يزهوglories القريضpoetry بهin it ويسموand rises المنطقspeech
يزهو القريض به ويسمو المنطق
عيدa festival علىupon هامthe summits العلاof glory يتألقgleams
عيد على هام العلا يتألق
Poetry glories in it, and speech rises high;
Eloquence flourishes with it and speech is elevated
A festival gleaming upon the heights of glory.
A feast shining at the summit of heights
عيدa festival ندلwe boast بهof it علىbefore تاريخنour history (truncated)
عيد ندل به على تاريخن
فخراًin pride بمقدمهat its arrival الكريمnoble فيشرقand so it shines
فخراً بمقدمه الكريم فيشرق
A festival we boast of before our history,
A feast we boast of in our history
In pride at its noble arrival, it shines.
Pride in your honourable arrival illuminates
تقفstand البصائرperceptive minds دونهbefore it مذهولةastounded
تقف البصائر دونه مذهولة
لجلائلat the mighty الأعمالdeeds حينwhen تحدقthey gaze intently
لجلائل الأعمال حين تحدق
Perceptive minds stand awestruck before it,
Eyes stand before it, astonished
When they gaze upon the mighty deeds.
When they stare at the majesty of deeds
ياO زائدZayed الخيراتof good deeds نهجكyour path واضحclear
يا زائد الخيرات نهجك واضح
صافpure كنبعlike the spring النهرof the river إذas يتدفقit gushes
صاف كنبع النهر إذ يتدفق
O Zayed of good deeds, your path is clear,
O you who increase good, your path is clear
Pure as a river's spring as it gushes forth.
Pure as the flowing spring
توجتyou crowned آمالthe hopes القلوبof hearts بوحدةwith unity
توجت آمال القلوب بوحدة
فيin ظلهاعلمits shade, the banner الحضارةof civilization يخفقflutters
في ظلهاعلم الحضارة يخفق
You crowned the hopes of hearts with unity,
Hopes of hearts were crowned by unity
In whose shade civilization's banner flutters.
Under it the flag of civilization flutters
ومضيتand you went on تعليyou raise فيin المحافلassemblies شأنهits standing
ومضيت تعلي في المحافل شأنه
حتىuntil استقرsettled بهاin them المقامthe station الأليقmost fitting
حتى استقر بها المقام الأليق
And you went on raising its standing in assemblies,
You went on elevating its status in gatherings
Until it settled there in the station most fitting.
Until it settled in the most fitting position
للشهمfor the noble man راشدRashid منamong قواعدthe foundations صرحهof its edifice
للشهم راشد من قواعد صرحه
ركنa pillar عليهupon it منof النضارةfreshness رونقa sheen
ركن عليه من النضارة رونق
For noble Rashid, among its edifice's foundations,
For the courageous Rashid a pillar of its palace’s foundations
Stands a pillar bearing the sheen of freshness.
Upon which grace and elegance flourish
بكماthrough you both وبالأمراءand through the princes ثمthen بنيكمyour sons
بكما وبالأمراء ثم بنيكم
يحياlives on البناءthe edifice وأهلهand its people والموثقand the covenant
يحيا البناء وأهله والموثق
Through you both, through the princes, and then your sons,
With you and the princes, then with your sons
The edifice, its people, and the covenant live on.
The building, its people and ties live
ماhow كانwas أحوجناwe sorely needed لمثلكfor someone like you راعيa shepherd
ما كان أحوجنا لمثلك راعي
تحنوyou show tenderness حنوthe tenderness الوالدينof both parents وتشفقand show compassion
تحنو حنو الوالدين وتشفق
How sorely we needed a shepherd like you,
How much we needed someone like you, guardian
You show the tenderness of parents, and compassion.
Who cares for parents tenderly and sympathizes
وإذاand when تجانفstrayed بعضناone of us علمتهyou taught him
وإذا تجانف بعضنا علمته
أنthat التآلفharmony بالمروءةto noble character أليقmore fitting
أن التآلف بالمروءة أليق
And when one of us strayed, you taught him
And if some of us act foolishly, you teach him
That concord better befits nobility of character.
That harmony with chivalry is more appropriate
والعدلand justice أسthe foundation الحاكمينof rulers وأمنهمand their security
والعدل أس الحاكمين وأمنهم
والأمنand security دونwithout العدلjustice لاnot يتحققis achieved
والأمن دون العدل لا يتحقق
And justice is rulers' foundation and their security,
Justice is the foundation of rulers and their security
And security without justice cannot be achieved.
And without justice, security cannot be achieved
للشعبfor the people فيin جنبيكyour breast ودaffection خالصpure
للشعب في جنبيك ود خالص
ولكand for you المحبةlove والولاءand loyalty المطلقabsolute
ولك المحبة والولاء المطلق
In your breast lies pure affection for the people,
The people have sincere affection for you
And yours are love and absolute loyalty.
And for you is absolute love and loyalty
ولكand for you المواقفthe stances نيراتradiant ذكرهits remembrance
ولك المواقف نيرات ذكره
فيin لمgathering شملthe ranks العربof the Arabs وهوwhile it is مفرقscattered
في لم شمل العرب وهو مفرق
And yours are stances whose remembrance shines,
And for you are shining positions of mention
In gathering the Arabs' ranks when they are scattered.
In uniting Arabs when they were divided
أضنيتyou exhausted راحلةthe mount الوئامof concord ولمand did not تزلcease
أضنيت راحلة الوئام ولم تزل
حتىeven بأعتىwith the fiercest نافرa recalcitrant one تترفقyou deal gently
حتى بأعتى نافر تترفق
You exhausted concord's mount, yet never ceased
You saddled the mount of harmony and still
To treat even the fiercest dissenter gently.
With the most stubborn you deal gently
فتريهso you show him كيفhow المعضلاتdifficult problems تذلهsubdue it
فتريه كيف المعضلات تذله
هممthe aspirations الرجالof men وعزمهاand their resolve المتدفقsurging
همم الرجال وعزمها المتدفق
So you show him how difficult problems are subdued
You see how men’s resolute determination
By men's aspirations and their surging resolve.
Makes predicaments submissive and flowing
إنindeed الذينthose who تفتحتopened wide أبصارهمtheir eyes
إن الذين تفتحت أبصارهم
فرأوكand saw you تستبقyou vie with الكرامthe noble فتسبقand you surpass
فرأوك تستبق الكرام فتسبق
Indeed, those whose eyes were opened
Those whose eyes opened and saw you
And who saw you race the noble and outstrip them—
Outpacing the generous, overtaking
لوif أنهمthat they قدرواappreciated فعالكyour deeds ماnot شدsang (text appears truncated)
لو أنهم قدروا فعالك ما شد
إلاexcept بذكركwith mention of you عاطلan unadorned one ومطوقand a collared one
إلا بذكرك عاطل ومطوق
Had they duly valued your deeds, none would sing
If they appreciated your deeds, nothing would tie them
Save of you—bare-necked or collared alike.
Except your mention, idle and constrained
ماhow كانwas أحوجناwe sorely needed لمثلكfor someone like you رائدa pioneer
ما كان أحوجنا لمثلك رائد
توليyou bestow ووجهكand your face بالبشاشةwith cheerfulness مشرقradiant
تولي ووجهك بالبشاشة مشرق
How sorely we needed a pioneer like you,
How much we needed a leader like you
You give, your face radiant with cheer.
Who takes charge, your face radiating cheerfulness
غرستplanted يداكyour two hands الخيرgoodness فيin أرجائهits reaches
غرست يداك الخير في أرجائه
فنماand so grew بهاin them زرعcrops وأثمرand bore fruit مورقa leafy plant
فنما بها زرع وأثمر مورق
Your two hands planted goodness throughout its reaches,
Your hands planted goodness in its corners
So crops grew there, and leafy plants bore fruit.
So it grew by them thriving greenery
وأحلتand you turned بلقعهاits barren wasteland اليبابdesolate حدائقgardens
وأحلت بلقعها اليباب حدائق
بكرومهاwith their vineyards ونخيلهاand their date palms تتأنقare resplendent
بكرومها ونخيلها تتأنق
And you turned its barren, desolate wasteland into gardens,
And made its expanse gardens with your care
Resplendent with their vineyards and date palms.
With its vineyards and palms adorned
تتخللweave through النسماتthe breezes فيءthe shade ظلالهof its shadows
تتخلل النسمات فيء ظلاله
فيطيبand so grows pleasant منهاfrom them المنهلthe watering-place المترقرقshimmering
فيطيب منها المنهل المترقرق
Breezes weave through its sheltering shade,
Breezes meander through the shade of its trees
And through them the shimmering watering-place grows pleasant.
Sweetening the murmuring streams
يتنقلflits الغريدthe songbird بينamong رياضهits gardens
يتنقل الغريد بين رياضه
طرباًin delight وتبهجهand gladden it الربىthe hills فيحلقand so it soars
طرباً وتبهجه الربى فيحلق
The songbird flits among its gardens,
The warbler roams through its gardens
In delight; the hills gladden it, and it soars.
Singing joyfully, the groves delight it
ماhow اجملbeautiful الدنياthe world بمنwith those whom أحببتهمyou have loved
ما اجمل الدنيا بمن أحببتهم
وطنa homeland تعزyou gain honor بهthrough it وشهمand a noble man غيدقbountiful
وطن تعز به وشهم غيدق
How beautiful the world is with those you have loved:
How beautiful is life with those I love
A homeland that brings you honor, and a noble, generous man,
A homeland you honour, and generous people
وصديقand a friend صدقtrue لاnot يكدرdisturbs صفوهhis serenity
وصديق صدق لا يكدر صفوه
واشٍa slanderer ينمwho spreads gossip ولاnor زمانٌa time مقلقtroubling
واشٍ ينم ولا زمانٌ مقلق
And a true friend whose serenity is not disturbed
And a true friend whose serenity remains untarnished
By a tattling slanderer or a troubling age.
A comrade who brings tranquility, not anxiety
مهماhowever تعاقبتfollow one another السنونthe years بغدرهwith its treachery
مهما تعاقبت السنون بغدره
والدهرand time ذوpossessing غيرٍvicissitudes بهin it لاnot يوثقcan be trusted
والدهر ذو غيرٍ به لا يوثق
However the years follow one another, bearing its treachery—
No matter how the years pass with their treachery
And time is full of reversals and cannot be trusted—
And time is fickle, in it one cannot trust
سيظلwill continue هذاthis الشعبpeople يذكرremembering زائدZayed
سيظل هذا الشعب يذكر زائد
بالفضلfor his goodness فهوfor he بكلof every فضلٍhonor أخلقmost deserving
بالفضل فهو بكل فضلٍ أخلق
This people will always remember Zayed
This people will remember Zayed
For his goodness, for he is most deserving of every honor.
With gratitude, for he is most upright in gratitude
خذtake منfrom بدائعthe wonders ماwhat تخطtraces يراعتيmy reed pen
خذ من بدائع ما تخط يراعتي
درراًpearls علىupon قممthe summits المعانيof meanings تشرقshine
درراً على قمم المعاني تشرق
Take, from the wonders my reed pen traces,
Take from the prime examples you outline, my guardian,
Pearls that shine upon the summits of meaning.
Pearls atop the peaks of meaning shining
أوحىinspired بهاwith them قلبa heart بحبكwith love for you مفعمbrimming
أوحى بها قلب بحبك مفعم
والقلبand the heart حينwhen يحبit loves لاnot يتملقflatters
والقلب حين يحب لا يتملق
A heart brimming with love for you inspired them;
Inspired by a heart filled with love for you
And a heart, when it loves, does not flatter.
And the heart when it loves does not flatter
ستظلwill remain فيin جنبيmy breast نفسa soul حرةfree
ستظل في جنبي نفس حرة
للصدقfor truth فيin كلevery المواطنsetting أسبقforemost
للصدق في كل المواطن أسبق
Within my breast a free soul will remain,
You will remain in my soul free
Foremost in truth in every setting.
Preceding in honesty in all affairs
فإليكso to you منfrom ذوبthe molten essence الفؤادof the heart تحيةa greeting
فإليك من ذوب الفؤاد تحية
أزكىsweeter منthan المسكmusk الفتيتpowdered وأعبقand more fragrant
أزكى من المسك الفتيت وأعبق
So to you, from the molten essence of my heart, a greeting,
So from a melting heart, purest regards
Sweeter than powdered musk, and more fragrant.
More fragrant than musk crushed and most aromatic
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