ملِكَO king العِرَاقِIraq تَجِلَّةٌhomage وَسَلامُand peace
ملِكَ العِرَاقِ تَجِلَّةٌ وَسَلامُ
أَنْتَyou الهِلالُthe crescent moon وَلَمْand has not يَفُتْكَeluded you تَمَامُfullness
أَنْتَ الهِلالُ وَلَمْ يَفُتْكَ تَمَامُ
King of Iraq, homage and peace!
You are the crescent, yet fullness has not eluded you.
يَاO حُسْنَbeauty هَذَاthis التَّاجِthe crown فِيon هَذَاthis الصبِّيthe boy
يَا حُسْنَ هَذَا التَّاجِ فِي هَذَا الصبِّي
الحبُّlove أَصْدَقُtruer فِيهِin him وَالإِكْرَامُand honor
الحبُّ أَصْدَقُ فِيهِ وَالإِكْرَامُ
How fair this crown upon this boy!
Love for him is truer, and honor too.
وَيَزِيدُand increases تَوْكِيدَconfirmation الهَوَىlove تَقْدِيرُهُesteem for him
وَيَزِيدُ تَوْكِيدَ الهَوَى تَقْدِيرُهُ
مَاnot أَنْتَyou مُسْتَامٌbeing bargained with وَمَاand not سَتْسَامُyou will be bargained with
مَا أَنْتَ مُسْتَامٌ وَمَا سَتْسَامُ
And esteem for him further affirms love.
You are not being bargained with, nor ever will be.
أَلْمَمْتَyou visited بِالأُمَمِto the nations الَّتِيwhich جَاوَرْتَهَاyou neighbored them
أَلْمَمْتَ بِالأُمَمِ الَّتِي جَاوَرْتَهَا
خَيْرَthe best الجِوَارِneighborliness فَحَبَّذَso how welcome الإِلْمَامُthe visit
خَيْرَ الجِوَارِ فَحَبَّذَ الإِلْمَامُ
You visited the nations to whom you have been
The best of neighbors—how welcome the visit!
فَرَشَcarpeted الرَّبِيعُspring لَكَfor you الطَّرِيقَthe road أَزَاهِراًwith blossoms
فَرَشَ الرَّبِيعُ لَكَ الطَّرِيقَ أَزَاهِراً
وَمَضَىand went forth يُبَشِّرُbringing glad tidings بِالغَمَامِof clouds غَمَامُa cloud
وَمَضَى يُبَشِّرُ بِالغَمَامِ غَمَامُ
Spring carpeted your road with blossoms,
And a cloud went forth heralding clouds.
وَازَّيَنَتْand adorned herself أَرْضٌearth وَفَوَّفَand spread patterns سَنْدُسٌfine silk
وَازَّيَنَتْ أَرْضٌ وَفَوَّفَ سَنْدُسٌ
تَمْشِيtread عَلَىupon دِيبَاجِهِits brocade الأَقْدَامُthe feet
تَمْشِي عَلَى دِيبَاجِهِ الأَقْدَامُ
And earth adorned herself, and fine silk spread its patterns;
Feet tread upon its brocade.
وَتَنَافَسَتْand vied خُضْرُgreenery الخَمَائِلِthe groves بِالحِلَىin adornment
وَتَنَافَسَتْ خُضْرُ الخَمَائِلِ بِالحِلَى
وَتَدَفَّقَتْand gushed بِالكَوْثَرِwith Kawthar's waters الأَعْلامُthe mountains
وَتَدَفَّقَتْ بِالكَوْثَرِ الأَعْلامُ
And green groves vied in adornment,
And the mountains gushed with Kawthar's waters.
حَيَّتْكَgreeted you مِصْرُEgypt فَحَيَّتِthus greeted الأمَلَthe hope الَّذِيwhich
حَيَّتْكَ مِصْرُ فَحَيَّتِ الأمَلَ الَّذِي
عَنْfrom نُورِهِits light تَتَفَتَّحُunfold الأَكْمَامُthe flower buds
عَنْ نُورِهِ تَتَفَتَّحُ الأَكْمَامُ
Egypt greeted you, thus greeting the hope
At whose light the flower buds unfold.
وَازْدَادَتِand increased الإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُAlexandria بَهْجَةًin joy
وَازْدَادَتِ الإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ بَهْجَةً
إِذْwhen لاحَshone فِيهَاwithin her وَجْهُكَyour face البَسَّامُever-smiling
إِذْ لاحَ فِيهَا وَجْهُكَ البَسَّامُ
And Alexandria's joy increased
When your beaming face shone within her.
فَتَبَلَّجَتْso shone clearly لَهُمُto them حِلاكَyour charms وَعِنْدَهُمْand in their view
فَتَبَلَّجَتْ لَهُمُ حِلاكَ وَعِنْدَهُمْ
أَنَّthat السَّمَاحَpermission بِنَظْرَةٍfor a glance إِنْعَامُa favor
أَنَّ السَّمَاحَ بِنَظْرَةٍ إِنْعَامُ
So your charms shone before them, and in their eyes
The granting of a glance is a favor.
مَاnothing لِلعُروبَةِfor Arabdom وَالطَّوَائِفِwhile the sects جَمَّةٌmany
مَا لِلعُروبَةِ وَالطَّوَائِفِ جَمَّةٌ
إِلاَّexcept خَوًىemptiness (unclear in context) مُتَوَحِّدٌsolitary وَذِمَامُand a covenant
إِلاَّ خَوًى مُتَوَحِّدٌ وَذِمَامُ
Arabdom, though its sects are many, has nothing
But a solitary void [as written] and a covenant.
هُمْthey فِيin حَقِيقَةِthe truth of أَمرِهِمْtheir condition قَوْمٌone people وَإِنْand even if
هُمْ فِي حَقِيقَةِ أَمرِهِمْ قَوْمٌ وَإِنْ
زَعَمَclaims المُفَرِّقthe divider أَنَّهُمْthat they أَقْوَامُpeoples
زَعَمَ المُفَرِّق أَنَّهُمْ أَقْوَامُ
They are, in truth, one people, even if
The divider claims that they are many peoples.
عِشْlive وَازْدَهِرْand flourish يَاO فَرْعَbranch أَزْكَىthe noblest دَوْحَةٍgreat tree
عِشْ وَازْدَهِرْ يَا فَرْعَ أَزْكَى دَوْحَةٍ
كَفَلَتْguaranteed زَكَاءَnobility فُرُوعِهَاits branches الأَيَّامُthe days
كَفَلَتْ زَكَاءَ فُرُوعِهَا الأَيَّامُ
Live and flourish, O branch of the noblest tree,
Whose branches' nobility the ages have guaranteed.
لاdoes not يَكْذِبُdeceive العِظَمُgreatness المَخِيلُpromising وand هَاشِمٌHashim
لا يَكْذِبُ العِظَمُ المَخِيلُ و هَاشِمٌ
وَبَنُوهُand his sons مِنْsince الزَّمَانِages past عِظَامُgreat
وَبَنُوهُ مِنْ الزَّمَانِ عِظَامُ
The promise of greatness does not deceive; Hashim
And his sons have long been great.
يَرْعَاكَwatches over you غَازِيGhazi مِنْfrom عُلاهُhis heights وَand فَيْصَلٌFaisal
يَرْعَاكَ غَازِي مِنْ عُلاهُ وَ فَيْصَلٌ
وَيُعِزُّكِand honors you الأَخْوَالُthe maternal uncles وَالأَعْمَامُand the paternal uncles
وَيُعِزُّكِ الأَخْوَالُ وَالأَعْمَامُ
Ghazi watches over you from on high, and Faisal too,
And your maternal and paternal uncles honor you.
أُمَنَاءُtrustees مَجْدٍglory يَكْلأُونَthey guard تُرَاثَهُits heritage
أُمَنَاءُ مَجْدٍ يَكْلأُونَ تُرَاثَهُ
وَالحَقand right مَاas long as كَلأُوهُthey guard it لَيْسَis not يُضَامُwronged
وَالحَق مَا كَلأُوهُ لَيْسَ يُضَامُ
Trustees of glory, they guard its heritage;
And right, so long as they guard it, suffers no wrong.
مَاhow أَكْبَرَgreat الأَمْرَthe task الَّذِيwhich تُرْجَىyou are looked to لَهُfor it
مَا أَكْبَرَ الأَمْرَ الَّذِي تُرْجَى لَهُ
فَاكْبَرْso grow great وَلِلعِزِّand for glory المَتِينِsteadfast دَوَامُcontinuance
فَاكْبَرْ وَلِلعِزِّ المَتِينِ دَوَامُ
How great the task for which they look to you!
So grow great, and may steadfast glory endure.
وَتَمَلَّand enjoy fully عُمْراًa lifetime لاnot يُكَدِّرُdisturbs صَفْوَهُits serenity
وَتَمَلَّ عُمْراً لا يُكَدِّرُ صَفْوَهُ
بَعْدَafter الصِّدَامِthe conflict العَالَمِيِّworldwide صِدَامُa conflict
بَعْدَ الصِّدَامِ العَالَمِيِّ صِدَامُ
And enjoy a life whose serenity is not disturbed,
After the worldwide conflict, by any conflict.
المُلْكُkingship فِيin بَغْدَادَBaghdad حُرٌّfree رَاسِخٌfirmly rooted
المُلْكُ فِي بَغْدَادَ حُرٌّ رَاسِخٌ
وَالعَيشُand life فِيin بَلَدِthe city السَّلامِpeace سَلامُpeace
وَالعَيشُ فِي بَلَدِ السَّلامِ سَلامُ
Kingship in Baghdad is free and firmly rooted,
And life in the City of Peace is peace.
مَوْلايَmy lord هّذِيthis طَاقَةٌa bouquet تُهْدَىoffered as a gift وَمَاand no
مَوْلايَ هّذِي طَاقَةٌ تُهْدَى وَمَا
يُبْغَىis sought بِهَاfor it ثَمَنٌa price وَلَيْسَand is not تُسَامُoffered for sale
يُبْغَى بِهَا ثَمَنٌ وَلَيْسَ تُسَامُ
My lord, this is a bouquet offered as a gift;
No price is sought for it, nor is it put up for sale.
مِنْfrom رَوْضَةٍa garden أَزْهَارُهَاits flowers عَرَبِيَّةٌArabic
مِنْ رَوْضَةٍ أَزْهَارُهَا عَرَبِيَّةٌ
وَلَهَاand it has مِنَfrom الفَنِّart الرَّفِيعِlofty نِظَامُan arrangement
وَلَهَا مِنَ الفَنِّ الرَّفِيعِ نِظَامُ
From a garden whose flowers are Arabic,
And whose arrangement is a work of lofty art.
اليَوْمَtoday تَلْهُوyou take delight بِاسْتِمَاعِin hearing كَلامِهَاits words
اليَوْمَ تَلْهُو بِاسْتِمَاعِ كَلامِهَا
وَغَداًand tomorrow لَهَاfor it فِيin الذِّكْرَيَاتِmemories كَرمُhonor
وَغَداً لَهَا فِي الذِّكْرَيَاتِ كَرمُ
Today you delight in listening to its words,
And tomorrow it will be honored in remembrance.
أَغْرَىenticed قَوَافِيهَاits rhymes الأَبِيَّةَproud أَنَّهُthe fact that
أَغْرَى قَوَافِيهَا الأَبِيَّةَ أَنَّهُ
لِلشِّعْرِfor poetry فِيin هَذَاthis المَقَامِsetting مَقَامُa place
لِلشِّعْرِ فِي هَذَا المَقَامِ مَقَامُ
Its proud rhymes were enticed by the fact that
Poetry has a place on this occasion.
وَالشِّعْرُand poetry فِيin قَيْدِthe bonds of الرَّجَاءِhope صِنَاعَةٌcraftsmanship
وَالشِّعْرُ فِي قَيْدِ الرَّجَاءِ صِنَاعَةٌ
وَالشِّعْرُand poetry فِيin إِطْلاقِهِits freedom إِلْهَامُinspiration
وَالشِّعْرُ فِي إِطْلاقِهِ إِلْهَامُ
And poetry, bound by hope, is craftsmanship;
And poetry, set free, is inspiration.
Sol 6.1