إرْفَعْraise قِسِيَّbows المُنْشَآتِthe ships بسَعدِهِwith his good fortune
إرْفَعْ قِسِيَّ المُنْشَآتِ بسَعدِهِ
واسْتَنْجِزِand seek fulfillment النّصْرَthe victory العَزيزَmighty لوعْدِهِfor his promise
واسْتَنْجِزِ النّصْرَ العَزيزَ لوعْدِهِ
Raise the ships’ bows with his good fortune,
And seek mighty victory in fulfillment of his promise.
وانْظُرْand look إليْهِat him تلُحْwill shine forth إليكَto you بوجْهِهِin his face
وانْظُرْ إليْهِ تلُحْ إليكَ بوجْهِهِ
سِمَةَthe mark الشّجاعَةِof courage منْfrom أبيهِhis father وجدِّهِand his grandfather
سِمَةَ الشّجاعَةِ منْ أبيهِ وجدِّهِ
And look at him: in his face there shines before you
The mark of courage from his father and grandfather.
للهِto God (in admiration) مِنْof (emphatic) سيْفٍa sword لنصْرِكَfor your victory صارِمٍkeen-edged
للهِ مِنْ سيْفٍ لنصْرِكَ صارِمٍ
ينْسابُflows ماءُthe water الحُسْنِof beauty فوقَover فِرِنْدِهits patterned steel
ينْسابُ ماءُ الحُسْنِ فوقَ فِرِنْدِه
By God, what a keen sword for your victory,
Over whose patterned steel the water of beauty flows!
صدَرَتْwent forth إليْكَto you بَشارَتيmy glad tidings وتفاؤُليand my hopeful augury
صدَرَتْ إليْكَ بَشارَتي وتفاؤُلي
بالأمرِconcerning the event قبْلَbefore بُروزِهِhis emergence منْfrom غِمْدِهِhis sheath
بالأمرِ قبْلَ بُروزِهِ منْ غِمْدِهِ
My glad tidings and hopeful augury went forth to you
Concerning the event, before he emerged from his sheath.
يسْتَبْشِرُrejoices الأسْطولُthe fleet منْهُin him بقائِدٍas a commander
يسْتَبْشِرُ الأسْطولُ منْهُ بقائِدٍ
كالبَدْرِlike the full moon تحْتَbeneath شِراعِهِhis sail أوor بَنْدِهِhis banner
كالبَدْرِ تحْتَ شِراعِهِ أو بَنْدِهِ
The fleet rejoices in him as a commander,
Like the full moon beneath his sail or banner.
والبحْرُand the sea يفْخَرُtakes pride منْهُin him يومَon the day of وِلادَةٍbirth
والبحْرُ يفْخَرُ منْهُ يومَ وِلادَةٍ
بمَلَنْدِهِin its admiral ابْنِson of ملَنْدِهِits admiral ابْنِson of ملَنْدِهِits admiral
بمَلَنْدِهِ ابْنِ ملَنْدِهِ ابْنِ ملَنْدِهِ
And on the day of his birth, the sea takes pride in him—
Its admiral, son of its admiral, son of its admiral.
Sol 6.1