يَاO عَلَمَeminence الشَّرْقِthe East الرَّفِيعِlofty الذُّرَىthe summits
يَا عَلَمَ الشَّرْقِ الرَّفِيعِ الذُّرَى
وَعَضَدَand supporting arm السُّلطَانِthe Sultan فِيin الْمَغرِبِMorocco
وَعَضَدَ السُّلطَانِ فِي الْمَغرِبِ
O lofty-peaked eminence of the East,
And the Sultan’s right arm in Morocco,
أَمْنَsafety الْمُحِبِّينَthose who love وَخَوْفَand terror العِدَىthe enemies
أَمْنَ الْمُحِبِّينَ وَخَوْفَ العِدَى
وَزِينَةَand ornament السُّدَّةِthe throne وَالْمَنْصِبِand office
وَزِينَةَ السُّدَّةِ وَالْمَنْصِبِ
The safety of those who love you and the terror of foes,
And the ornament of throne and office,
وَمُزْنَةَand a rain cloud البِرِّbenevolence وسْمُهَاits mark
وَمُزْنَةَ البِرِّ وسْمُهَا
فِيon تَلَعاتِuplands الْبَلَدِthe land الْمُجْذَبِdrought-stricken
فِي تَلَعاتِ الْبَلَدِ الْمُجْذَبِ
And a rain cloud of bounty, leaving its mark
On the uplands of the drought-stricken land.
لَقَدْindeed رَأَيْنَاwe have seen بِكَin you فِيin عَسْرِنَاour hardship
لَقَدْ رَأَيْنَا بِكَ فِي عَسْرِنَا
مَاwhat كَانَتِwere السَّادَاتُthe nobles فِيamong يَعْرُبِYa‘rub
مَا كَانَتِ السَّادَاتُ فِي يَعْرُبِ
We have indeed seen in you, amid our hardship,
What the nobles of Ya‘rub once were.
حَقُّthe right of التُّهامِيal-Tuhami الجَلاَوِيal-Glaoui أَنْto
حَقُّ التُّهامِي الجَلاَوِي أَنْ
يَجْمَعَunite كُلَّall الْفَخْرِglory وَالنَّسبِand lineage
يَجْمَعَ كُلَّ الْفَخْرِ وَالنَّسبِ
It is al-Tuhami al-Glaoui’s right to
Unite all glory and noble lineage.
حَجَجْتَyou made pilgrimage to بَيْتَthe House of اللهِGod حَجًّاa pilgrimage لَهُit has
حَجَجْتَ بَيْتَ اللهِ حَجًّا لَهُ
مَاwhat بَعْدَهُafter it مِنْof أَثَرٍan effect طَيِّبِgood
مَا بَعْدَهُ مِنْ أَثَرٍ طَيِّبِ
You made pilgrimage to God’s House—a pilgrimage with
Good effects in its wake.
فَأَخْصَبْso became fertile الْواَدِيthe valley وَدَرَّand gushed forth الْصَفَاthe rock
فَأَخْصَبْ الْواَدِي وَدَرَّ الْصَفَا
وَرَضِيَand was pleased اللهُGod وَسُرُّand was gladdened النَّبيthe Prophet
وَرَضِيَ اللهُ وَسُرُّ النَّبي
So the valley grew fertile and the rock gushed forth,
And God was pleased and the Prophet was gladdened.
Sol 6.1