حَيِّHail الأَمِيرَةَthe princess رَبَّةlady of النَّسبِnoble lineage
حَيِّ الأَمِيرَةَ رَبَّة النَّسبِ
حَيِّHail الأَمِيرَةَthe princess رَبَّةlady of الْحَسَبِancestral honor
حَيِّ الأَمِيرَةَ رَبَّة الْحَسَبِ
Hail the princess, lady of noble lineage.
Greetings to the princess, noble of lineage
Hail the princess, lady of ancestral honor.
Greetings to the princess, virtuous of repute
حَيِّHail الَّتيher who انْتَظَمَتْhave united فَوَاصِلُهَاher benefactions (apparently intended: فواضلها)
حَيِّ الَّتي انْتَظَمَتْ فَوَاصِلُهَا
فِيin الْبِرِّbenevolence شَمْلَthe gathering of الْعَجْمِthe non-Arabs وَالْعَرَبِand the Arabs
فِي الْبِرِّ شَمْلَ الْعَجْمِ وَالْعَرَبِ
Hail her whose benefactions have united
She whose virtues have brought together
non-Arabs and Arabs in benevolence.
Arabs and non-Arabs in righteousness
حَيِّHail الَّتيher whose أخَذَتْwere inherited مَنَاقِبُهَاher virtues
حَيِّ الَّتي أخَذَتْ مَنَاقِبُهَا
عَنْfrom خَيْرِthe best وَالِدَةٍmother وَخَيْرِand the best أَبِfather
عَنْ خَيْرِ وَالِدَةٍ وَخَيْرِ أَبِ
Hail her whose virtues were inherited
She who inherited the merits
from the best of mothers and the best of fathers,
From the best of mothers and fathers
وَأَعَزِّand the noblest جِدٍّgrandfather شَادَbuilt مَمْلَكةٌa kingdom
وَأَعَزِّ جِدٍّ شَادَ مَمْلَكةٌ
سَامَىrivaled in loftiness بِهَاwith it العُلْيَاthe highest مِنَof الشُّهُبِthe bright stars
سَامَى بِهَا العُلْيَا مِنَ الشُّهُبِ
and the noblest grandfather, who built a kingdom
And the most honorable grandfather who established
with which he rivaled the loftiest stars.
A kingdom, with it the highest stars were attained
يَاO مَنْyou whose هَوَاهَاher heart's desire مَجْدُthe glory of أُمَّتِهَاher nation
يَا مَنْ هَوَاهَا مَجْدُ أُمَّتِهَا
مَهْمَاwhatever يُجَشِّمهَاit makes her endure مِنَof الْنَّصبِtoil
مَهْمَا يُجَشِّمهَا مِنَ الْنَّصبِ
O you whose heart's desire is your nation's glory,
O she who is loved by the glory of her nation
whatever toil it may impose upon you,
No matter how many hardships assail her
مَاwhat يَبْلَغُcan reach الْمَدَّاحُthe panegyrist مِنْof شِيَمٍvirtues
مَا يَبْلَغُ الْمَدَّاحُ مِنْ شِيَمٍ
أَكْمَلْتِهَاyou have perfected them بِالْعِلْمِthrough knowledge وَالأدَبِand refinement
أَكْمَلْتِهَا بِالْعِلْمِ وَالأدَبِ
what can the panegyrist convey of the virtues
The eulogizer cannot reach the extent of her virtues
you have perfected through knowledge and refinement?
That you have perfected with knowledge and literature
جَاوَزْتِyou surpassed آَمَالَthe hopes of العُفَاةِthe supplicants بِمَاthrough what
جَاوَزْتِ آَمَالَ العُفَاةِ بِمَا
تَسْدِينَهُمْyou bestow upon them مِنْfrom غَيْرِother than مَاany طَلَبَrequest
تَسْدِينَهُمْ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَا طَلَبَ
You have surpassed the hopes of supplicants through what
You have surpassed the hopes of the chaste with what
you bestow upon them without any request.
You give them without their asking
فَإِلَيْكِso to you شُكْرُهُمْtheir gratitude وَأَجْمَلُهُand its finest part
فَإِلَيْكِ شُكْرُهُمْ وَأَجْمَلُهُ
طَيِّwithin the folds of القُلُوبِthe hearts وَلَيْسَand not فِيin الكُتُبِthe books
طَيِّ القُلُوبِ وَلَيْسَ فِي الكُتُبِ
To you, then, their gratitude; its finest part
To you is their thanks and most beautiful
lies in the folds of hearts, not in books.
Expression, which hearts contain but books do not
وَإِلَيْكِand to you أَدْعِيَةُthe prayers of النُّفوسِthe souls بِأَنْfor ... to
وَإِلَيْكِ أَدْعِيَةُ النُّفوسِ بِأَنْ
تَحْيِيyou may live مُعْظَّمةًrevered مَدَىthroughout الحُقُبِthe ages
تَحْيِي مُعْظَّمةً مَدَى الحُقُبِ
And to you go the souls' prayers that
And to you are the souls' prayers that
you may live revered through the ages,
You live honored for eons to come
وَبِأَنْand for ... to تُثَابِيyou may be rewarded عَنْfor نَدَاكِyour generosity وَمَنْand whoever
وَبِأَنْ تُثَابِي عَنْ نَدَاكِ وَمَنْ
يَقْرِضْlends جَمِيلاًa kindness رَبَّهhis Lord يَثِبِHe rewards
يَقْرِضْ جَمِيلاً رَبَّه يَثِبِ
and be rewarded for your generosity; whoever
And that you be rewarded for your benevolence, and whoever
lends his Lord a kindness will be rewarded.
Does good, his Lord will reward
Sol 6.1