هَنِيئاًcongratulations أَيُّهَاO المَلِكُthe king الهُمَامُvaliant
هَنِيئاً أَيُّهَا المَلِكُ الهُمَامُ
وَأَوْلَىand more deserving أَنْthat نُهَنِّئَهُwe congratulate it المَقَامُthe station
وَأَوْلَى أَنْ نُهَنِّئَهُ المَقَامُ
Congratulations, O valiant king!
Yet your station deserves our congratulations still more.
بِحَسْبِsufficient for عُلاكَyour eminence أَنكَthat you are هَاشِمِيٍّa Hashemite
بِحَسْبِ عُلاكَ أَنكَ هَاشِمِيٍّ
فَمَاfor ... not يَرْقَىrises رُقِيَّكُمُyour elevation الأَنَامُhumankind
فَمَا يَرْقَى رُقِيَّكُمُ الأَنَامُ
It suffices for your eminence that you are a Hashemite;
For humankind cannot rise to your heights.
وَإِنَّand indeed مَكَانَكُمْyour standing فِيin كُلِّevery عَصْرٍage
وَإِنَّ مَكَانَكُمْ فِي كُلِّ عَصْرٍ
يَحِقis due لَهُto it الوَلاءُallegiance وَالاِحْتِرَامُand respect
يَحِق لَهُ الوَلاءُ وَالاِحْتِرَامُ
And indeed your standing, in every age,
Is owed allegiance and respect.
أَيَنْسَىdo ... forget? العُربُthe Arabs مُنْقِذَهُمْtheir deliverer حُسَيْناًHussein
أَيَنْسَى العُربُ مُنْقِذَهُمْ حُسَيْناً
وَمَاand what أَبْلَىaccomplished valiantly بُنُوَّتُهُhis sons العِظَامُgreat
وَمَا أَبْلَى بُنُوَّتُهُ العِظَامُ
Can the Arabs forget Hussein, their deliverer,
And what his great sons accomplished?
غَطَارِفَةٌnoble lords بَنَوْاthey built مَجْداًglory جديداًnew
غَطَارِفَةٌ بَنَوْا مَجْداً جديداً
يَزِيدُincreases جَلالَهُits splendor المَجْدُglory القُدَامُancient
يَزِيدُ جَلالَهُ المَجْدُ القُدَامُ
Noble lords who built a new glory,
Whose splendor is enhanced by ancient glory.
وَمَنْand who يُحْصِيcan count لعبدِfor the servant of اللهِGod فَضْلاًmerit
وَمَنْ يُحْصِي لعبدِ اللهِ فَضْلاً
إِذَاwhen عُدَّتْare counted مَسَاعِيهِhis endeavors الجِسَامُmighty
إِذَا عُدَّتْ مَسَاعِيهِ الجِسَامُ
And who can reckon Abdullah's merit,
When his mighty endeavors are counted?
حِلًىadornments وَشَمَائِلand virtues فِيهِin him تَلاقَتْhave met
حِلًى وَشَمَائِل فِيهِ تَلاقَتْ
فَرَائِدُهَاtheir peerless pearls وَيَجْمَعُهَاand unites them نِظَامُa string
فَرَائِدُهَا وَيَجْمَعُهَا نِظَامُ
Adornments and virtues—in him have met
Their peerless pearls, gathered on one thread.
جَمَالٌbeauty فِيwithin جَلالٍmajesty جَاءَcame بِدْعاًunprecedented
جَمَالٌ فِي جَلالٍ جَاءَ بِدْعاً
تَمَامُهُمَاthe perfection of both وَقَدْand indeed عَزَّis rare التَّمَامُperfection
تَمَامُهُمَا وَقَدْ عَزَّ التَّمَامُ
Beauty within majesty—unprecedented
Is their perfection, though perfection is so rare.
ذَكَاءٌintelligence نُورُهُits light أَبَداًforever مُضِيءٌradiant
ذَكَاءٌ نُورُهُ أَبَداً مُضِيءٌ
فَمَاso ... not يَغْشَىveils أَشِعَّتَهُits rays ظَلامُdarkness
فَمَا يَغْشَى أَشِعَّتَهُ ظَلامُ
Intelligence—its light is ever radiant,
So no darkness veils its rays.
مضاءٌresolve كَمْhow often يَفُلُّblunts شَباةَthe edge of رَأْيٍa plan
مضاءٌ كَمْ يَفُلُّ شَباةَ رَأْيٍ
وَرَأْيٌand judgment كَمْhow often يُفُلُّis blunted بِهِby it حُسَامُa sword
وَرَأْيٌ كَمْ يُفُلُّ بِهِ حُسَامُ
Resolve that often blunts the edge of a scheme,
And judgment by which many a sword is blunted.
نَدًىgenerosity بِمَوَاقِعِat the places of الحَاجَاتِneeds يَهْمِيrains down
نَدًى بِمَوَاقِعِ الحَاجَاتِ يَهْمِي
أَمِنْهُwas it from him? تَعَلَّمَlearned الجُودَgenerosity الغَمَامُthe clouds
أَمِنْهُ تَعَلَّمَ الجُودَ الغَمَامُ
Generosity that rains down wherever there is need—
Did the clouds learn generosity from him?
بَيَانٌeloquence يَنْتَشِىbecome intoxicated الأُدَبَاءُmen of letters مِنْهُfrom it
بَيَانٌ يَنْتَشِى الأُدَبَاءُ مِنْهُ
فَهُمْso they كَالشَّارِبِينَlike drinkers وَلاyet no مُدَامُwine
فَهُمْ كَالشَّارِبِينَ وَلا مُدَامُ
Eloquence that intoxicates men of letters,
So they are like drinkers, though there is no wine.
حَدِيثٌspeech تَصْدُرُcome away الأَلْبَابُminds عَنْهُfrom it
حَدِيثٌ تَصْدُرُ الأَلْبَابُ عَنْهُ
وَمَاand not تَدْرِيknow أَسِحْرٌis it magic? أَمْor كَلامُspeech
وَمَا تَدْرِي أَسِحْرٌ أَمْ كَلامُ
Speech from which minds come away,
Not knowing whether it is magic or speech.
أَعَبْدَO servant of اللهGod هَذَاthis اليومُday وَافَىhas arrived
أَعَبْدَ الله هَذَا اليومُ وَافَى
وَللدنْيَاand for the world بِبَهْجَتِهِthrough its joy ابْتِسَامُa smile
وَللدنْيَا بِبَهْجَتِهِ ابْتِسَامُ
O Abdullah, this day has arrived,
And its joy brings a smile to the world.
فمصرso Egypt تُهَنِّيءُcongratulates الأُرْدُنَّJordan فِيهِon it
فمصر تُهَنِّيءُ الأُرْدُنَّ فِيهِ
وand لُبْنَانُLebanon يُهَنِّيءُoffers congratulations وَالشَّآمُand al-Sham
و لُبْنَانُ يُهَنِّيءُ وَالشَّآمُ
So Egypt congratulates Jordan on this day,
And Lebanon offers congratulations, as does al-Sham.
وَمَاand not فِيin مَنْزِلٍa home للعُرْبِof the Arabs إِلاَّexcept
وَمَا فِي مَنْزِلٍ للعُرْبِ إِلاَّ
تَباشِيرglad tidings وَزِينَاتٌand decorations تُقَامُare put up
تَباشِير وَزِينَاتٌ تُقَامُ
And there is nothing in any Arab home but
Glad tidings and decorations on display.
فَلاso no بِدْعٌwonder إِذَاif اعْتمِدَتْare sought out فَضَافَتْand grow cramped (apparently intended)
فَلا بِدْعٌ إِذَا اعْتمِدَتْ فَضَافَتْ
رِحَابُكَyour spacious courts وَالزُفُودُand the delegations (apparently intended) لَهَاthey have زِحَامُcrowding
رِحَابُكَ وَالزُفُودُ لَهَا زِحَامُ
No wonder, then, if they are sought out and grow cramped—
Your spacious courts, with delegations thronging there.
يُؤَلِّفُunites بَيْنَbetween حُضَّارٍtownsfolk وَبَدْوٍand Bedouins
يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَ حُضَّارٍ وَبَدْوٍ
بِهَاthere عَهْدُthe covenant of العُرُوبَةِArabhood وَالذِّمامُand bonds of honor
بِهَا عَهْدُ العُرُوبَةِ وَالذِّمامُ
Townsfolk and Bedouins are brought together
There by the covenant of Arabhood and bonds of honor.
تحَيِّيsalute عَاهِلاًa monarch فِيin كُلِّevery قَلْبٍheart
تحَيِّي عَاهِلاً فِي كُلِّ قَلْبٍ
لَهُto him belong الأَمْرُthe command المُطَاعُobeyed والاحْتِكَامُand recourse for judgment
لَهُ الأَمْرُ المُطَاعُ والاحْتِكَامُ
They salute a monarch; in every heart
His command is obeyed, his judgment sought.
وَتَغْبِطand envy أُمَّةًa nation بهُدَاكَthrough your guidance أَضْحَتْhas become
وَتَغْبِط أُمَّةً بهُدَاكَ أَضْحَتْ
وَجَانِبُهَاand her flank عَزِيزٌmighty لاnot يُرَامُcan be assailed
وَجَانِبُهَا عَزِيزٌ لا يُرَامُ
And they envy a nation that, under your guidance, has grown
Mighty of flank, beyond assault.
فَجَلَّتْso she grew great وَهْيَthough she قَدْindeed قَلَّتْwas few عَدِيداًin number
فَجَلَّتْ وَهْيَ قَدْ قَلَّتْ عَدِيداً
عَلَىnotwithstanding أَنَّthat القَلِيلَthe few هُمُthey الكِرَامُthe noble
عَلَى أَنَّ القَلِيلَ هُمُ الكِرَامُ
So she has grown great, though small in number,
Yet the few are the noble ones.
بِمَاwith what أُوتيتَyou were granted مِنْof حَزْمٍprudence وَعَزْمٍand resolve
بِمَا أُوتيتَ مِنْ حَزْمٍ وَعَزْمٍ
أَدَرْتَyou managed أُمُورَهَاher affairs وَعَدَاكَand passed you by ذَامُblame
أَدَرْتَ أُمُورَهَا وَعَدَاكَ ذَامُ
With the prudence and resolve bestowed on you,
You have managed her affairs, and blame has passed you by.
فَعِشْso live واسْلَمْand stay safe لَهَاfor her تَسْعَدْmay you prosper وَتَمْجُدْand gain glory
فَعِشْ واسْلَمْ لَهَا تَسْعَدْ وَتَمْجُدْ
وَمَنْand whoever تَحْمِيyou protect حِمَاهُhis domain لاnot يُضَامُis wronged
وَمَنْ تَحْمِي حِمَاهُ لا يُضَامُ
So live and stay safe for her; may you prosper and win glory.
And he whose domain you guard shall not be wronged.
Sol 6.1