مرحباًwelcome بالمتوجto the crowned one الغِطريفِhighborn nobleman
مرحباً بالمتوج الغِطريفِ
حاملاًbearing للعراقfor Iraq بُشرىglad tidings جَنيفِGeneva
حاملاً للعراق بُشرى جَنيفِ
Welcome to the crowned nobleman,
Welcome oh crowned monarch
Bearing Iraq the glad tidings of Geneva,
Bringing Iraq glad tidings of Geneva
ناهضاًshouldering بالثقيلِthe heavy load منof عِبءthe burden of هذاthis
ناهضاً بالثقيلِ من عِبء هذا
الوطنthe homeland النَكدِafflicted عابِئاًmindful بالخفيفof the lighter load
الوطن النَكدِ عابِئاً بالخفيف
Shouldering the heavy share of the burden of this
Bearing the heavy burden of this
Afflicted homeland, mindful of the lighter load.
Gloomy, distressed homeland, relieving with the light
رجلُthe man of الأمَّةthe nation التيthat أنجبتbrought forth الفa thousand
رجلُ الأمَّة التي أنجبت الف
شريفa Sharif منfrom بيتthe house of هذاthis الشريفSharif
شريف من بيت هذا الشريف
The man of the nation that brought forth a thousand
The man of the nation that produced thousands
Sharifs from the house of this Sharif.
Of noble ones from this noble house
واخوand master of الوقفةthe stance الرهيبةِawe-inspiring والخطبةand the oration
واخو الوقفة الرهيبةِ والخطبة
تدويresounds فيin المحِفِلِthe assembly المرصوفclosely ranked
تدوي في المحِفِلِ المرصوف
And master of the awe-inspiring stance and the oration
And brother of the formidable stance and speech
Resounding in the closely ranked assembly,
That reverberates in the crowded assembly
بلطيفٍwith graceful phrasing منof التعابيرexpressions يجريflowing
بلطيفٍ من التعابير يجري
فيin مَدَبٍa course منof الكلامspeech لطيفgraceful
في مَدَبٍ من الكلام لطيف
With graceful phrasing flowing
With gentle expressions flowing
Along a graceful course of speech.
In a stream of eloquent speech
لغةthe language of الضادthe letter ḍād فيin فمthe mouth of الملِكthe king الفذِّpeerless
لغة الضاد في فم الملِك الفذِّ
تباهيglories بحسنِهاin its beauty الموصوفfamed
تباهي بحسنِها الموصوف
The language of ḍād, in the peerless king's mouth,
The language of “Dhad” in the mouth of the accomplished king
Glories in its famed beauty.
Boasting of its beauty to the described
واذاand when ماemphatic particle تفاضلواthey vie in excellence فَضَلَhe surpasses الجمعَthe assembly
واذا ما تفاضلوا فَضَلَ الجمعَ
بانقىwith the purest مخارجٍarticulations للحروفof the letters
بانقى مخارجٍ للحروف
And when they vie in excellence, he surpasses them all
And if they competed, the group preferred
With the purest articulation of letters.
The most delicate articulation of letters
وربيطand steadfast الجَنانِof heart والميتهُwhile death الحمراءُcrimson
وربيط الجَنانِ والميتهُ الحمراءُ
ترميhurl بهاit; with it اكفُّthe hands of الحتُوفfatal dooms
ترمي بها اكفُّ الحتُوف
And steadfast of heart, while crimson death
Plucking flowers and the red oleander
Is hurled by the hands of doom.
Throwing them are palms of the enamored
ينقلmoves الخطوَhis steps فوقَover شِلوِthe mangled remains of صديقٍa friend
ينقل الخطوَ فوقَ شِلوِ صديقٍ
اوor علىupon مُخthe brains of صاحبٍa companion مقذوفflung out
او على مُخ صاحبٍ مقذوف
He steps over the mangled remains of a friend,
Moving steps over the robe of a friend
Or upon a companion's brains, flung out,
Or over the brain of a tossed companion
عالماًknowing أنَّthat خيرَthe best of ماwhat ركبrode المرءُa person
عالماً أنَّ خيرَ ما ركب المرءُ
إلىtoward غايةa goal متونَthe backs of السيوفswords
إلى غاية متونَ السيوف
Knowing that the best mounts a man can ride
Knowing that the best a man mounted
Toward a goal are the backs of swords.
To the point of the swords
وطريقٍand a road مشىhe walked بهاalong it فيin سبيلِthe cause of العُرْبِthe Arabs
وطريقٍ مشى بها في سبيلِ العُرْبِ
بالشوكِwith thorns والأذىand harm مَحفوفsurrounded
بالشوكِ والأذى مَحفوف
And a road he trod in the Arabs' cause,
And a path he walked in service of the Arabs
Beset with thorns and harm.
Lined with thorns and harm
داخلاًentering فيinto مآزقpredicaments ليسnot يخلوis free المرءُa person
داخلاً في مآزق ليس يخلو المرءُ
فيin مثلهاtheir like منfrom التّعنيفharsh rebuke
في مثلها من التّعنيف
Entering predicaments where no man
Entering into straits, a man cannot
In such circumstances escapes harsh rebuke.
Be devoid of rebuke in the likes of them
بهرَdazzled الساسةَthe statesmen الدهاةَwily حصيفٌa discerning man
بهرَ الساسةَ الدهاةَ حصيفٌ
ذائعwidespread الصيتِfame بينamong كلِّevery حصيفdiscerning man
ذائع الصيتِ بين كلِّ حصيف
A discerning man dazzled the wily statesmen,
Amazing the shrewd statesmen, renowned
Renowned among all discerning men.
Among all the discerning
لامعٌshining فيin صفوفهمْtheir ranks تقعfalls العَينُthe eye
لامعٌ في صفوفهمْ تقع العَينُ
عليهon him منfrom دونِapart from مِنthose who فيin الصفوفthe ranks
عليه من دونِ مِن في الصفوف
He shines in their ranks; the eye falls
Shining in their ranks, the eye falls upon him
On him rather than on others in the ranks.
Among whoever is in the rows
لَمسواthey felt منهfrom him فيin التصافُحِshaking hands كفاًa palm
لَمسوا منه في التصافُحِ كفاً
لمnot يَرَواthey had seen مثلَthe like of وقعِهاits touch فيamong الكفوفpalms
لم يَرَوا مثلَ وقعِها في الكفوف
In handshakes they felt a palm of his,
They touched from him in the handshake, a palm
Whose touch they had never found in other palms.
They did not see the likes of its impact in palms
خَبَّرتْtold فوقَهاupon it خطوطُthe lines of السُلامياتِthe finger joints
خَبَّرتْ فوقَها خطوطُ السُلامياتِ
عنof أيَّwhat a ماهرٍskillful man عِريّفknowledgeable
عن أيَّ ماهرٍ عِريّف
The lines of the finger joints upon it told
The lines of peace told over it
Of a most skillful, knowing man;
Of what a skilled, noble one
عنof لطيفٍa gracious man فيin ساعَتيهhis two moments مَهيبٍimposing
عن لطيفٍ في ساعَتيه مَهيبٍ
وأديبٍand a cultured man فيin موقفَيهhis two stances ظريفcharming
وأديبٍ في موقفَيه ظريف
Of one gracious at one moment, imposing at another,
Of a gentle one, formidable in his hour
And cultured and charming in his two stances,
And cultured in his stances, witty
وجَموعٍand one who combines للحالتينthe two states نسيمٍٍa breeze
وجَموعٍ للحالتين نسيمٍٍ
فيin ظروفٍcircumstances وعاصفٍand a tempest فيin ظُروفcircumstances
في ظروفٍ وعاصفٍ في ظُروف
And combining both states: a breeze
And crowds for both conditions, a breeze
In some circumstances, and a tempest in others.
In circumstances and stormy in circumstances
وأرتْهمand showed them ملامحَthe features of العَربthe Arabs الماضينَof old
وأرتْهم ملامحَ العَرب الماضينَ
سِيماthe countenance of هذاthis الطُوالِtall man النحيفslender
سِيما هذا الطُوالِ النحيف
And it showed them the features of the Arabs of old—
And it showed them the features of the past Arabs
The countenance of this tall, slender man.
Namely this slender tall one
وجنةٌa cheek تَنطفdrips السرورَgladness عليهاupon it
وجنةٌ تَنطف السرورَ عليها
مسحةُa trace of الهادئthe calm one الغيورِthe zealous one الأسيفthe sorrowful one
مسحةُ الهادئ الغيورِ الأسيف
A cheek dripping gladness, bearing
And a garden dripping happiness over it
The trace of one calm, zealous, sorrowful;
The wipe of the calm, zealous, grieving one
وجبينٌand a brow كغُرّةًlike the bright face of البدرَthe full moon فيهin it
وجبينٌ كغُرّةً البدرَ فيه
أثرٌa mark للهمومِof worries مثلُlike الكُسوفan eclipse
أثرٌ للهمومِ مثلُ الكُسوف
And a brow like the full moon's bright face, bearing
And a forehead like the crescent moon in it
A mark of cares like an eclipse.
A trace of worries like an eclipse
لوif اطاقَتْwere able فيهin it الغضونُthe furrows لقصَّتْthey would tell
لو اطاقَتْ فيه الغضونُ لقصَّتْ
عنof عراكٍa struggle معwith اللياليthe nights ، عنيفfierce
عن عراكٍ مع الليالي ، عنيف
If its furrows could speak, they would tell
If gazelles grazed in it, they would tell
Of a fierce struggle with the nights.
Of a struggle with the nights, intense
فهُمُso they واثقونَconfident كلَّcomplete وثوقٍconfidence
فهُمُ واثقونَ كلَّ وثوقٍ
أنهمthat they واجدونَfind خيرَthe best حَليفally
أنهم واجدونَ خيرَ حَليف
So they are utterly confident
For they are certain, with all certainty
That they find the finest ally.
That they found the best ally
لمnot يعُقْهُhinder him أمرُthe affairs of العراقIraq وبُغياand the quest for
لم يعُقْهُ أمرُ العراق وبُغيا
ثمرٍfruit للنهوضof progress دانيnear at hand القُطوفfruit clusters
ثمرٍ للنهوض داني القُطوف
Iraq's affairs did not distract him, nor the quest
The matter of Iraq did not fail him
For fruits of progress, within easy reach for plucking,
Fruit for rising, ripe fruits
والرزاياand calamities تعِنُّarise بينbetween تليدlong-standing trouble
والرزايا تعِنُّ بين تليد
مُعجزٍbeyond one's power حلُّهits solution وبينَand between طَريفnewly arisen trouble
مُعجزٍ حلُّه وبينَ طَريف
With calamities arising, some long-standing,
And adversities complain between seasoned
Impossible to resolve, and others new,
Miraculous is his solution and witty
عنfrom أمانيhopes سورّيةٍof Syria وقلوبٍand hearts
عن أماني سورّيةٍ وقلوبٍ
منof بنيهاher sons ترفُّflutter أيَّsuch رَفيفfluttering
من بنيها ترفُّ أيَّ رَفيف
From Syria's hopes and the hearts
Of Syrian hopes and hearts
Of her sons, fluttering with such ardor.
Whose meekness pleases any gentle one
إنindeed فيin عيبةthe coffer of الملوكkings عهوداًcovenants
إن في عيبة الملوك عهوداً
هوhe فيin رعيهنَّkeeping them جدُّexceedingly عفيفhonorable
هو في رعيهنَّ جدُّ عفيف
Indeed, in the kings' coffer lie covenants
Verily in the treasury of kings are covenants
That he is most scrupulous in observing,
He in keeping them is very chaste
عَبقاتٍfragrant بذكرwith remembrance of فيصلَFaisal أيامَthe days of
عَبقاتٍ بذكر فيصلَ أيامَ
دمَشقٍDamascus وعهدِهand his reign المعروفwell-known
دمَشقٍ وعهدِه المعروف
Fragrant with the remembrance of Faisal in the days
Fragrances with the mention of Faisal's days
Of Damascus, and his well-known reign.
Damascus and its known era
ويكادand nearly اللبيبُthe discerning man يلمُسُtouches حباتِthe cores of
ويكاد اللبيبُ يلمُسُ حباتِ
قلوبٍhearts علىon نِقاطthe dots of الحُروفletters
قلوبٍ على نِقاط الحُروف
And the discerning man can almost touch the cores
And the sensible nearly touches beads
Of hearts upon the dots of letters.
Of hearts on the dots of letters
لاdo not تلُمْblame سُورياSyria اذاif بكتwept for العهدَthe era
لا تلُمْ سُوريا اذا بكت العهدَ
بجَفنwith the eyelid of المولَّهِthe love-distraught one الملهوفthe anguished one
بجَفن المولَّهِ الملهوف
Do not blame Syria if she weeps for that era
Do not blame Syria if it cried the covenant
With the eye of one love-distraught and anguished.
With the eyelid of the anxious beloved one
إنهاindeed, these are ذكرياتُthe memories of أمٍّa mother رؤوفٍcompassionate
إنها ذكرياتُ أمٍّ رؤوفٍ
فَجعوهاthey bereaved her بواحدٍof one child مخطوفsnatched away
فَجعوها بواحدٍ مخطوف
Indeed, these are the memories of a compassionate mother
They are memories of a compassionate mother
Whom they bereaved of a child snatched away.
Whose grief took away one snatched
مُتعَبweary الذهنِin mind بالسياسةwith politics لاnot ينُسيهmakes him forget
مُتعَب الذهنِ بالسياسة لا ينُسيه
أثقالَهاits burdens جِمالُthe beauty of المصيفthe summer retreat
أثقالَها جِمالُ المصيف
His mind worn out by politics, he is not made to forget
Exhausted in mind with politics, it does not make him forget
Its burdens by the summer retreat's beauty.
Its weights, the beauty of the summer
عكفتْdevoted themselves أنفسٌsouls هناكthere علىto الأفراحِcelebrations
عكفتْ أنفسٌ هناك على الأفراحِ
والأنسِand merriment بينamid خَمرٍwine وهيفand slender beauties
والأنسِ بين خَمرٍ وهيف
Souls there gave themselves to celebrations
Souls there indulged in joys
And merriment, amid wine and slender beauties,
And company amid wine and partying
تاركاتٍleaving عبءَthe burden of البلادِthe country ثقيلاًheavy
تاركاتٍ عبءَ البلادِ ثقيلاً
لغَيورto one protective علىof البلادthe country عَطوفcompassionate
لغَيور على البلاد عَطوف
Leaving the country's burden, heavy,
Leaving the burden of the countries heavy
To one protective of the country and compassionate.
On one protective and affectionate to the countries
منone of دُعاةthe advocates of المألوفِestablished ways ماas long as دامremains فيهin it
من دُعاة المألوفِ ما دام فيه
مظهرٌan appearance لائقٌworthy بشَعبٍof a people أنوفproud
مظهرٌ لائقٌ بشَعبٍ أنوف
An advocate of established ways, so long as they offer
Of the advocates of the customary, as long as in it
An appearance worthy of a proud people;
Is a decorum befitting a proud people
فإذاbut if كانَit is حِطةًdegradation وجموداًand stagnation
فإذا كانَ حِطةً وجموداً
فالعدوُّthen the enemy اللدودُimplacable للمألوفof established ways
فالعدوُّ اللدودُ للمألوف
But if they mean degradation and stagnation,
But if it was stagnant and static
Then the implacable enemy of established ways.
Then the sworn enemy of the customary
وهوand he بينbetween ذينthese two لاnot بِعَنودٍobstinate
وهو بين ذين لا بِعَنودٍ
فيin الذيwhat يَبتغيhe seeks ولاnor بعَسوفoppressive
في الذي يَبتغي ولا بعَسوف
And between these two, he is not obstinate
And he between two, not stubborn
In what he seeks, nor oppressive.
In what he seeks, nor tempestuous
حافِظٌpreserving حُرمةَthe dignity of الأنوفproud noses فإنbut if هيجَhe is provoked
حافِظٌ حُرمةَ الأنوف فإن هيجَ
تَوَلَّتْtake charge يداهُhis two hands رغمَdespite الأنوفthe proud noses
تَوَلَّتْ يداهُ رغمَ الأنوف
He guards the dignity of proud noses; but if provoked,
Upholding the sanctity of proud ones, so if they are roused
His hands take charge in spite of those noses.
His hands turn despite the proud ones
لاnot برِخوِslack اليدَينof both hands فيin نهزهhis seizing الفُرصةَthe opportunity
لا برِخوِ اليدَين في نهزه الفُرصةَ
إنْif ساعَدَتْit favors ولاnor المكتوفbound-handed
إنْ ساعَدَتْ ولا المكتوف
Not slack-handed in seizing an opportunity,
Neither with slack hands missing an opportunity
If it favors him, nor with his hands tied.
If it assists, nor inactive
آخِذٌtaking hold بالذيof what يعِنُّarises منof الأمرِaffairs
آخِذٌ بالذي يعِنُّ من الأمرِ
ويخشىand he fears مَغَبَّةَthe consequences of التسويفprocrastination
ويخشى مَغَبَّةَ التسويف
Taking hold of whatever matter arises,
Taking what benefits the matter
And fearing the consequences of procrastination.
And fearing the detriment of procrastination
يتركُleaves aside العُنفَviolence ماas far as استطاعَhe can قديرٌcapable
يتركُ العُنفَ ما استطاعَ قديرٌ
أنْto يَروضَtame النفوسsouls بالتَلطيفthrough gentleness
أنْ يَروضَ النفوس بالتَلطيف
He avoids violence as far as he can, capable
Leaving violence when able, destined
Of taming souls through gentleness.
To tame souls with gentle handling
لاnot أُحابيكَI favor you سيديmy lord وأُرانيand I consider myself
لا أُحابيكَ سيدي وأُراني
لستُI am not فيin حاجةٍneed إلىof التعريفintroduction
لستُ في حاجةٍ إلى التعريف
I show you no partiality, my lord, and I think
I do not flatter you my master, and show me
I have no need of introduction.
As not needing identification
أنتَyou قَبْلَbefore الجميعِeveryone تَعرِفُknow أنيthat I
أنتَ قَبْلَ الجميعِ تَعرِفُ أني
فيin شعوريmy feelings أجريI proceed علىin المكشوفthe open
في شعوري أجري على المكشوف
You, before all others, know that I
You before all know that I
In my feelings, proceed openly.
In my feelings run openly
سيديmy lord ليسdoes not يُنكِرُdeny الشعبُthe people ماwhat قمتَyou undertook
سيدي ليس يُنكِرُ الشعبُ ما قمتَ
بهِit, undertaken نحوهُtoward them منof المعروفgood deeds
بهِ نحوهُ من المعروف
My lord, the people do not deny what you have done
My master, the people do not deny what you did
For them in deeds of kindness,
For them of good
والمساعيand the endeavors التيwhich تَجَشَّمْتَyou braved فيهاin them
والمساعي التي تَجَشَّمْتَ فيها
ألفَa thousand هولٍterrors وألْفَand a thousand أمرٍordeals مُخيفfrightening
ألفَ هولٍ وألْفَ أمرٍ مُخيف
And the endeavors in which you braved
And the efforts you undertook in them
A thousand terrors and a thousand fearsome ordeals.
A thousand terrors and a thousand fearful matters
إنindeed ماwhat is بينbetween حالَتَيْهِtheir two states لَفَرقاًtruly a difference
إن ما بين حالَتَيْهِ لَفَرقاً
مثلَlike ماwhat is بينbetween مشِيةٍwalking وَوُقوفand standing still
مثلَ ما بين مشِيةٍ وَوُقوف
Indeed, between their two states lies a difference
Verily what is between his two conditions is a difference
Like that between walking and standing still.
Like that between walking and standing
وهوand they يَجزيْكreward you بالجميلِfor the goodness منof الفِعْلِdeeds
وهو يَجزيْك بالجميلِ من الفِعْلِ
جميلاًfine praise منof الثناءpraise المنيفlofty
جميلاً من الثناء المنيف
And they repay you for fine deeds
And he rewards you for good deed
With fine, lofty praise.
With good praise, honest
قدرتappreciated سَعيَكyour effort البلادُthe country فجاءتكَand so it came to you
قدرت سَعيَك البلادُ فجاءتكَ
أُلوفاًthousands متلُوَّةfollowed بألوفby thousands
أُلوفاً متلُوَّة بألوف
The country appreciated your efforts and came to you
The country appreciated your efforts so there came to you
In thousands, followed by thousands.
Thousands following thousands
ولأمرٍand for a reason يَدويresounds الفضاءُthe air هُتافاًwith cheering
ولأمرٍ يَدوي الفضاءُ هُتافاً
منfrom مُحييَّكthose greeting you فوقَon كلِّevery رَصيفpavement
من مُحييَّك فوقَ كلِّ رَصيف
And for good reason, the air resounds with cheers
And for a matter that echoes in space cheers
From those greeting you on every pavement,
From those congratulating you over every pavement
حيثwhere غصَّتwas choked بفُرجةwith the watching of الناسِthe people بغدادُBaghdad
حيث غصَّت بفُرجة الناسِ بغدادُ
وغصَّتand were choked بيوتُهاits houses بالضيوفwith guests
وغصَّت بيوتُها بالضيوف
Where Baghdad was choked with watching crowds,
Where Baghdad was crowded with people in its streets
And its houses were choked with guests.
And its homes crowded with guests
وتبارَىand vied الوفودُthe delegations منfrom كلevery فَجٍّmountain pass
وتبارَى الوفودُ من كل فَجٍّ
كلُّevery فردindividual مُشفَّعٌpaired برديفwith a companion
كلُّ فرد مُشفَّعٌ برديف
And delegations vied from every pass,
And delegations competed from every crevice
Each person paired with a companion,
Each individual escorted by a companion
حاملاتٍbearing اليكto you تسليمةَthe greeting of الأهلينَthe local people
حاملاتٍ اليك تسليمةَ الأهلينَ
منfrom كلّevery قريةٍvillage أوor ريفcountryside
من كلّ قريةٍ أو ريف
Bearing you the greeting of the people
Bearing to you the greetings of the families
From every village or countryside.
From every village or countryside
غيرَexcept أنَّthat البلادَthe country مازالstill remains فيهاin it
غيرَ أنَّ البلادَ مازال فيها
أثَرٌa trace للشَّقاءِof misery غيرُnot طفيفslight
أثَرٌ للشَّقاءِ غيرُ طفيف
Yet the country still contains
Except the country still has in it
A trace of misery far from slight.
A trace of misery, not insignificant
زُمْرَةٌa faction ضِدُّagainst زمرةٍa faction ولفيفٌand a band
زُمْرَةٌ ضِدُّ زمرةٍ ولفيفٌ
تَعِبُweary النفسِof soul فيin انتقاصِbelittling لفيفa band
تَعِبُ النفسِ في انتقاصِ لفيف
One faction against another, and a band
A group against a group, and a gang
Wearing itself out in belittling another band;
Exhausting the soul in diminishing a gang
وقويٌand a strong man باسمin the name of الضعافِthe weak مجيلٌwielding
وقويٌ باسم الضعافِ مجيلٌ
ظُفْرَهُhis claw فيin محزِّthe place of the cut ألفِa thousand ضعيفweak persons
ظُفْرَهُ في محزِّ ألفِ ضعيف
And a strong man, in the name of the weak, working
And powerful in the name of the weak, beautiful
His claw in the wounds of a thousand weak men;
Is his victory with thousands of weak ones
وأكفٍand hands شَتَّىvarious تدبّرُcontrive شتّىvarious
وأكفٍ شَتَّى تدبّرُ شتّى
لُعبَةٍa game منfrom وراءِbehind شَتَّىvarious سُجوفcurtains
لُعبَةٍ من وراءِ شَتَّى سُجوف
And various hands contrive various
And scattered hands plotting scattered
Games from behind various curtains.
Games behind scattered gloomy windows
ولأنْتَand you indeed القديرُthe capable one بالرغمin spite مماof what
ولأنْتَ القديرُ بالرغم مما
عِشْتَyou lived through منfrom جَمْعِناour community علىof التأليفbringing unity
عِشْتَ من جَمْعِنا على التأليف
And you are surely capable, despite what
And you are capable despite what
You have endured from our community, of bringing unity.
You experienced of our gathering for accord
ليسis not هذاthis المريضُpatient أوّلَthe first منone who عُولِجَwas treated
ليس هذا المريضُ أوّلَ من عُولِجَ
منfor دائِهِhis disease العُضالِintractable فَعُوفيand so was cured
من دائِهِ العُضالِ فَعُوفي
This patient is not the first to be treated
This patient is not the first to be treated
For his intractable illness, and then cured.
Of his chronic illness, so healed
Sol 6.1