الوجودexistence; the universe يقولsays هنيّاcongratulations!
الوجود يقول هنيّا
علىon راحهrelief; repose فخرpride الأملاكthe kings
على راحه فخر الأملاك
The universe says, 'Congratulations!'
Existence proclaims delight
on the relief of the pride of kings.
Upon the comfort of Pride of Angels
فادّعواso pray (plural) للّهto God بنّياwith intention
فادّعوا للّه بنّيا
وتأمّنand say amen فيهاin it الأملاكthe angels
وتأمّن فيها الأملاك
So pray to God in earnest,
So supplicate to God eagerly
and the angels say amen to it.
And find comfort in it, O Angels
يشكرis thanked المولىthe Lord ويحمدand is praised
يشكر المولى ويحمد
كاستراحas he has found relief مولىlord الموالthe lords
كاستراح مولى الموال
The Lord is thanked and praised,
The Master thanks and praises
now that the lord of lords has found relief.
As the Master of the Masters rests
دنيthe world (dialectal) هيit تغبطis envied admiringly وتحسدand is envied resentfully
دني هي تغبط وتحسد
والسرورهand joy فيهin it والreigning
والسروره فيه وال
The world is admired and envied,
This life is coveted and envied
and joy reigns within it.
While joy in it is scarce
إيلهاunclear exclamation ياO ماwhat a وليّاpatron (uncertain here)
إيلها يا ما وليّا
فمso how أشهاكdelightful you are ومand how أحلاكsweet you are
فم أشهاك وم أحلاك
[Unclear exclamation]—O, what a patron!
To it O what is mine
So how delightful you are, and how sweet!
Mouth, your love and your beauty
وذكand that الطلعcountenance (dialectal) البهيّاradiant
وذك الطلع البهيّا
تجلdispels منthrough نورهاits light الأحلاكthe darkness
تجل من نورها الأحلاك
And that radiant countenance
And the brilliant rising
dispels the darkness with its light.
Light from it illuminates visions
النفوسthe souls نعطوwe give عليهاfor it
النفوس نعطو عليها
ونشنواand we [unclear verb] عدagain; still بالأرواحwith lives
ونشنوا عد بالأرواح
We give our souls for it,
Souls we give upon it
and again we [unclear verb] with our lives.
And we hear counted by souls
منwhoever يريدwants يعملto make; do نزيهاan outing (dialectal)
من يريد يعمل نزيها
هاذthis هوis زمانtime الأفراحrejoicing
هاذ هو زمان الأفراح
Whoever wishes to take an outing,
Whoever wants to act righteously
this is the time for rejoicing.
This is the time of joys
كلevery حدperson يجريhurries إليهاto it
كل حد يجري إليها
ويقولand says وروحand a spirit يرتاحfinds repose
ويقول وروح يرتاح
Everyone hurries to it
Everyone runs to it
and says, as the spirit finds repose:
And says, may the soul find peace
أربحواmake the most of (plural) هذاthis العشيّاevening
أربحوا هذا العشيّا
قدindeed شفيhas been healed وعوفand restored to health مولاكyour lord
قد شفي وعوف مولاك
Make the most of this evening:
Profit tonight
your lord has indeed been healed and restored to health.
Healed and granted safety is your Master
هيذthis (dialectal) تحفةa gift سنيّاsplendid
هيذ تحفة سنيّا
أشكرَthank (imperative) اللّهGod الذيwho أولاكbestowed on you
أشكرَ اللّه الذي أولاك
This is a splendid gift.
This is a precious gift
Thank God, who bestowed it on you.
I thank God who granted you
السفنthe ships فالبرon dry land تمشيmove
السفن فالبر تمشي
والأممand the nations مبينbetween (dialectal) اديهاtheir hands (dialectal)
والأمم مبين اديها
Ships move upon dry land,
The ships on land walk
with the nations before them;
And the nations clearly see it
والطرافهاand their borders توشّيare embroidered
والطرافها توشّي
يعجبmarvel النيسthe people (dialectal) منat سديهاtheir warp
يعجب النيس من سديها
and their borders are embroidered,
Its edges it prepares
people marvel at their warp.
Amazing people from its dams
فاشمso whatever تعملyou do واشمand whatever تنشيyou create
فاشم تعمل واشم تنشي
فالسعودfor good fortune هوتit is (dialectal) بديهاits beginning (uncertain reading)
فالسعود هوت بديها
So whatever you do, and whatever you create,
So act and build
good fortune is its beginning,
With Al Saud it came to be
وتتمّهand its completion (uncertain reading) بالعنيّاthrough care
وتتمّه بالعنيّا
منfrom إلاهGod أعطاكhas given to you وولاكand made you ruler
من إلاه أعطاك وولاك
and its completion comes through care
And it is perfected by the blesser
from God, who has given to you and made you ruler,
From the God who gave and made you Master
ونصرand aided هذاthis البريّاhumankind; creation
ونصر هذا البريّا
ومنand who/from (uncertain) النيلthe Nile (reading uncertain) يكونwould be ينصرهaiding it لولاكwere it not for you
ومن النيل يكون ينصره لولاك
and aided these people.
And helped this land
And who from the Nile would aid it without you? [Reading uncertain.]
And from the Nile will come to help you if not for your Mastery
أنتyou هوّتare indeed (dialectal) روحthe spirit الإسلامIslam
أنت هوّت روح الإسلام
ماnot; nothing الجسومthe bodies لاexcept (dialectal) بروحهthrough its spirit
ما الجسوم لا بروحه
You are the very spirit of Islam;
You lowered the spirit of Islam
what are bodies without their spirit?
Not the bodies without its soul
وعلكand above you (dialectal) تخفقflutter الأعلامthe banners
وعلك تخفق الأعلام
والسعودand good fortune تجرmoves along فريحهrejoicing
والسعود تجر فريحه
Above you the banners flutter,
And you make the flags flutter
and good fortune moves along rejoicing.
And Al Saud pulls in its wind
والسيوفand the swords تفخرboast والأقلامand the pens
والسيوف تفخر والأقلام
حنwhen (dialectal) تسخّرyou put into service وشand what (uncertain) تريحهyou give it rest
حن تسخّر وش تريحه
Swords boast, and pens,
And the swords take pride and the pens
when you put them to use—and what repose you grant! [Reading uncertain.]
When you conquer and where you head
كمhow many منof ألطافkindnesses انeven if خفيّاhidden
كم من ألطاف ان خفيّا
بيهthrough it (dialectal) ربيmy Lord قدindeed تولّاكhas watched over you
بيه ربي قد تولّاك
How many acts of kindness, though hidden,
So many hidden subtle favors
through which my Lord has indeed watched over you!
With which my Lord supported you
كمhow many لسعدكfor your good fortune منof ثنيّاa mountain pass
كم لسعدك من ثنيّا
أطلعكHe made you rise منهاfrom it وجلّاكand made you shine forth
أطلعك منها وجلّاك
How many mountain passes your good fortune has!
So many blessings for your joy
He has raised you from them and made you shine forth.
He disclosed to you and exalted you
ذيبnow (dialectal) تمشيyou go لقصوركto your palaces
ذيب تمشي لقصورك
ودياركand your dwellings الشريفاnoble
وديارك الشريفا
Now go to your palaces
The lion walks to your palaces
and your noble dwellings.
And your noble houses
وبعزكand through your might وظهوركand your coming forth
وبعزك وظهورك
تشرقshines الحمراthe Alhambra المنيفاlofty
تشرق الحمرا المنيفا
Through your might and your coming forth,
And in your strength and prominence
the lofty Alhambra shines.
The red suns shine
واولدكand your children همتthey (dialectal) بدوركyour full moons
واولدك همت بدورك
مدّهاhas sustained them شمسthe sun الخليفاthe caliph
مدّها شمس الخليفا
And your children are your full moons;
And your children ambitiously circled your abodes
the caliph's sun has sustained them.
The sun of the Caliphate extended them
واحفذكand your grandchildren شهباmeteors; bright stars مضيّاshining
واحفذك شهبا مضيّا
قدalready نظيمhave been strung (dialectal) حولكaround you أسلاكstrands
قد نظيم حولك أسلاك
And your grandchildren are shining meteors,
And your meteors passing by
already strung in strands around you.
Arranged around you like necklaces
فاقصدso make for الحضراthe court العلياexalted
فاقصد الحضرا العليا
فالإلاهfor God اسماكhas exalted you وأعلاكand raised you high
فالإلاه اسماك وأعلاك
So make for the exalted court,
So seek the highest divine precincts
for God has exalted you and raised you high.
For God named you and exalted you
Sol 6.1