are not straitened with any matter
Bowing with one hitting five with six
٢٣. وَلستَ بِضائقٍ ذرعاً بأمرٍ
يَنوءُ بضاربٍ خمساً بسدسِ
24. So how often did the manifest offer itself to you and you postponed
The supported resolve of the holy spirit
٢٤. فَكَم عَرضت لَك الجلّى وأجلت
عَنِ العزمِ المؤيّد روح قدسِ
25. And undeserved favor calls
That providence is with you without confusion
٢٥. وَلطفٍ غيرِ محتسبٍ ينادي
بأنّ بكَ العنايةَ دون لبسِ
26. And whatever doubts roamed around your care
And suspicions suspected it has fallen headfirst
٢٦. وَمهما حامَ حولَ حِماكَ ريبٌ
وَظنّ به الظنونَ هوى بركسِ
27. Still your good fortune is in ascent
And its rays are not lost to setting
٢٧. فَلا زالت سعودكَ في صعودٍ
وَلا ضيعت شَوارقها لغمسِ
28. And with you the verdant remains prideful
And from your forehead radiates the light of the sun
٢٨. وَلا بَرِحت بكَ الخضرا تُباهي
وَتُشرقُ من جَبينك ضوءَ شمسِ