ياوفدO delegation حياكgreeted you الربيعspring وطالماand often
ياوفد حياك الربيع وطالما
أسرcaptivated المشاعرthe emotions زاهياًradiant مترنماsinging
أسر المشاعر زاهياً مترنما
O delegation, spring has greeted you, and so often has it
O delegation, spring greeted you, and for so long
captivated the emotions, radiant and singing.
It captivated feelings, blooming and chanting,
ملأfilled الخمائلthe groves والشواطيءand the shores والربىand the hills
ملأ الخمائل والشواطيء والربى
شعراpoetry وأطربand delighted بالنشيدwith song وألهماand inspired
شعرا وأطرب بالنشيد وألهما
It filled the groves, the shores, and the hills
It filled the valleys, shores and countryside
with poetry, delighting with song and inspiring.
With poetry, and was ecstatic with singing and inspiration.
ماnot هزshook أعوادthe timbers المنابرof the pulpits قائلa speaker
ما هز أعواد المنابر قائل
أوor مسtouched أوتارthe strings الشعورof feeling وهوماand drifted into reverie
أو مس أوتار الشعور وهوما
No speaker has shaken the timbers of pulpits
Whatever shook the pulpits saying,
or touched the strings of feeling and drifted into reverie
Or touched the strings of feeling and fervor,
إلاexcept حكىechoed لحنthe melody الربيعof spring وسحرهand its enchantment
إلا حكى لحن الربيع وسحره
أوor كانwas عنconcerning سحرthe enchantment الربيعof spring مترجماan interpreter
أو كان عن سحر الربيع مترجما
without echoing spring's melody and its enchantment,
Only told the melody of spring and its magic,
or interpreting the enchantment of spring.
Or was translating the magic of spring.
أناI ماnot نظمتI composed الشعرpoetry يومthe day لقائكمof meeting you
أنا ما نظمت الشعر يوم لقائكم
لكنماbut rather طربيmy rapture طغىoverflowed فتكلماand so it spoke
لكنما طربي طغى فتكلما
I did not compose poetry on the day I met you;
I did not compose poetry the day I met you,
rather, my rapture overflowed, and so it spoke.
But my joy overflowed so I spoke.
حيتكgreeted you ياO وفدdelegation البيانof eloquence خواطرthoughts
حيتك يا وفد البيان خواطر
نشوىintoxicated تطوفcircle حولaround ركبكyour caravan حوماhovering
نشوى تطوف حول ركبك حوما
Thoughts have greeted you, O delegation of eloquence,
I greet your eloquence, O delegation, with thoughts
intoxicated, hovering in circles around your caravan.
That hover around your caravan obsessively.
يهفوyearns لمقدمكfor your arrival الشبابthe youth مردداrepeating
يهفو لمقدمك الشباب مرددا
لحناa melody بقيثارon the lyre النفوسof souls منغماplayed melodiously
لحنا بقيثار النفوس منغما
Youth yearns for your arrival, repeating
The youth flock to your arrival reciting
a melody played tunefully on the lyre of souls.
A melody with the lyres of souls composed.
وهجthe glow الجهادof struggle يشعradiates منfrom أقلامكمyour pens
وهج الجهاد يشع من أقلامكم
فيزيدand so increases منin عزمthe resolve الشبابof youth تضرماblazing fervor
فيزيد من عزم الشباب تضرما
The glow of struggle radiates from your pens,
The flame of jihad shines from your pens
and so makes the resolve of youth blaze more fiercely.
Increasing the youth’s resolve to blaze.
وإذاand when الحوادثcalamities أرعدتthundered وتلبدتand gathered thickly
وإذا الحوادث أرعدت وتلبدت
سحباas clouds وأغطشand darkened ليلهاtheir night وتجهماand scowled
سحبا وأغطش ليلها وتجهما
And when calamities thunder and mass
And if calamities thunder and gloom
as clouds, and their night darkens and scowls,
Clouds, and its night overwhelms and frowns,
إنيindeed I لأبصرI surely see فيin ضياءthe radiance وجوهكمof your faces
إني لأبصر في ضياء وجوهكم
فجراa dawn ينيرilluminates لناfor us الطريقthe road المعتماdarkened
فجرا ينير لنا الطريق المعتما
I surely see in the radiance of your faces
I still see in the light of your faces
a dawn that lights the darkened road for us.
A dawn that illuminates our darkened path.
باغan aggressor يظنthinks قواهhis might توهنweakens عزمكمyour resolve
باغ يظن قواه توهن عزمكم
ساءتwere wicked مآربهhis aims وساءand was wrong توهماin supposing
ساءت مآربه وساء توهما
An aggressor thinks his might can weaken your resolve;
A tyrant who thinks your resolve weakens,
his aims are wicked, and his imagining mistaken.
His schemes are evil and his delusions vile.
كمhow many وقفةa stand ميمونةauspicious كانتwas لكمfor you
كم وقفة ميمونة كانت لكم
دوىresounded صداهاits echo بينamong أرجاءthe reaches الحمىof the homeland
دوى صداها بين أرجاء الحمى
How many a blessed stand has been yours,
How many blessed stands you have taken
whose echo resounded throughout the homeland!
Whose echo resounded in the domains of zeal!
وطنيةpatriotic سنعدwe shall prepare منfrom نيرانهاits fires
وطنية سنعد من نيرانها
للمعتدينfor the transgressors علىagainst الحقوقrights جهنماHell
للمعتدين على الحقوق جهنما
Patriotic stands—from their fires we shall prepare
With patriotism we will prepare for the aggressors
a hell for those who violate rights.
Against rights a hellish inferno.
Sol 6.1