صباحكyour morning عيدa feast مشرقradiant وبنودand banners
صباحك عيد مشرق وبنود
ترفرفflutter فيin أجوائناour skies ووفودand delegations
ترفرف في أجوائنا ووفود
Your morning is a radiant feast, and banners
Your morning is a radiant feast and gifts
Flutter in our skies, and delegations
Flutter in our air and delegations
تزفbring التهانيcongratulations والأمانيand good wishes تحفهsurround it
تزف التهاني والأماني تحفه
رياضgardens رؤاهاtheir sights رائعwondrous وورودand roses
رياض رؤاها رائع وورود
Bring congratulations and good wishes; it is surrounded
Bringing congratulations and wishes as presents
By gardens whose sights are wondrous, and by roses.
Its visions are wonderful gardens and roses
تضوعwafted منهاfrom them عطرهاtheir perfume وأريجهand its fragrance
تضوع منها عطرها وأريجه
يطيبis gladdened بهby it قلبa heart جوlovesick وودودand affectionate
يطيب به قلب جو وودود
Their perfume and its fragrance wafted from them;
Their fragrance and aroma spreads
A lovesick, affectionate heart delights in it—
To please the heart of a loving and friendly atmosphere
محبa lover يرىsees فيمنin the one whom يحبhe loves سعادةhappiness
محب يرى فيمن يحب سعادة
تقاصرfall short عنهاof it جنةparadise وخلودand immortality
تقاصر عنها جنة وخلود
A lover who sees in the one he loves a happiness
A lover sees the happiness of their beloved
That paradise and immortality fall short of.
Beyond any paradise or eternity
ولوand if حكمmade the arbiter العقلreason اللبيبdiscerning بدتwould appear لهto him
ولو حكم العقل اللبيب بدت له
مصائبcalamities عقباهاtheir outcome لظىblazing fire ووقودand fuel
مصائب عقباها لظى ووقود
Yet were he to let discerning reason judge, he would see
And if sound logic ruled it would seem to him
Calamities whose outcome is blazing fire and fuel.
Misfortunes whose outcome is agony and fuel
فياso O تبعاتconsequences الحبof love لولاكwere it not for you لمnot تكنexist
فيا تبعات الحب لولاك لم تكن
لليلىfor Layla ولاnor سلمىSalma عليupon me قيودfetters
لليلى ولا سلمى علي قيود
O consequences of love, without you there would be no
So consequences of love without you there would be
Fetters upon me from Layla or Salma.
No Layla or Salma in bonds
ولاand no ذنبfault ليof mine لولاwere it not for العيونthe eyes التيthat رمنsought
ولا ذنب لي لولا العيون التي رمن
فؤاداًa heart أثارتهstirred it لمىdark lip-color وخدودand cheeks
فؤاداً أثارته لمى وخدود
Nor would I be at fault, but for the eyes that sought
And I am not to blame except for the eyes that threw
A heart stirred by dusky lips and cheeks.
A heart they stirred up with radiance and cheeks
فأصبحso it became هيماناًlove-maddened معنىtormented بحبهby its love
فأصبح هيماناً معنى بحبه
لديهit has علىregarding ماwhat يدعيهclaims it شهودwitnesses
لديه على ما يدعيه شهود
So it became love-maddened, tormented by its love;
So it became obsessed with its love
It has witnesses to what it claims.
To it what it claims is evidence
ولكنbut حقthe right الحبof love فيin الشرعreligious law ضائعis lost
ولكن حق الحب في الشرع ضائع
وماand not كلevery حقright ضائعlost سيعودwill return
وما كل حق ضائع سيعود
But love's right is lost in religious law,
But the right of love in law is lost
And not every lost right will return,
And not every lost right will return
إذاif لمnot تناصرهsupport it الفوارسthe horsemen والقنand spears (likely والقنا)
إذا لم تناصره الفوارس والقن
وتملأand fill آفاقthe horizons البلادof the land جنودtroops
وتملأ آفاق البلاد جنود
Unless horsemen and spears come to its aid,
Unless it is supported by knights and spears
And troops fill the horizons of the land.
And the horizons of the country fill with troops
وإلاand otherwise فلاthen no حقright يردis restored لأهلهto its rightful holders
وإلا فلا حق يرد لأهله
ولاnor عزةhonor للدينfor the faith سوفwill تعودreturn
ولا عزة للدين سوف تعود
Otherwise no right is restored to its rightful holders,
Otherwise no right will return to its people
Nor will honor return to the faith.
Nor dignity to the religion will come back
وكيفand how يسودprevails المرءa person منfrom غيرwithout همةresolve
وكيف يسود المرء من غير همة
لهاbefore it الراسياتthe firmly rooted mountains الشامخاتthe lofty تميدsway
لها الراسيات الشامخات تميد
How can a man prevail without a resolve
How can one prevail without ambition
Before which the firmly rooted, lofty mountains sway?
With firm pillars that tower
وللعربand for the Arabs الأحرارthe free عشرونtwenty دولةstates
وللعرب الأحرار عشرون دولة
وثنتانand two والأخرىand the other غداًtomorrow ستسودwill be sovereign
وثنتان والأخرى غداً ستسود
The free Arabs have twenty states,
The free Arabs have twenty states
And two more; another will be sovereign tomorrow.
And two more tomorrow will prevail
وكلand each لهhas رأيan opinion وفكرand thought ومنهجand a course
وكل له رأي وفكر ومنهج
فهذاso this one عميدa brigadier فيin الهوىcaprice وعقيدand a colonel
فهذا عميد في الهوى وعقيد
Each has an opinion, a way of thinking, and a course;
Each has an opinion, thought and approach
This one is a brigadier in caprice, and a colonel.
One a leader in love, the other a believer
متىwhen تلتقيcome together آراؤكمyour opinions وقلوبكمand your hearts
متى تلتقي آراؤكم وقلوبكم
وتصدقand prove true منكمfrom you همةresolve ووعودand promises
وتصدق منكم همة ووعود
When will your opinions and hearts come together,
When will your views and hearts meet
And your resolve and promises prove true?
And sincere ambitions and promises come from you
متىwhen تنبذونcast away الحقدhatred والخلفand discord خلفكمbehind you
متى تنبذون الحقد والخلف خلفكم
ويجمعكمand unites you دينa faith لكمof yours وعهودand covenants
ويجمعكم دين لكم وعهود
When will you cast hatred and discord behind you,
When will you abandon malice and the past behind you
And be united by your faith and covenants?
And a religion for you with covenants brings you together
متىwhen ومتىand when لاmay not باركbless اللهGod فيin متىwhen
متى ومتى لا بارك الله في متى
وحتىand until متىwhen هذاthis one لذاكagainst that one يكيدplots
وحتى متى هذا لذاك يكيد
When, and when—may God grant no blessing to 'when'!
When, when - May God not bless “when”
And how long will this one plot against that one?
And until when will this one plot against that
وحتىand until متىwhen هذاthis الشتاتdisunity كأننas though we
وحتى متى هذا الشتات كأنن
أبوناour father صليبa cross والجدودand the forefathers يهودJews
أبونا صليب والجدود يهود
And how long will this disunity last, as though
And until when is this disunity as if
Our father were a cross and our forefathers Jews?
Our father is the cross and ancestors are Jews
وأعداؤكمand your enemies يستثمرونexploit خلافكمyour discord
وأعداؤكم يستثمرون خلافكم
وتكبرand grow أطماعambitions لهمof theirs وحدودand borders
وتكبر أطماع لهم وحدود
While your enemies exploit your discord,
Your enemies exploit your differences
And their ambitions and borders grow,
And their greed and borders grow
وأنتمand you كماas أنتمyou يقصis clipped جناحكمyour wing
وأنتم كما أنتم يقص جناحكم
وتقطعand are severed أطرافlimbs لكمof yours وعضودand upper arms
وتقطع أطراف لكم وعضود
You remain as you are, while your wing is clipped,
While you are as you are, clipping your wings
And your limbs and upper arms are severed.
And severing your limbs and forearms
وماand not زلتمyou have ceased فيin هجعةa spell of sleep منof سباتكمyour slumber
وما زلتم في هجعة من سباتكم
أسكرis it drunkenness بكمin you أمor خيبةdisappointment وخمودand torpor
أسكر بكم أم خيبة وخمود
Still you lie asleep in your slumber:
You still remain in the stupor of your slumber
Is it drunkenness that grips you, or disappointment and torpor?
Intoxicated or disillusioned and subdued
فقلso tell لذويthe proponents of التطبيعnormalization إنthat عدوكمyour enemy
فقل لذوي التطبيع إن عدوكم
طموحambitious إلىtoward سلبplunder والحمىand the homeland ولدودand bitterly hostile
طموح إلى سلب والحمى ولدود
Tell the advocates of normalization that your enemy
Tell those with natural dispositions your enemy’s
Is bent on plunder and seizing the homeland, and fiercely hostile.
Ambition is to loot, protect, and is affectionate
وذلكand that مالاwhat ... does not ترتضيهaccepts it عروبةArab identity
وذلك مالا ترتضيه عروبة
لهاit has فيin هداهاits guidance طارفnewly acquired wealth وتليدand ancestral wealth
لها في هداها طارف وتليد
And that is what Arab identity will not accept—
This is not approved by an Arabism
Whose guidance holds both new gains and ancestral wealth.
With enlightenment and tradition in its guidance
فلاso no بدescape منfrom فجرa dawn يزيلdispels ضياؤهits light
فلا بد من فجر يزيل ضياؤه
دياجيرdeep shadows حقدof hatred وطؤهنtheir oppressive weight شديدis severe
دياجير حقد وطؤهن شديد
There must be a dawn whose light dispels
There must be a dawn whose light
The deep shadows of hatred, whose weight is crushing,
Dispels darknesses of malice and intense darkness
بيومon a day بغيظenrages (likely يغيظ) المعتدينthe aggressors وتلتقيand gather
بيوم بغيظ المعتدين وتلتقي
علىover القدسJerusalem راياتbanners لناof ours وحشودand hosts
على القدس رايات لنا وحشود
On a day that enrages the aggressors, as there gather
A day enraging the aggressors and our flags meet
Over Jerusalem our banners and hosts.
In Jerusalem, no other banners but crowds
وغاياتهاand their aims الإسلامIslam لاno شيءthing غيرهother than it
وغاياتها الإسلام لا شيء غيره
تدافعdefend عنon behalf of أهدافهits aims وتذودand protect
تدافع عن أهدافه وتذود
Their aims are Islam, and nothing else;
Their purpose is Islam and nothing else
They defend its aims and protect it.
Defending its goals and shielding
تحررناfree us منfrom عجزناour impotence وخمولنand our lethargy
تحررنا من عجزنا وخمولن
وتبعثand awaken فيناwithin us العزمresolve وهوand it جديدis new
وتبعث فينا العزم وهو جديد
They free us from our impotence and lethargy,
It liberates us from our incapacity and lethargy
And awaken renewed resolve within us.
And inspires in us determination that is renewed
فإماso either حياةa life نبذلwe give المالwealth والدمand blood
فإما حياة نبذل المال والدم
لعزتهاfor its dignity أوor موتةa death وهمودand stillness
لعزتها أو موتة وهمود
So either a life for which we give our wealth and blood
Either an honorable life sacrificing wealth and blood
To secure its dignity, or death and stillness.
Or death and despair
خذواtake مثلاan example منfrom زايدZayed الخيرthe Good واقتفوand follow
خذوا مثلا من زايد الخير واقتفو
خطاهhis footsteps فإنfor indeed الرأيjudgment منهfrom him سديدis sound
خطاه فإن الرأي منه سديد
Take Zayed the Good as your example, and follow
Follow the example of the benevolent Zayed
His footsteps, for his judgment is sound.
His view is rightly guided
أطلواlook علىupon ماضيthe past الإماراتof the Emirates قبلهbefore him
أطلوا على ماضي الإمارات قبله
وعودواand return إلىto التاريخhistory فهوfor it شهيدis a witness
وعودوا إلى التاريخ فهو شهيد
Look upon the Emirates' past before him,
Look at the UAE’s past before him
And return to history, for it bears witness.
And return to history for it bears witness
ترونyou see انقساماًdivision واختلافاand discord وفرقةand disunity
ترون انقساماً واختلافا وفرقة
أهاجstirred لظاهاits flames جاهلan ignorant person ورشيدand a wise one
أهاج لظاها جاهل ورشيد
You will see division, discord, and disunity,
You see division, disagreement and sects
Whose flames the ignorant and the wise alike stirred.
Whose absurdity confused the ignorant and the wise
فوحدهاso he united it بعدafter التمزقfragmentation والتقىand came together
فوحدها بعد التمزق والتقى
علىin حبهlove for him كهلa mature man لهاof its people ووليدand a newborn
على حبه كهل لها ووليد
He united it after its fragmentation, and there gathered
He united it after fragmentation and hearts met
In love for him, its grown men and newborns.
In love for him, elderly and young
سلواask شعبهhis people عنabout حمكهhis rule فيin بلادهhis land
سلوا شعبه عن حمكه في بلاده
تجبكمwill answer you سهولplains للحمىof the homeland ونجودand uplands
تجبكم سهول للحمى ونجود
Ask his people about his rule in his land;
Ask his people about his rule in the country
The homeland's plains and uplands will answer you.
That obliges you hospitality and camel herds
فإنso if شئتمyou desire الحبthe love الذيwhich قدindeed سماrose high بهthrough it
فإن شئتم الحب الذي قد سما به
فبالعدلfor through justice ينموgrows الحبlove ثمthen يزيدincreases
فبالعدل ينمو الحب ثم يزيد
If you desire the love through which he rose high,
If you desire the love he was elevated with
Through justice love grows, then grows still more.
Then with justice love grows and increases
فكمfor how often قدindeed دعاكمhe called you للوئامto harmony وحثكمand urged you
فكم قد دعاكم للوئام وحثكم
عليهtoward it ولكنbut الخلافdiscord عنيدis obstinate
عليه ولكن الخلاف عنيد
How often he called you to harmony and urged you
How much he called you to harmony and urged you
Toward it—yet discord is obstinate.
To it but discord is stubborn
فياso O ربناour Lord نشكوwe complain إليكto You خلافنour discord
فيا ربنا نشكو إليك خلافن
فإنكfor You indeed برٌare kind بالعبادto the servants ودودloving
فإنك برٌ بالعباد ودود
O our Lord, we complain to You of our discord,
O Lord we complain to You about our conflict
For You are kind and loving toward Your servants.
For You are righteous to Your servants and loving
وياand O ربناour Lord إنindeed العداةthe enemies تألبوhave banded together
ويا ربنا إن العداة تألبو
عليناagainst us وكلand each ظالمunjust وحقودand spiteful
علينا وكل ظالم وحقود
O our Lord, the enemies have banded together
O Lord the enemies have attacked
Against us, and each is unjust and spiteful.
Us and every oppressor and resentful one
وياand O ربناour Lord وحدunite علىupon الخيرgoodness أمةa nation
ويا ربنا وحد على الخير أمة
فإنكfor You indeed للفعالare surely the Doer حينwhen تريدYou will
فإنك للفعال حين تريد
O our Lord, unite a nation in goodness,
O Lord unite the nation for good
For You surely act whenever You will.
For when You want, You are Able to do
وياand O ربناour Lord إناindeed we رفعناhave raised أكفنour palms
ويا ربنا إنا رفعنا أكفن
إليكto You ونحنand we السائلونthe petitioners عبيدare servants
إليك ونحن السائلون عبيد
O our Lord, we have raised our palms
O Lord we raised our palms
To You, and we who ask are servants.
To You and we are the asking slaves
وياand O ربناour Lord إناindeed we ظلمناhave wronged نفوسنourselves
ويا ربنا إنا ظلمنا نفوسن
وعفوكand Your pardon نرجوهwe hope for it وأنتand You حميدare praiseworthy
وعفوك نرجوه وأنت حميد
O our Lord, we have wronged ourselves,
O Lord we wronged ourselves
And hope for Your pardon; You are worthy of praise.
And we hope for Your pardon, You are Praiseworthy
فلاso do not تشمتlet gloat الخصمthe adversary اللدودbitterly hostile بأمةover a nation
فلا تشمت الخصم اللدود بأمة
لوجهكfor Your sake منهاamong its people ركعthose who bow وسجودand those who prostrate
لوجهك منها ركع وسجود
Do not let a bitter foe gloat over a nation
So do not let the hostile enemy gloat over a nation
Among whose people are those who bow and prostrate for Your sake.
From it came bowing and prostration
Sol 6.1