هَلْcan ...? حِمىًa homeland أَنْتُمْyou بَنُوهُits sons يُضَامُbe wronged
هَلْ حِمىً أَنْتُمْ بَنُوهُ يُضَامُ
لاnot يُضَامُis wronged الحِمَىthe homeland وَفِيهِand within it كِرَامُnoble people
لا يُضَامُ الحِمَى وَفِيهِ كِرَامُ
Can a homeland whose sons you are be wronged?
Are you the builders whose protection is violated?
The homeland cannot be wronged while noble people dwell in it.
Protection is not violated while honor resides in it
حَبَّذَاhow fine البَيْتُthe house شِدْتُمُوهُyou built it فَأضْحَىand so it became
حَبَّذَا البَيْتُ شِدْتُمُوهُ فَأضْحَى
لِشَتِيتِfor the scattered الإِحْسَانِbenevolence وَهْوَand it is نِظَامُa binding thread
لِشَتِيتِ الإِحْسَانِ وَهْوَ نِظَامُ
How fine the house you built! It has become
A blessed house you have reinforced, so it became
a binding thread for scattered deeds of charity.
A dispersal of benevolence, constituted of system
جِئْتُمُوهُyou came to it لاnot لائْتِنَاسٍfor companionship وَلَكِنْbut rather
جِئْتُمُوهُ لا لائْتِنَاسٍ وَلَكِنْ
رُمْتُمُyou sought الْخَيْرَgoodness وَهْوَand it is نِعْمَexcellent is المَرَامِthe aim
رُمْتُمُ الْخَيْرَ وَهْوَ نِعْمَ المَرَامِ
You came to it not for companionship, but
You came not for boastfulness, but
sought goodness, and that is the finest aim.
You cast towards good, and it is the best course
أَصْبَحَhas become البِرُّbenevolence عِنْدَكُمْamong you خُلُقاًa character trait هَاbecame easy (first part)
أَصْبَحَ البِرُّ عِنْدَكُمْ خُلُقاً هَا
نَتْbecame easy (last part) عَلَيْكُمْfor you فِيهِin it المَسَاعِيthe endeavors الجِسَامُthe mighty
نَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيهِ المَسَاعِي الجِسَامُ
Benevolence has become your nature; easy
Righteousness has become for you an innate disposition on which
for you are the mighty labors it entails.
Great efforts were spent on you regarding it
خُلُقٌa character trait أَدَّبَschooled النُّفُوسَthe souls عَلَيْهِin it
خُلُقٌ أَدَّبَ النُّفُوسَ عَلَيْهِ
أَوْلِيَاءُsaints الْهِدَايَةِguidance الأَعْلامُthe illustrious
أَوْلِيَاءُ الْهِدَايَةِ الأَعْلامُ
A virtue in which souls were schooled
A disposition that trained souls to it
by the illustrious saints of guidance.
The guides of righteousness are its flags
مِنْهُمُamong them الْفَارِسُthe horseman الَّذِيwho طَعَنَpierced التِّنِّيthe dragon (first part)
مِنْهُمُ الْفَارِسُ الَّذِي طَعَنَ التِّنِّي
نَdragon (last part) وَالرِّمْحُand the spear ظَامِئٌthirsty بَسَّامُever-smiling
نَ وَالرِّمْحُ ظَامِئٌ بَسَّامُ
Among them is the horseman who pierced the dragon,
Among them is the knight who stabbed exhaustion
and the spear was thirsty, smiling.
While the spear is thirsty to stab
حَيِّhail جَاوَرْجِيُوسJawarjiyus فَهْوَfor he is التَّقِيُّthe pious الْthe (prefix to Khidr)
حَيِّ جَاوَرْجِيُوس فَهْوَ التَّقِيُّ الْ
خِضْرُKhidr وَهْوَand he is المُجَاهِدُthe warrior الضِّرْغَامُthe lion
خِضْرُ وَهْوَ المُجَاهِدُ الضِّرْغَامُ
Hail Jawarjiyus, for he is the pious
Long live George, he is the pious
al-Khidr, and he is the warrior, the lion.
The green one who is the staunch hero
مِنْfrom قَبَاCappadocia (first part) دُوقِيَاCappadocia (last part) تَطَوَّعَvolunteered لِلَّfor God (first part)
مِنْ قَبَا دُوقِيَا تَطَوَّعَ لِلَّ
هِGod (last part) وَأَعْلامُهَاand its banners لَهُfor him أَعْلامُguiding signs
هِ وَأَعْلامُهَا لَهُ أَعْلامُ
From Cappadocia he volunteered for God,
From before, Duke Pious volunteered for God
and its banners were his guiding signs.
And its flags are flags for him
غَيْرَnot مُسْتَصْغِرٍdeeming unworthy لَهُfor himself مِهْنَةَthe profession الْجُنْthe soldiery (first part)
غَيْرَ مُسْتَصْغِرٍ لَهُ مِهْنَةَ الْجُنْ
دِsoldiery (last part) عَلَىdespite أَنَّهُthat he was الأَمِيرُthe prince الْهُمَامُthe valiant
دِ عَلَى أَنَّهُ الأَمِيرُ الْهُمَامُ
Not deeming the soldier's calling beneath him,
Not belittling the profession of soldiering
though he was the valiant prince.
While he is the intrepid prince
صَالَhe charged مَاwhenever صَالَhe charged ظَافِراًtriumphant بِعِدَاهُover his foes
صَالَ مَا صَالَ ظَافِراً بِعِدَاهُ
وَعَدَاهُand his foes الشرُورُevils وَالآثَامُand sins
وَعَدَاهُ الشرُورُ وَالآثَامُ
Whenever he charged, he was victorious over his foes,
He went as long as he went victoriously against his enemies
and his foes were evils and sins.
And evil and sins were his enemies
إِنْif تَزُرْyou visit مِنْamong مَعَاهِدِthe institutions الْفَضْلِvirtue دَاراًa house
إِنْ تَزُرْ مِنْ مَعَاهِدِ الْفَضْلِ دَاراً
فِيupon ذُرَاهَاits heights لَهُfor him الشِّعَارُthe emblem المُقَامُraised
فِي ذُرَاهَا لَهُ الشِّعَارُ المُقَامُ
If you visit a house among the seats of virtue,
If you visit the abode of virtue’s covenant
atop which his emblem is raised,
In its inhabitants his motto stands
قُلْsay سَلامٌpeace عَلَيْكِupon you يَاO خَيْرَbest دَارٍhouse
قُلْ سَلامٌ عَلَيْكِ يَا خَيْرَ دَارٍ
بُورِكَتْwas blessed بِاسْمِهِin his name عَلَيْهِupon him السَّلامُpeace
بُورِكَتْ بِاسْمِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ
say: Peace be upon you, O finest house,
Say peace be upon you, O best house
blessed in his name—peace be upon him.
Blessed with His name be upon it, peace
أَيُّهَاO السَّيِّدَاتُladies وَالسَّادَةُand gentlemen الأَمْthe illustrious (first part)
أَيُّهَا السَّيِّدَاتُ وَالسَّادَةُ الأَمْ
جَادُillustrious (last part) دامَتْmay endure لَهُمْfor them عُلاهُمْtheir eminence وَدَامُواand may they endure
جَادُ دامَتْ لَهُمْ عُلاهُمْ وَدَامُوا
O illustrious ladies and gentlemen,
O ladies and gentlemen the generous
may their eminence endure, and may they endure.
Their glory lasted for them and they lasted
هَكَذَاthus يُرحَمُis shown mercy الْفَقِيرُthe poor person وَتُكْفَىand are supplied
هَكَذَا يُرحَمُ الْفَقِيرُ وَتُكْفَى
أُوْلَيَاتِthe most basic الْحَوَائِجِthe needs الأَقْوَامُthe peoples
أُوْلَيَاتِ الْحَوَائِجِ الأَقْوَامُ
Thus is mercy shown to the poor, and satisfied
Thus the poor are pitied and the people
are the peoples' most essential needs.
Of needs have their needs fulfilled
هَكَذَاthus تُسْعَفُare aided الأَيَامَىthose without spouses وَيُعْنَىand care is given
هَكَذَا تُسْعَفُ الأَيَامَى وَيُعْنَى
بِاليَتَامَىto the orphans وَتُبْرأُand are cured الأَسْقَامُailments
بِاليَتَامَى وَتُبْرأُ الأَسْقَامُ
Thus those without spouses are aided, and care is given
Thus the orphans are helped and
to orphans, and ailments are cured.
The sick are cared for and courage is nurtured in souls
هَكَذَاthus تُمْنَحُare granted الْحُلُومُthe minds عُلُوماًbranches of knowledge
هَكَذَا تُمْنَحُ الْحُلُومُ عُلُوماً
وَيُرَبَّىand is nurtured فِيin الأَنْفُسِthe souls الإِقْدَامُcourage
وَيُرَبَّى فِي الأَنْفُسِ الإِقْدَامُ
Thus minds are endowed with knowledge,
Thus minds are given sublime wisdom
and courage is nurtured in souls.
And determination is fostered in souls
هَكَذَاthus المُحْصَنَاتُthe chaste women بِيضُwhite الأَيَادِيthe hands
هَكَذَا المُحْصَنَاتُ بِيضُ الأَيَادِي
مُحْسِنَاتٌbenefactresses كَمَاas يُحِبُّdesires التَّمَامُperfection
مُحْسِنَاتٌ كَمَا يُحِبُّ التَّمَامُ
Thus the chaste women, white of hand,
Thus the chaste white hands
are benefactors, as perfection desires.
Are beneficent as integrity loves
نَاسِجَاتٌweaving مُوَشِّيَاتٌembroidering عَطَايَاgifts
نَاسِجَاتٌ مُوَشِّيَاتٌ عَطَايَا
هُنَّtheir (suffix on gifts) سِرّاًin secret وَاللاَّبِسُand the wearer النَّمَّامُthe tale-bearer
هُنَّ سِرّاً وَاللاَّبِسُ النَّمَّامُ
Weaving and embroidering their gifts
Weavers bestowing gifts
in secret, while the wearer is the tale-bearer.
Secretly while the critic is ill-mannered
سَلِمَتْmay remain safe تِلْكَthose مِنْof بَنَانٍfingertips بِهَاthrough them الإِثْenrichment (first part)
سَلِمَتْ تِلْكَ مِنْ بَنَانٍ بِهَا الإِثْ
رَاءُenrichment (last part) أَثْرَىgrew richer وَأُعْدِمَand was annihilated الإِعْدَامُdestitution
رَاءُ أَثْرَى وَأُعْدِمَ الإِعْدَامُ
May those fingertips remain safe: through them, wealth
Those escaped from building with decency the most
grew richer, and destitution was annihilated.
Enriching, eliminating annihilation
وَعَفَاand may pardon اللهُGod عَنْكُمُyou (object of pardon) وَوَقَاكُمْand may protect you
وَعَفَا اللهُ عَنْكُمُ وَوَقَاكُمْ
فِيin بَنِيكُمْyour sons وَمَالِكُمْand your wealth أَنْthat تُضَامُواyou be wronged
فِي بَنِيكُمْ وَمَالِكُمْ أَنْ تُضَامُوا
And may God pardon you and protect you
And may God forgive you and protect you
from being wronged in your sons and your wealth.
Regarding your children and wealth from harm
Sol 6.1