أَنشاَfounded الطَرابِلِسِيُّونَthe Tripolitans الكِرامَthe noble لَناfor us
أَنشاَ الطَرابِلِسِيُّونَ الكِرامَ لَنا
جَمعيةًan association لِلنُّهَىfor the intellect أَذكَتit kindled مَنارَتَهاits beacon
جَمعيةً لِلنُّهَى أَذكَت مَنارَتَها
The noble Tripolitans founded for us
The generous people of Tripoli established for us
An association for intellect that kindled its beacon.
An association to guide, igniting its beacon
قَومٌa people تَبارَتvied with one another أَياديهمtheir benefactions وَهِمَتَهُمand their resolve
قَومٌ تَبارَت أَياديهم وَهِمَتَهُم
حَتّىuntil ثَنَواthey repelled مِنfrom جُيوشِarmies الجَهلignorance غارَتَهاtheir onslaught
حَتّى ثَنَوا مِن جُيوشِ الجَهل غارَتَها
A people whose benefactions and resolve vied with one another,
A people whose hands and zeal have competed
Until they repelled the onslaught of ignorance's armies.
Until they repelled the armies of ignorance and their raids
قَدindeed جَدَّدواthey renewed مِنfrom رُفاتِthe remains العلمِlearning بَهجَتَهُits splendor
قَد جَدَّدوا مِن رُفاتِ العلمِ بَهجَتَهُ
وَأَلبَسواand they clothed غانياتِthe beauties المَجدِglory شارَتَهاtheir finery
وَأَلبَسوا غانياتِ المَجدِ شارَتَها
From learning's remains, they have renewed its splendor,
They have renewed the joy of knowledge from its relics
And arrayed the beauties of glory in their finery.
And adorned the robes of glory with its insignia
سحبٌclouds مِنof الفَضلِbounty أَرِّخrecord the date فيin رياضِgardens هُدىguidance
سحبٌ مِن الفَضلِ أَرِّخ في رياضِ هُدى
بِالعلمِwith learning أَرَّخَتهاI recorded its date أَحيتthey revived نَضارتَهاtheir freshness
بِالعلمِ أَرَّخَتها أَحيت نَضارتَها
Clouds of bounty—record the date—in gardens of guidance;
A cloud of virtue has watered in the gardens of guidance
With learning—I recorded its date—they revived their freshness.
With knowledge it has cultivated it, reviving its freshness
Sol 6.1