يَاO بَنِيsons of الْعِلْمَknowledge وَالفَضِيلَةَand virtue جِدُّواstrive diligently
يَا بَنِي الْعِلْمَ وَالفَضِيلَةَ جِدُّوا
كُلُّevery كَدٍّtoil فِيهِin it فِلاحٌsuccess فَكُدواso toil
كُلُّ كَدٍّ فِيهِ فِلاحٌ فَكُدوا
O sons of knowledge and virtue, strive diligently!
Every toil holds success, so toil!
إِنَّماonly الْفَوْزُtriumph لِلْمجِدِّينَfor the diligent وَعْدُa promise
إِنَّما الْفَوْزُ لِلْمجِدِّينَ وَعْدُ
أُطْلُبواseek الْعِلْمَknowledge لاَdo not تَمَلُّواgrow weary طِلاَبَاseeking
أُطْلُبوا الْعِلْمَ لاَ تَمَلُّوا طِلاَبَا
Triumph is promised only to the diligent.
Seek knowledge; never tire of seeking it.
لاَdo not تَكِلُّواfalter إِذَاwhen لَقِيتُمْyou encounter صِعَابَاhardships
لاَ تَكِلُّوا إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ صِعَابَا
أَيُّwhat ذُلٍّhumiliation لِمُقَدَّمٍfor one at the forefront يَرْتَدُّwho retreats
أَيُّ ذُلٍّ لِمُقَدَّمٍ يَرْتَدُّ
Do not falter when you encounter hardships.
What disgrace for one at the forefront to retreat!
وَابْتَغُواand seek بِالْفَضِيلَةِthrough virtue التَّقْوِيمَاuprightness
وَابْتَغُوا بِالْفَضِيلَةِ التَّقْوِيمَا
فَهْيَfor it وَالْعَلْمُand knowledge لَمْnot يَزَالاَboth cease to be قَدِيمَاsince ancient times
فَهْيَ وَالْعَلْمُ لَمْ يَزَالاَ قَدِيمَا
And seek uprightness through virtue;
For it and knowledge have long served
لِلْمَعَالِيfor lofty attainments عَتَادُequipment مَنْwhoever يَعْتَدُّprepares himself
لِلْمَعَالِي عَتَادُ مَنْ يَعْتَدُّ
ذَلِكُمْthat (addressing you all) مَاwhat تَقُولُهُit says it لِبَنِيهَاto its sons
ذَلِكُمْ مَا تَقُولُهُ لِبَنِيهَا
As equipment for those preparing for lofty heights.
That is what it tells its sons,
هَذِهِthis الدَّارُhouse بَارَكَmay bless اللّهُGod فِيهَاin it
هَذِهِ الدَّارُ بَارَكَ اللّهُ فِيهَا
وَالْهُدَىand guidance فِيin شِعَارِهَاits motto وَالرُّشْدُand sound judgment
وَالْهُدَى فِي شِعَارِهَا وَالرُّشْدُ
This house—may God bless it—
And guidance and sound judgment dwell in its motto.
فَخُذُواso take مِنْfrom ذَاكَthat الشِّعارِmotto حلاَكُمْyour adornments
فَخُذُوا مِنْ ذَاكَ الشِّعارِ حلاَكُمْ
وَأَبِينُواand reveal آثَارَهُits effects فِيin علاَكُمْyour eminence
وَأَبِينُوا آثَارَهُ فِي علاَكُمْ
So take your adornments from that motto,
And show its effects in your greatness;
كُلُّevery نُبْلٍnoble quality مِنْfrom نُبْلِهِits nobility مسْتَمَدٌّdrawn
كُلُّ نُبْلٍ مِنْ نُبْلِهِ مسْتَمَدٌّ
إِنَّماonly الْعِلْمُknowledge وَالفَضِيلَةُand virtue نُورٌlight
إِنَّما الْعِلْمُ وَالفَضِيلَةُ نُورٌ
Every noble quality is drawn from its nobility.
Knowledge and virtue are but light,
وَرَجَاءٌand hope وَرَحْمُةٌand mercy وَسرورُand joy
وَرَجَاءٌ وَرَحْمُةٌ وَسرورُ
وَحَيَاةٌand life فَوْقَabove الْحَيَاةِlife وَمَجْدُand glory
وَحَيَاةٌ فَوْقَ الْحَيَاةِ وَمَجْدُ
And hope and mercy and joy,
And life above life, and glory.
وَاذْكُرُواand remember مَاas long as حَيِيتُمْyou live خَيْرَbest ذِكْرَىremembrance
وَاذْكُرُوا مَا حَيِيتُمْ خَيْرَ ذِكْرَى
فَضْلِthe bounty of هَذَاthis الْحِمَىsanctuary وَفَاءًin loyalty وَشُكْرَاand gratitude
فَضْلِ هَذَا الْحِمَى وَفَاءً وَشُكْرَا
And remember, as long as you live, with fondest remembrance,
The bounty of this sanctuary, in loyalty and gratitude.
إِنَّindeed عَهْدَthe time of التَّثقِفِlearning نِعْمَexcellent is الْعَهْدُthe time
إِنَّ عَهْدَ التَّثقِفِ نِعْمَ الْعَهْدُ
فَاحْفَظُوهُso preserve it وَرَتِّلوهُand chant it نَشِيدَاas a hymn
فَاحْفَظُوهُ وَرَتِّلوهُ نَشِيدَا
Indeed, the time of learning is a splendid time;
So treasure it, and chant it as a hymn,
وَأَعِيدُواand repeat آيَاتِهِits verses تَرْدِيدَاrepeatedly
وَأَعِيدُوا آيَاتِهِ تَرْدِيدَا
بِقُلُوبٍwith hearts تُوحِيthat inspire وَلْسْنٍand tongues تَشْدوthat sing
بِقُلُوبٍ تُوحِي وَلْسْنٍ تَشْدو
And repeat its verses again and again,
With inspiring hearts and singing tongues:
رَبُّناour Lord أًعْلَىraised فِيin البِلاَدِthe land مَنَارَاa beacon
رَبُّنا أًعْلَى فِي البِلاَدِ مَنَارَا
بَطْرِيَركِيَّةthe Patriarchal School نَمَتْنَاnurtured us صِغَارَاas children
بَطْرِيَركِيَّة نَمَتْنَا صِغَارَا
Our Lord raised a beacon in the land:
The Patriarchal School, which nurtured us as children;
وَبِتَأْدِيبِهَاand through its teaching كِبَاراًgreat سَنَغْدُوwe shall become
وَبِتَأْدِيبِهَا كِبَاراً سَنَغْدُو
And through its teaching we shall grow great.
Sol 6.1