شَمْسُthe sun الجَلاَلَةِmajesty لاَحَتْhas shone فِيin مُحَيَّاكِyour countenance
شَمْسُ الجَلاَلَةِ لاَحَتْ فِي مُحَيَّاكِ
وَكُلُّand every قَلْبٍheart بِوَادِيin the valley of النِّيلِthe Nile حَيَّاكِgreeted you
وَكُلُّ قَلْبٍ بِوَادِي النِّيلِ حَيَّاكِ
The sun of majesty has shone in your countenance,
The sun of majesty shone in your countenance
And every heart in the Nile valley has greeted you.
And every heart in the Nile valley hailed you
بُشْرىglad tidings المَوَاطِنِthe homelands أَنْto تَلْقَاكِmeet you عَائِدَةًreturning
بُشْرى المَوَاطِنِ أَنْ تَلْقَاكِ عَائِدَةً
بِمَاwith what تَمَنَّتْهُthey wished for it مِنْof خَيْرٍgood وَبُشْرَاكِand your glad tidings
بِمَا تَمَنَّتْهُ مِنْ خَيْرٍ وَبُشْرَاكِ
The homelands rejoice to welcome you back,
Good tidings to the citizens that you have returned
With the good they wished for, and your glad tidings.
With all the goodness and glad tidings you wished for them
سُبْحَانَglory be to مَنْthe One who جَمَعَjoined الخَلْقَphysical form الجَمِيلَbeautiful إِلىwith
سُبْحَانَ مَنْ جَمَعَ الخَلْقَ الجَمِيلَ إِلى
خُلْقٍcharacter جَمِيلٍbeautiful وَبِالحُسْنَيْنِand with both beauties حَلاَّكِadorned you
خُلْقٍ جَمِيلٍ وَبِالحُسْنَيْنِ حَلاَّكِ
Glory to Him who joined a beautiful form with
Glory to Him who joined the beautiful creation to
A beautiful character, and adorned you with both beauties.
A beautiful creation and adorned you with both beauties
وَمَنْand the One who حَبَاكِendowed you بِآدَابٍwith manners مُكَمَّلَةٍperfected
وَمَنْ حَبَاكِ بِآدَابٍ مُكَمَّلَةٍ
هَيْهَاتَfar from possible تَعْدِلُهَاequal them آدَابُmanners أَمْلاَكِkings
هَيْهَاتَ تَعْدِلُهَا آدَابُ أَمْلاَكِ
And to Him who endowed you with perfect manners,
And endowed you with perfect manners
Which the manners of kings could never equal.
Far above the manners of any kingdom
فِيin سَاحِthe court of جُودِكِyour bounty سَادَاتٌnobles أَعَزَّهُمُhonored them
فِي سَاحِ جُودِكِ سَادَاتٌ أَعَزَّهُمُ
عَنْabove ذِلَّةٍabasement وَعَنِand from الأَغْنَيْنَthe wealthiest أَغْنَاكِmade you independent
عَنْ ذِلَّةٍ وَعَنِ الأَغْنَيْنَ أَغْنَاكِ
In the court of your bounty are nobles whom He raised
In your generous presence, nobles were ennobled
Above abasement, and He freed you from needing the wealthiest.
Free from humiliation and enriched by you
وَمَاand whatever تَشَاءُseek المَعَالِيlofty ideals فِيin تَنَوُّعِهَاtheir variety
وَمَا تَشَاءُ المَعَالِي فِي تَنَوُّعِهَا
عَلَىacross اخْتِلاَفِthe diversity of مَرَامِيthe aims of النَّفْسِthe soul أَعْلاَكِexalted you
عَلَى اخْتِلاَفِ مَرَامِي النَّفْسِ أَعْلاَكِ
And to all that lofty ideals seek in their variety,
And whatever lofty ideals there are in their variety
Whatever the soul's diverse aims, He raised you.
According to the different aspirations of the soul, you attained the highest
أَنْتِyou الأَمِيرَةُthe princess مَنْwhoever أَسْمَىnamed بِهَاby that title أَحداًanyone
أَنْتِ الأَمِيرَةُ مَنْ أَسْمَى بِهَا أَحداً
فَقَدْthen indeed عَنَاكِmeant you بِهَاby it وَصْفاًas a description وَأَسْمَاكِand named you
فَقَدْ عَنَاكِ بِهَا وَصْفاً وَأَسْمَاكِ
You are the princess; whoever gives anyone that name
You are the princess; if anyone aspired through you
Has indeed meant you by that description, and named you.
He only did so through your description and your name
حَلَلْتِyou dwelt مِنْof ذُرْوَةِthe summit of العَلْيَاءِglory مَنْزِلَةًa station
حَلَلْتِ مِنْ ذُرْوَةِ العَلْيَاءِ مَنْزِلَةً
مَاnot حَلَّهَاoccupied it مِنْamong ذَوَاتwomen bearing التَّاجِthe crown إِلاَّكِexcept you
مَا حَلَّهَا مِنْ ذَوَات التَّاجِ إِلاَّكِ
You have taken a station at the summit of glory,
You attained the highest position of glory
Where none among crowned women has dwelt but you.
That none of the crowned ladies attained except you
رَأَىsaw بِكِthrough you النَّاسُthe people مِنْof فَضْلٍbounty وَمِنْand of كَرَمٍgenerosity
رَأَى بِكِ النَّاسُ مِنْ فَضْلٍ وَمِنْ كَرَمٍ
مَاwhat لَمْnot يَكُنْbe لِيَرَاهُto see it النَّاسُthe people لَوْلاَكِwere it not for you
مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيَرَاهُ النَّاسُ لَوْلاَكِ
Through you, people have seen such bounty and generosity
Through you people saw such generosity and nobility
As they would never have seen without you.
That they would not have seen had it not been for you
فَإِنْso if شَهِدْتِyou witnessed زَمَاناًan age رَاحَbecame أَجْدَرُهُits one most obliged
فَإِنْ شَهِدْتِ زَمَاناً رَاحَ أَجْدَرُهُ
بِشُكْرِto give thanks for نعمَاكِyour favors وَهْوَwhile he is الجَاحِدُthe ungrateful one الشَّاكِيthe complainer
بِشُكْرِ نعمَاكِ وَهْوَ الجَاحِدُ الشَّاكِي
And if you have seen an age when the one most obliged
So if you witnessed an era whose greatest merit
To thank you for your favors proves ungrateful and complaining,
Was to show gratitude for your blessings, yet it was ungrateful and doubting
زِيدِيbestow more on البَرِيَّةَhumankind فَضْلاًbounty غَيْرَnot نَاسِيَةٍforgetting
زِيدِي البَرِيَّةَ فَضْلاً غَيْرَ نَاسِيَةٍ
أَنَّthat النُّزُولَdescending إِلَيْهَاto it لَيْسis not شَرْوَاكِyour like
أَنَّ النُّزُولَ إِلَيْهَا لَيْس شَرْوَاكِ
Bestow more bounty on humankind, never forgetting
Increase your grace to the creatures, not forgetting
That stooping to its level does not befit your like.
That to come down to them is not your duty
الخَلْقُhumankind أَوْor جُلَّهُmost of it يُجْزُوْنَrepay مِنْsince قدَمٍancient times
الخَلْقُ أَوْ جُلَّهُ يُجْزُوْنَ مِنْ قدَمٍ
عُرْفاًkindness بِنُكْرٍwith ingratitude وَأَزْهَاراًand flowers بِأَشْوَاكِwith thorns
عُرْفاً بِنُكْرٍ وَأَزْهَاراً بِأَشْوَاكِ
Humankind, or most of it, has since ancient times repaid
Most people reward a favor with ingratitude
Kindness with ingratitude, and flowers with thorns.
And roses with thorns
الحِلْمُforbearance حِلْمُكِyour forbearance إِنْif بَاهَىboast المُلُوكُkings بِهِof it
الحِلْمُ حِلْمُكِ إِنْ بَاهَى المُلُوكُ بِهِ
حَاشَاكِfar be it from you أَنْthat تَزْهَدِيyou lose interest فِيin البِرِّgoodness حَاشَاكِfar be it from you
حَاشَاكِ أَنْ تَزْهَدِي فِي البِرِّ حَاشَاكِ
True forbearance is yours, though kings may boast of it;
Patience is your patience; though kings boast of it
Far be it from you to shun goodness—far be it from you!
God forbid you disdain doing good, God forbid
وَلَيْسَand not يَزْكُوflourishes بِأُمِّin the mother of المُحْسِنينَthe benefactors سِوَىexcept
وَلَيْسَ يَزْكُو بِأُمِّ المُحْسِنينَ سِوَى
نَدىًbounty وَرَاءَbeyond مَسَاءَاتِthe offenses of العِدَىthe foes زَاكِيflourishing
نَدىً وَرَاءَ مَسَاءَاتِ العِدَى زَاكِي
And nothing flourishes in the mother of benefactors except
None shines through the mother of benefactors
Bounty that blooms beyond the offenses of foes.
Except the dew that flows after the injustice of enemies has passed
هَلْis there فِيamong المَسَرَّاتِjoys مَاanything that يَرْضىis pleased الضَّمِيرُthe conscience بِهِwith it
هَلْ فِي المَسَرَّاتِ مَا يَرْضى الضَّمِيرُ بِهِ
مِثْلَlike المَبَرَّاتِacts of charity للمَحْرُوبِfor the dispossessed وَالبَاكِيand the weeping
مِثْلَ المَبَرَّاتِ للمَحْرُوبِ وَالبَاكِي
Is there among joys anything that satisfies the conscience
Is there anything that satisfies the conscience
Like acts of charity for the dispossessed and the weeping?
Like pardoning the oppressed and the weeping?
مَكَانُthe station of عِزَّتِكِyour honor القَعْسَاءِunassailable مُرْتَفِعٌis elevated
مَكَانُ عِزَّتِكِ القَعْسَاءِ مُرْتَفِعٌ
عَنْabove زَعْمِthe claim of بَاغٍan aggressor وَعَنْand above إِيهَامthe deception of أَفَّاكِa habitual liar
عَنْ زَعْمِ بَاغٍ وَعَنْ إِيهَام أَفَّاكِ
The seat of your unassailable honor stands high,
Your lofty place is high
Above an aggressor's claims and a habitual liar's deception.
Above the claim of slanderers and the delusions of deceivers
مَاnot ضَارَهَاharmed it مِنْfrom لَيَالٍnights إِنْeven if عَبَسْنَthey frowned بِهَاupon it
مَا ضَارَهَا مِنْ لَيَالٍ إِنْ عَبَسْنَ بِهَا
فَرُبَّfor many a مَجْدٍglory مِنَat الأَدْهَارِthe ages ضَحَّاكِlaughing heartily
فَرُبَّ مَجْدٍ مِنَ الأَدْهَارِ ضَحَّاكِ
No nights have harmed it, even if they frowned upon it;
Many gloomy nights could not harm it
For many a glory laughs at the ages.
For days of glory often laugh at fate
وَرُبَّand many an رَامٍarcher بِسَهْمٍwith an arrow لاَno مَضَاءَpiercing power بِهِin it
وَرُبَّ رَامٍ بِسَهْمٍ لاَ مَضَاءَ بِهِ
رَمَىshot بَعِيداًfar فَأَعْيَاthen grew weary دُونَshort of إِدْرَاكِattainment
رَمَى بَعِيداً فَأَعْيَا دُونَ إِدْرَاكِ
And many an archer, with an arrow lacking piercing power,
And many an archer has aimed with an arrow that did not hit
Shot far, then grew weary without reaching his mark.
He shot far but fell short of reaching you
وَنَاصِبٍand a setter شَركاًa snare لَمْdid not يُجْدِavail نَاصِبَهits setter
وَنَاصِبٍ شَركاً لَمْ يُجْدِ نَاصِبَه
هلْcan يُؤْخَذُbe taken النِّسْرُthe eagle مِنْfrom أَوْجٍa lofty height بِأَشْرَاكِwith snares
هلْ يُؤْخَذُ النِّسْرُ مِنْ أَوْجٍ بِأَشْرَاكِ
And many a trapper laid a snare that availed its setter nothing—
And a hostile plotter whose plotting
Can the eagle be taken from its lofty height by snares?
Could the eagle be trapped with snares?
يَاO رَبَّةَmistress of النُّبلِnobility أُذْنُthe ear of الحقِّTruth سَامِعَةٌhearing
يَا رَبَّةَ النُّبلِ أُذْنُ الحقِّ سَامِعَةٌ
فِيكِfor you الدُّعَاءَthe prayer وَعَيْنُand the eye of اللهِGod تَرْعَاكِwatches over you
فِيكِ الدُّعَاءَ وَعَيْنُ اللهِ تَرْعَاكِ
O mistress of nobility, Truth's ear hears
O mistress of nobility, God's ear hears
The prayer for you, and God's eye watches over you.
Prayers for you and God's eye watches over you
عِيشِيlive on وَدُومِيand endure مُفَدَّاةًcherished at any sacrifice مُبَجَّلَةًrevered
عِيشِي وَدُومِي مُفَدَّاةً مُبَجَّلَةً
مُعَطِّراًperfuming كُلَّevery نَادٍgathering طِيبُthe fragrance of ذِكْرَاكِyour remembrance
مُعَطِّراً كُلَّ نَادٍ طِيبُ ذِكْرَاكِ
Live on and endure, cherished at any sacrifice and revered,
Live and last well protected and honored
With the fragrance of your remembrance perfuming every gathering.
Spreading the sweet fragrance of your mention in every assembly
Sol 6.1