تحلوgrow sweet الترانيمthe songs حيثwhere الماءwater والعشبand grass
تحلو الترانيم حيث الماء والعشب
وجحفلand a host الغيدgraceful women للألبابthe minds يستلبsteals away
وجحفل الغيد للألباب يستلب
Songs grow sweet where there is water and grass,
The songs are sweet where there is water and grass
And a host of graceful women steals minds away.
And flocks of birds captivate hearts
أماbut وقدand now that صوحتhave withered روضgardens وجفand has dried up ندىdew
أما وقد صوحت روض وجف ندى
وغارand sank underground نبعa spring وماتand died الكرمthe grapevines والعنبand grapes
وغار نبع ومات الكرم والعنب
But now that gardens have withered and dew has dried,
But now that the garden has withered and the dew has dried
And a spring has sunk underground, and vines and grapes have died,
The spring has hidden and the vines and grapes died
فكيفso how تصدحsings out فوقabove الأيكthe grove ساجعةa cooing dove
فكيف تصدح فوق الأيك ساجعة
وليسand there is not فيin الأيكthe grove ماwhat يوحيinspires بهit الطربdelight
وليس في الأيك ما يوحي به الطرب
How, then, can a cooing dove sing above the grove,
How can you sing sadly above the nest
When the grove holds none of what delight inspires?
When there is nothing in the nest that inspires melody
تبدلتturned into نسماتthe breezes of الريفthe countryside عاصفةa tempest
تبدلت نسمات الريف عاصفة
إعصارهاits whirlwind بلظىwith the flames of الأحقادhatreds تلتهبblazes
إعصارها بلظى الأحقاد تلتهب
The countryside's breezes have turned into a tempest,
The breezes of the countryside have turned into storms
Its whirlwind blazes with the flames of hatred.
Their tempest fueled by the heat of malice
أتتswept علىover كلevery شيءthing وفقaccording to ماwhat رسموthey planned
أتت على كل شيء وفق ما رسمو
نارa fire ضحيتهاits victims الحطابthe woodcutter والحطبand firewood
نار ضحيتها الحطاب والحطب
It consumed everything, just as they had planned—
They came upon everything as they had planned
A fire whose victims were the woodcutter and the firewood.
Its victim is the woodcutter and the wood
ماnot همهاconcerned it وطنa homeland تفنىperish شبيبتهits youth
ما همها وطن تفنى شبيبته
علىat يديهاits hands ولاnor الغاياتthe aims والسببand the reason
على يديها ولا الغايات والسبب
It cared nothing for a homeland whose youth perish
They care not for a homeland whose youth
At its hands, nor for aims or reasons.
Perish by their hands, nor for goals and purpose
حتىuntil إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle اكفهرتgrew grim فرfled شاعرهits poet
حتى إذا ما اكفهرت فر شاعره
إلىto مروجmeadows بهاin them الخيراتbounties تنكسبpour forth
إلى مروج بها الخيرات تنكسب
Until, when gloom gathered, its poet fled
Until when their poet fled, disheartened
To meadows where bounties pour forth.
To meadows where goodness can be gained
دبيDubai ياO جنةa paradise بالخيرwith bounty قدindeed ورفتhave grown ample
دبي يا جنة بالخير قد ورفت
ظلالهاits shades فتلاقىand so met الحبlove والأدبand literature
ظلالها فتلاقى الحب والأدب
Dubai, O paradise, whose bounty has made ample
Dubai, oasis of goodness your shade has spread
Its shade, where love and literature have met.
Where love and literature come together
دبيDubai ياO موئلa haven الأحرارthe free منsince قدمancient times
دبي يا موئل الأحرار من قدم
وبلسمand balm الجرحthe wound إنif أزرىworsened بهit العطبharm
وبلسم الجرح إن أزرى به العطب
Dubai, O haven of the free since ancient times,
Dubai, home of the free from the beginning
And balm for a wound when harm has worsened it.
And balm for wounds however hurt they be
أصبحتyou have become واسطةthe central jewel of العقدthe necklace الذيwhose انتظمتencircled
أصبحت واسطة العقد الذي انتظمت
حباتهits beads جيدthe neck of منone who تسموare exalted بهاthrough her الرتبranks
حباته جيد من تسمو بها الرتب
You have become the central jewel of the necklace whose
You have become the tie that binds the necklace
Beads encircle the neck of her who ennobles ranks.
Whose beads are a generation of high rank
وقاكmay He protect you مولاكyour Lord شرthe evil of الحقدhatred منfrom فئةa faction
وقاك مولاك شر الحقد من فئة
لاnot يحسبis considered الغدرtreachery منهاfrom it أنهthat it is عجبa wonder
لا يحسب الغدر منها أنه عجب
May your Lord shield you from the evil hatred of a faction
And your Lord protected you from the malice of a group
Whose treachery is no surprise.
For whom treachery is not considered strange
أنخmake kneel ركابكyour riding camels وامرحand revel فيin مرابعهits grounds
أنخ ركابك وامرح في مرابعه
ففيfor in صدورthe breasts of بنيهاits sons الملتقىthe meeting-place الرحبspacious
ففي صدور بنيها الملتقى الرحب
Make your camels kneel, and revel in its grounds,
Rest your feet and enjoy its expanse
For in its sons' hearts lies a spacious meeting-place.
For in the hearts of its people lies the vast plain
إذاwhen ازدهتglories ببنيin the sons of مكتومMaktoum غرتهits brow
إذا ازدهت ببني مكتوم غرته
فالتاجthen the crown يزدانgains splendor فيهwithin it الدرpearls والذهبand gold
فالتاج يزدان فيه الدر والذهب
When its brow glories in the sons of Maktoum,
When adorned with the children of Maktum its pride swells
Then, in the crown, pearls and gold gain splendor.
As the crown is embellished with pearls and gold
Sol 6.1