أُعَزّي القَومَ لَو سَمِعوا عَزائي

أُعَزّي القَومَ لَو سَمِعوا عَزائي

وَأُعلِنُ في مَليكَتِهِم رِثائي

وَأُعلِنُ في مَليكَتِهِم رِثائي

I console the people, if only they would hear my condolences,

I console the people, if only they heard my condolences,

And proclaim my lament for their queen.

And proclaim in their kingdom my elegy,

وَأَدعو الإِنجِليزَ إِلى الرِضاءِ

وَأَدعو الإِنجِليزَ إِلى الرِضاءِ

بِحُكمِ اللَهِ جَبّارِ السَماءِ

بِحُكمِ اللَهِ جَبّارِ السَماءِ

And call upon the English to accept

And I call on the British for satisfaction

The decree of God, the Almighty of heaven;

With the rule of Allah, Almighty of the Heavens,

فَكُلُّ العالَمينَ إِلى فَناءِ

فَكُلُّ العالَمينَ إِلى فَناءِ

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For all the worlds are destined to perish.

For all the worlds are unto demise.

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Is it the sun of the kingdom or the sun of the day

أَشَمسُ المُلكِ أَم شَمسُ النَهارِ

أَشَمسُ المُلكِ أَم شَمسُ النَهارِ

هَوَت أَم تِلكَ مالِكَةُ البِحارِ

هَوَت أَم تِلكَ مالِكَةُ البِحارِ

Was it the sun of sovereignty, or the sun of day,

That has fallen, or is it the sovereign of the seas?

That fell—or that mistress of the seas?

So the West sheds tears

فَطَرفُ الغَربِ بِالعَبَراتِ جاري

فَطَرفُ الغَربِ بِالعَبَراتِ جاري

وَعَينُ اليَمِّ تَنظُرُ لِلبُخارِ

وَعَينُ اليَمِّ تَنظُرُ لِلبُخارِ

For the eye of the West streams with tears,

And the eye of the sea looks for steam,

And the sea's eye gazes toward the steam,

With the gaze of a longing, restless hope.

بِنَظرَةِ واجِدٍ قَلِقِ الرَجاءِ

بِنَظرَةِ واجِدٍ قَلِقِ الرَجاءِ

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With the gaze of a mourner, anxious in hope.

The sovereigns of the sea—I care not

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If they say you were lofty in speech,

أَمالِكَةَ البِحارِ وَلا أُبالي

أَمالِكَةَ البِحارِ وَلا أُبالي

إِذا قالوا تَغالى في المَقالِ

إِذا قالوا تَغالى في المَقالِ

O mistress of the seas, I do not care

For the like of your ascension I have not seen among glories,

If they say, 'He has gone too far in his words';

Nor a crown like your crown in majesty,

فَمِثلُ عُلاكِ لَم أَرَ في المَعالي

فَمِثلُ عُلاكِ لَم أَرَ في المَعالي

وَلا تاجاً كَتاجِكِ في الجَلالِ

وَلا تاجاً كَتاجِكِ في الجَلالِ

For I have seen no eminence like yours among exalted ranks,

Nor a people like your people in wisdom.

Nor a crown like yours in majesty,

You have filled the earth with banners and troops

وَلا قَوماً كَقَومِكِ في الدَهاءِ

وَلا قَوماً كَقَومِكِ في الدَهاءِ

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Nor a people like yours in shrewdness.

And brought glory to the Saxon nation,

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And you were luck and joy for its fortunes.

مَلَأتِ الأَرضَ أَعلاماً وَجُندا

مَلَأتِ الأَرضَ أَعلاماً وَجُندا

وَشِدتِ لِأُمَّةِ السَكسونِ مَجدا

وَشِدتِ لِأُمَّةِ السَكسونِ مَجدا

You filled the earth with flags and troops,

The happiness of the full moon is seen in the light of your face

And raised glory for the Saxon nation;

In the zodiacal house of bliss.

وَكُنتِ لِفَألِها يُمناً وَسَعدا

وَكُنتِ لِفَألِها يُمناً وَسَعدا

تُرى في نورِ وَجهِكِ إِن تَبَدّى

تُرى في نورِ وَجهِكِ إِن تَبَدّى

And you were its omen of blessing and good fortune.

You were, when you set out to take vengeance,

In the light of your face, when it appears, are seen

Unleashing the righteous with the ferocious lion,

سُعودَ البَدرِ في بُرجِ الهَناءِ

سُعودَ البَدرِ في بُرجِ الهَناءِ

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The full moon's good fortunes in the zodiacal sign of joy.

And you launched the cities into the seas,

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And you rained upon the enemy blazing fires,

وَكُنتِ إِذا عَمَدتِ لِأَخذِ ثارِ

وَكُنتِ إِذا عَمَدتِ لِأَخذِ ثارِ

أَسَلتِ البَرَّ بِالأُسدِ الضَواري

أَسَلتِ البَرَّ بِالأُسدِ الضَواري

And whenever you set out to take vengeance,

And you scattered the citadels in the air.

You flooded the land with ravening lions,

I console in you your crown and throne,

وَسَيَّرتِ المَدائِنَ في البِحارِ

وَسَيَّرتِ المَدائِنَ في البِحارِ

وَأَمطَرتِ العَدُوَّ شُواظَ نارِ

وَأَمطَرتِ العَدُوَّ شُواظَ نارِ

And set cities sailing on the seas,

I console in you that great king,

And rained flames of fire upon the enemy,

I console in you the roaring lion,

وَذَرَّيتِ المَعاقِلَ في الهَواءِ

وَذَرَّيتِ المَعاقِلَ في الهَواءِ

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And scattered the strongholds into the air.

Who ruled the ages,

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And sheltered under him the loyalists.

أُعَزّي فيكِ تاجَكِ وَالسَريرا

أُعَزّي فيكِ تاجَكِ وَالسَريرا

أُعَزّي فيكِ ذا المَلِكَ الكَبيرا

أُعَزّي فيكِ ذا المَلِكَ الكَبيرا

I console your crown and throne for the loss of you;

I console in you the heroes of battle

I console this great king for the loss of you;

Who suffered hardships in the fighting,

أُعَزّي فيكِ ذا الأَسَدَ الهَصورا

أُعَزّي فيكِ ذا الأَسَدَ الهَصورا

عَلى العَلَمِ الَّذي مَلَكَ الدُهورا

عَلى العَلَمِ الَّذي مَلَكَ الدُهورا

I console this fierce lion for the loss of you,

And cast the enemy into calamity,

Upon the flag that ruled the ages

And the heat of summer or the cold of winter

وَظَلَّلَ تَحتَهُ أَهلَ الوَلاءِ

وَظَلَّلَ تَحتَهُ أَهلَ الوَلاءِ

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And sheltered the loyal beneath it.

Did not stop them atop the mountains.

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أُعَزّي فيكِ أَبطالَ النِزالِ

أُعَزّي فيكِ أَبطالَ النِزالِ

وَمَن قاسوا الشَدائِدَ في القِتالِ

وَمَن قاسوا الشَدائِدَ في القِتالِ

I console the heroes of battle for the loss of you,

And those who endured hardships in combat,

وَأَلقَوا بِالعَدُوِّ إِلى الوَبالِ

وَأَلقَوا بِالعَدُوِّ إِلى الوَبالِ

وَلَم يَمنَعهُمُ فَوقَ الجِبالِ

وَلَم يَمنَعهُمُ فَوقَ الجِبالِ

And cast the enemy into ruin;

And atop the mountains they were not deterred

لَهيبُ الصَيفِ أَو قُرُّ الشِتاءِ

لَهيبُ الصَيفِ أَو قُرُّ الشِتاءِ

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By summer's blaze or winter's bitter cold.

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