لتهْنَmay it rejoice البلادُthe land وسكانهاand its inhabitants
لتهْنَ البلادُ وسكانها
وتسحبand trail ذيلِthe hem الهناbliss والسرورْand joy
وتسحب ذيلِ الهنا والسرورْ
May the land and its inhabitants rejoice,
Let the country and its people rejoice,
and may it trail the hem of bliss and joy;
And happiness and joy spread far and wide.
وترقصand dance أدواحُهاits spreading trees بهجةًin delight
وترقص أدواحُها بهجةً
وتسجعand trill فوقabove الغصونَthe boughs الطيورْthe birds
وتسجع فوق الغصونَ الطيورْ
and may its spreading trees dance in delight,
Let happiness make their hearts dance,
and may the birds trill above the boughs;
And birds sing above the flower buds.
ويثنيand bends الشمالَthe north wind أفانينهاits branches
ويثني الشمالَ أفانينها
وتبسمand smile تيهاًwith pride ثغورُthe mouths الزهورْof the flowers
وتبسم تيهاً ثغورُ الزهورْ
and may the north wind bend its branches,
Let the north wind spread its melodies,
and may the flowers’ mouths smile with pride.
And smiles bloom on flowers’ lips.
فقدfor indeed حققhas fulfilled اللهGod آمالهاits hopes
فقد حقق الله آمالها
وفاءَand returned لهاto it بانشراحِwith gladness الصدورْof hearts
وفاءَ لها بانشراحِ الصدورْ
For God has fulfilled its hopes,
For God has fulfilled their hopes,
and returned to it with gladness of heart,
Expanding their chests in gratitude and relief.
بمقدمwith the arrival of أستاذناour teacher مَنthe one who بهِthrough him
بمقدم أستاذنا مَن بهِ
مِنfrom اللهGod نرجوwe hope for صلاحthe right ordering of الأمورْaffairs
مِن الله نرجو صلاح الأمورْ
with the arrival of our teacher, through whom
With the arrival of our professor, who
we hope God will set matters right—
We pray to God will improve all matters,
أبيAbu (father of) عمرٍUmar شمسthe sun إشراقناof our radiance
أبي عمرٍ شمس إشراقنا
وموئلناand our refuge منfrom محالِthe wiles الدهورْof the ages
وموئلنا من محالِ الدهورْ
Abu Umar, the sun of our radiance,
Our father Omar, the sun of our dawn,
and our refuge from the wiles of time.
And our refuge throughout the ages.
فقدfor indeed عمّhas filled أرجاءهاits reaches بالسناwith radiance
فقد عمّ أرجاءها بالسنا
وشرفand honored ابناءهاits sons بالحضورْwith his presence
وشرف ابناءها بالحضورْ
For he has filled its reaches with radiance,
He has spread goodness all around,
and honored its sons with his presence.
And honored his people by being present.
Sol 6.1