حَيَّmay greet تِلِمْسَانَTlemcen الْحَيَاlife-giving rain فَرُبُوعُهَاfor her quarters
حَيَّ تِلِمْسَانَ الْحَيَا فَرُبُوعُهَا
صَدَفٌan oyster shell يَجُودُlavishes بِدُرِّهِwith its pearls الْمَكْنُونِhidden
صَدَفٌ يَجُودُ بِدُرِّهِ الْمَكْنُونِ
May life-giving rain greet Tlemcen, for her quarters are
a shell lavish with its hidden pearls.
مَاwhatever شِئْتَyou wish مِنْof فَضْلٍbounty عَمِيمٍall-embracing إِنْif سَقَىit gives drink
مَا شِئْتَ مِنْ فَضْلٍ عَمِيمٍ إِنْ سَقَى
أَرْوَىit quenches thirst وَمَنٍّand favor لَيْسَis not بِالمَمْنُونِat all cut off
أَرْوَى وَمَنٍّ لَيْسَ بِالمَمْنُونِ
Whatever you wish of all-embracing bounty—if it gives drink,
it quenches thirst—and favor that never ceases.
أَوْor شِئْتyou wish مِنْof دِينٍfaith إِذَاwhen قِدْحُstriking a spark الهدَىguidance
أَوْ شِئْت مِنْ دِينٍ إِذَا قِدْحُ الهدَى
أَوْرَىkindles flame وَدُنْيَاand worldly life لمnot تَكُنwas بالدُونin the least lowly
أَوْرَى وَدُنْيَا لم تَكُن بالدُون
Or, if you wish, faith: when guidance's spark is struck,
it kindles flame—and worldly life that was not lowly.
وَردَّand answered النَّسيمُthe breeze لَهَاto her بِنَشْرِwith the fragrance of حَدِيقَةٍa garden
وَردَّ النَّسيمُ لَهَا بِنَشْرِ حَدِيقَةٍ
قَدْalready أَزْهَرَتْhave blossomed أَفْنَانُهَاits boughs بِفُنُونِin varied kinds
قَدْ أَزْهَرَتْ أَفْنَانُهَا بِفُنُونِ
And the breeze answered her with the fragrance of a garden
whose boughs have blossomed in many varieties.
وَإِذَاand when حَبِيبةُHabiba أُمِّmother of يَحْيَىYahya أنجَبَتْbears noble offspring
وَإِذَا حَبِيبةُ أُمِّ يَحْيَى أنجَبَتْ
فَلَهَاthen she has الشُّفُوفُpreeminence عَلَىover عُيُونِthe choicest of الْعِينِwide-eyed beauties
فَلَهَا الشُّفُوفُ عَلَى عُيُونِ الْعِينِ
And when Habiba, mother of Yahya, bears noble offspring,
she excels the choicest of wide-eyed beauties.
Sol 6.1