شمس ظهر

شمس ظهر

فما القمر

فما القمر

A sun has appeared;

The sun rose,

what, then, is the moon

So what of the moon

حينَ سَفَرْ

حينَ سَفَرْ

وما المطر

وما المطر

when it unveils itself?

When it traveled,

And what is the rain

And what of the rain

إذا انهمَرْ

إذا انهمَرْ

أي مَقَرْ

أي مَقَرْ

when it pours down?

When it poured down,

What an abode,

In what place

به السَّيَرْ

به السَّيَرْ

تُلهي البشر

تُلهي البشر

where tales

Does travel lead

entertain mankind

To distract mankind

مدى الدَّهَرْ

مدى الدَّهَرْ

مثل السّحَرْ

مثل السّحَرْ

throughout the ages,

Throughout time

like magic!

Like magic,

نجم زَهَرْ

نجم زَهَرْ

بدر بَدَرْ

بدر بَدَرْ

A star that shone,

A star blossomed,

a full moon that rose,

A full moon shone,

يولي البِدَر

يولي البِدَر

إذا اختَصَرْ

إذا اختَصَرْ

bestowing purses of money

Bringing the crescent moon

when he keeps it brief.

When it wanes.

فَمَن فَغَرْ

فَمَن فَغَرْ

عَنْه صَدَرْ

عَنْه صَدَرْ

So whoever opened his mouth

So whoever complained

departed from him,

With an aching heart

وقَدْ شَكَرْ

وقَدْ شَكَرْ

ثمَّ استَمَرْ

ثمَّ استَمَرْ

having given thanks,

Even having thanked

then went on.

And then continued

وإنْ أَمَرْ

وإنْ أَمَرْ

قلتُ القَدَرْ

قلتُ القَدَرْ

And should he command,

And even commanded

I would say, 'Fate!'

I said: it's fate.

فما هَجَرْ

فما هَجَرْ

ولا فَجَرْ

ولا فَجَرْ

So he spoke no foul words,

So he didn't abandon

nor acted wickedly,

Or transgress

ولا سَخَرْ

ولا سَخَرْ

ولا هَجَرْ

ولا هَجَرْ

nor mocked,

Or ridicule

nor forsook,

Or forsake.

ولا انتَهرْ

ولا انتَهرْ

وَهْوَ الزَّهَرْ

وَهْوَ الزَّهَرْ

nor rebuked.

He is the blossom,

And he is the blossom,

Sweet fruit,

حُلْوُ الثّمَرْ

حُلْوُ الثّمَرْ

أَوُ البحر

أَوُ البحر

sweet in fruit,

Or the sea

or the sea,

Sparkling with pearls

يبدي الدرَرْ

يبدي الدرَرْ

مِنَ الفِقَرْ

مِنَ الفِقَرْ

revealing pearls

Despite poverty,

of fine phrases,

Away from worry,

عن الفكَرْ

عن الفكَرْ

إذا ابتكر

إذا ابتكر

from his thoughts,

When he came up with a new idea,

when he devises

Those were precious moments.

تلك الغُرَرْ

تلك الغُرَرْ

لقد بَهَرْ

لقد بَهَرْ

those radiant gems.

Indeed, a young man from Mudar

He has truly dazzled—

Kept his word to the groups

فتى مُضَرْ

فتى مُضَرْ

وَفَى الزمَرْ

وَفَى الزمَرْ

the youth of Mudar;

How much he conquered,

and among the bands,

So he didn't fail

كم قد قَهَرْ

كم قد قَهَرْ

فما أَسر

فما أَسر

how many he has subdued!

Except to succeed

He took no captive

Against the guards.

إلا وَسَرَ

إلا وَسَرَ

منَ الخَفَرْ

منَ الخَفَرْ

without also bringing joy,

He didn't look

out of modesty.

Except to help,

ولا نَظَرْ

ولا نَظَرْ

إلا نَصَرْ

إلا نَصَرْ

Nor did he look

He didn't break

without giving aid,

Except to mend.

ولا كَسَرْ

ولا كَسَرْ

إلا جَبَرْ

إلا جَبَرْ

nor did he break

He didn't endure

without mending,

Except to gain strength.

وما صبَرْ

وما صبَرْ

إلا اقتَدَرْ

إلا اقتَدَرْ

and he never showed forbearance

He clothed Egypt

unless he had power.

When he arrived

كَسَا مَصر

كَسَا مَصر

لمّا حَضَرْ

لمّا حَضَرْ

He clothed Egypt

From his journey.

when he arrived

He marked with ink

منَ السّفَرْ

منَ السّفَرْ

وشّى الحَبَرْ

وشّى الحَبَرْ

from his journey;

Without trouble

he embroidered rich fabrics.

Or harm,

ولا كَدَرْ

ولا كَدَرْ

ولا وَضَر

ولا وَضَر

And no gloom,

He avoided harm.

nor stain,

So whoever refuses

ولا حَذَر

ولا حَذَر

عفّى الضَرَرْ

عفّى الضَرَرْ

nor fear;

Good traces

he effaced harm.

My father Omar

فَمَنْ كَفَررْ

فَمَنْ كَفَررْ

حُسن أَثَرْ

حُسن أَثَرْ

So whoever denies

To him belongs the stone.

the goodness of the legacy

No burden

أَبي عُمَرْ

أَبي عُمَرْ

لهُ الحَجَرْ

لهُ الحَجَرْ

of Abu Umar,

Other than travel.

his is the stone,

You are the burden

ولا وَزَرْ

ولا وَزَرْ

غير سَفَرْ

غير سَفَرْ

with no refuge

Of others

but travel.

And the boastful one

أَنت الوَزَرْ

أَنت الوَزَرْ

مِن الغير

مِن الغير

You are the refuge

For whom the dust settled.

from misfortunes,

Lord of victory

والمُفْتَخَرْ

والمُفْتَخَرْ

لِمَنْ غَبَرْ

لِمَنْ غَبَرْ

and the source of pride

Through you we won,

for those gone before.

You attained glory.

رَب الظّفَرْ

رَب الظّفَرْ

بك انتَصَرْ

بك انتَصَرْ

The lord of victory

No light shone

triumphed through you.

At the dawn

نِلتَ الوطر

نِلتَ الوطر

ما إن بَدَرْ

ما إن بَدَرْ

May you attain your wish

as long as there appears

ضوءُ السّحَرْ

ضوءُ السّحَرْ

the light of dawn.