حَدِيثa tale مَاwhenever تَجَدَّدَis renewed يُسْتَعَادُis told again
حَدِيث مَا تَجَدَّدَ يُسْتَعَادُ
وَيُطْرِبُand delights سَامِعِيهِits listeners وَيُسْتَجَادُand is admired
وَيُطْرِبُ سَامِعِيهِ وَيُسْتَجَادُ
A tale, whenever renewed, is told again,
A conversation renewed is recalled
And delights its listeners and is admired.
Delighting listeners, searched and applauded
سَبَاكَcaptivated you جَمَالُbeauty بِكْفَيَّاBikfayya بِحَقٍّtruly
سَبَاكَ جَمَالُ بِكْفَيَّا بِحَقٍّ
وَفِيهِand in it كُلُّall مَاthat which يَهْوَىdesires الْفُؤَادُthe heart
وَفِيهِ كُلُّ مَا يَهْوَى الْفُؤَادُ
The beauty of Bikfayya has truly captivated you,
Your beauty is truly sculpted, Bikfayya
And in it is everything the heart desires.
Containing all that gives joy to the heart
تَأَنَّقَتِhas adorned herself الطَّبِيعَةُnature فِيهِin it حَتَّىto the point that
تَأَنَّقَتِ الطَّبِيعَةُ فِيهِ حَتَّى
لَيَعْدُوsurely surpasses كُلَّevery وَصْفٍdescription أَوْor يَكَادُnearly does
لَيَعْدُو كُلَّ وَصْفٍ أَوْ يَكَادُ
Nature has arrayed herself there so finely
Nature adorned itself in you until
That it surpasses every description, or nearly does.
Every description is outdone or nearly so
جَمَالٌbeauty إِنْif أَشَدْتَyou extol بِهِof it فَفِيهِthen in it
جَمَالٌ إِنْ أَشَدْتَ بِهِ فَفِيهِ
ضُرُوبُkinds حِلىًadornments بِذِكْرِاهَاby recalling them يُشَادُare extolled
ضُرُوبُ حِلىً بِذِكْرِاهَا يُشَادُ
A beauty—if you extol it, within it are
A beauty that if you insist upon
Many kinds of adornment, celebrated when recalled.
Varieties of finery in mentioning it are lauded
أَجِلْlet roam فِيهِthrough it لِحَاظَكَyour glances رَائِدَاتِas scouts
أَجِلْ فِيهِ لِحَاظَكَ رَائِدَاتِ
تَجِدْyou will find مَاwhat يُسْتَطَابُis found pleasing وَيُستَفَادُand is of benefit
تَجِدْ مَا يُسْتَطَابُ وَيُستَفَادُ
Let your glances roam through it as scouts;
Indeed in it your glances lead
You will find what is pleasing and useful.
Where you find what is loved and benefitted
مَنَاظِرُscenes تَخْلُبُcaptivate الأَلْبَابَthe minds حُسْناًwith beauty
مَنَاظِرُ تَخْلُبُ الأَلْبَابَ حُسْناً
رَوَابِيهَاits hills الْبَدِيعَةُwondrous وَالمِهَادُand the plains
رَوَابِيهَا الْبَدِيعَةُ وَالمِهَادُ
Scenes that captivate minds with their beauty—
Views that steal minds with beauty
Its wondrous hills and plains.
Its wondrous hills and valleys
وَقَوْمٌand a people وَادِعُونَpeaceful أُوْلُوpossessors of ذَكَاءٍintelligence
وَقَوْمٌ وَادِعُونَ أُوْلُو ذَكَاءٍ
شَمَائِلُهُمْtheir qualities مُحَبَّبَةٌendearing جِيَادُexcellent
شَمَائِلُهُمْ مُحَبَّبَةٌ جِيَادُ
And a peaceful people, endowed with intelligence,
And a tranquil people endowed with intelligence
Their qualities are endearing and excellent.
Their traits beloved and generous
لَهُمْthey have فِيin الْجَالِيَاتِexpatriate communities رِجَالُmen of حَزْمٍsound judgment
لَهُمْ فِي الْجَالِيَاتِ رِجَالُ حَزْمٍ
وَعَزْمٍand resolve أَبْلَغُوهُمْthey enabled them to attain مَاwhat أَرَادُوthey wished
وَعَزْمٍ أَبْلَغُوهُمْ مَا أَرَادُو
In communities abroad, they have men of sound judgment
Among the emigrants they have men of wisdom
And resolve, who have enabled them to attain what they wished.
And resolve who achieved what they intended
أَصَابُواthey attained مَاwhatever أَصَابُواthey attained مِنْof نَجَاحٍsuccess
أَصَابُوا مَا أَصَابُوا مِنْ نَجَاحٍ
وَعُدَّتُهُمْand their equipment ثَبَاتٌsteadfastness وَاجْتِهَادُand diligence
وَعُدَّتُهُمْ ثَبَاتٌ وَاجْتِهَادُ
They attained whatever success they attained,
They attained successes
And their equipment was steadfastness and diligence.
Through steadfastness and striving
سَلاَمٌpeace فِيin المَهَاجِرِlands of emigration يَاO كِرَاماًnoble ones
سَلاَمٌ فِي المَهَاجِرِ يَا كِرَاماً
نَأَوْاthey went far away عَنَّاfrom us وَلَمْand has not يَنْأَgrown distant الْوِدَادُaffection
نَأَوْا عَنَّا وَلَمْ يَنْأَ الْوِدَادُ
Peace to you in the lands of emigration, O noble ones,
Greetings to the emigrants, O honorable ones
Who have gone far from us, though affection has not grown distant.
Who left us though affection did not wane
تَظَلُّcontinue قُلُوبُنَاour hearts تَرْعَىwatch over خُطَاكُمْyour steps
تَظَلُّ قُلُوبُنَا تَرْعَى خُطَاكُمْ
فَلَيْسَfor no يَحُولُstands as a barrier دُونَكُمُbetween us and you بِعَادُdistance
فَلَيْسَ يَحُولُ دُونَكُمُ بِعَادُ
Our hearts continue to watch over your steps,
Our hearts continue to graze on your paths
For no distance can stand between us and you.
So no hostility keeps you away
لَنَاfor us مِنْكُمْfrom you بِمَطْلَعِat the rising of كُلِّevery شَمْسٍsun
لَنَا مِنْكُمْ بِمَطْلَعِ كُلِّ شَمْسٍ
دَعَائِمُpillars لِلْمَفَاخِرِfor glories أَوْor عِمَادُa supporting column
دَعَائِمُ لِلْمَفَاخِرِ أَوْ عِمَادُ
At every sunrise, we have in you
Through your rising sun we have
Pillars of glory, or a supporting column.
Pillars of pride and pillars of support
بِعِزِّكُمُby your honor نُعَزُّwe are honored وَحْيُثُand wherever شِدْتُمْyou built
بِعِزِّكُمُ نُعَزُّ وَحْيُثُ شِدْتُمْ
فَإِنَّthen indeed لِقَوْمِكُمْfor your people فَخْراًglory يُشَادُis raised
فَإِنَّ لِقَوْمِكُمْ فَخْراً يُشَادُ
By your honor we are honored, and wherever you have built,
Through your strength we are strengthened and where you firmed
Then glory is indeed raised for your people.
Your people truly have pride that is lauded
أَيَادِيكُمْyour hands وَقَدْand already بُسِطَتْhave been stretched out إِلَيْهِمْtoward them
أَيَادِيكُمْ وَقَدْ بُسِطَتْ إِلَيْهِمْ
بِحَارٌseas لِلْبِحَارِfor the seas بِهَاthrough them ارْتِفَادُreceiving aid
بِحَارٌ لِلْبِحَارِ بِهَا ارْتِفَادُ
Your hands, already stretched out toward them,
Your hands reached out to them
Are seas from which the seas themselves draw aid.
A sea of seas prosperous through them
فَلاَso may not غَفَلَتْgrow heedless عُيُونُthe eyes of الْيُمْنِgood fortune عَنْكُمْof you
فَلاَ غَفَلَتْ عُيُونُ الْيُمْنِ عَنْكُمْ
وَلاَand may not حُرِمَتْbe deprived of مَآبَكُمْyour return الْبِلاَدُthe homeland
وَلاَ حُرِمَتْ مَآبَكُمْ الْبِلاَدُ
So may the eyes of good fortune never neglect you,
The eyes of Yemen did not neglect you
And may the homeland never be deprived of your return.
Nor were your dwellings deprived of lands
Sol 6.1