أَلطِّيْبُ فِي نَفَحَاتِ الرَّوْضِ حَيَّانِي

أَلطِّيْبُ فِي نَفَحَاتِ الرَّوْضِ حَيَّانِي

وَأُنْسُكُمْ يَا كِرَامَ الحَيِّ أَحْيَانِي

وَأُنْسُكُمْ يَا كِرَامَ الحَيِّ أَحْيَانِي

The sweet fragrance in the garden’s breaths greeted me,

The fragrance in the garden's breezes greeted me,

And your fellowship, noble people of the quarter, restored me to life.

And your fellowship, O noble people of this community, revived me;

رَعَيْتُمونِي وَدَارِي شُقَّةٌ قُذَفٌ

رَعَيْتُمونِي وَدَارِي شُقَّةٌ قُذَفٌ

فَلَمْ أَزَلْ وَاجِداً أَهْلِي وَخُلاَّنِي

فَلَمْ أَزَلْ وَاجِداً أَهْلِي وَخُلاَّنِي

You cared for me though my home lay vastly far away,

You cared for me though my home lay a great distance away,

So I never ceased to find my family and companions here.

So I never ceased to find my family and my friends.

إِنْ قَالَ مَا قَالَ إِخْوَانِي لِتَكْرِمَتِي

إِنْ قَالَ مَا قَالَ إِخْوَانِي لِتَكْرِمَتِي

فَهَلْ أَنَا غَيْرُ مِرْآةٍ إِخْوَانِي

فَهَلْ أَنَا غَيْرُ مِرْآةٍ إِخْوَانِي

If my brethren said what they said to honor me,

If my brothers said what they said to honor me,

Am I anything but a mirror of my brethren?

Am I, then, anything but a mirror of my brothers?

وَإِنْ شَجَا مِصْرَ صَوْتِي هَلْ يَكُونُ سِوَى

وَإِنْ شَجَا مِصْرَ صَوْتِي هَلْ يَكُونُ سِوَى

صَوْتُ الْعَزِيزَيْنِ سُورِيَّا وَلُبْنَانِ

صَوْتُ الْعَزِيزَيْنِ سُورِيَّا وَلُبْنَانِ

And if my voice moved Egypt to yearning, could it be anything but

And if my voice moved Egypt, could it be anything but

The voice of the two beloved lands, Syria and Lebanon?

The voice of those two beloved ones, Syria and Lebanon?

لا تَسْأَلُونِي وَقَدْ لاقَيْتُ مَا سَمَحَتْ

لا تَسْأَلُونِي وَقَدْ لاقَيْتُ مَا سَمَحَتْ

بِهِ مَكَارِمُكُمْ عَمَّا تَوَلاَّنِي

بِهِ مَكَارِمُكُمْ عَمَّا تَوَلاَّنِي

Do not ask me, now that I have encountered all

Do not ask me, now that I have received what

Your noble generosity has lavished upon me.

Your generosity bestowed, what has come over me.

إِلَى طَرَابُلُسَ الدَّارِ الَّتِي دُعِيَتْ

إِلَى طَرَابُلُسَ الدَّارِ الَّتِي دُعِيَتْ

فَيْحَاءَ مِنْ رَحَبٍ فِيهَا بَضِيفَانِ

فَيْحَاءَ مِنْ رَحَبٍ فِيهَا بَضِيفَانِ

To Tripoli, the dwelling that was called

To Tripoli, the home that was called

Al-Fayha—the spacious—in the breadth of its welcome to guests;

Fayha, 'the Spacious,' for its ample welcome to guests;

ذَاتِ الْخَلائِقِ أَبَدَاهَا وَنَّمَّ بِهَا

ذَاتِ الْخَلائِقِ أَبَدَاهَا وَنَّمَّ بِهَا

فِي كُلِّ مَوْقِعِ حِسٍّ كُلُّ بُسْتَانِ

فِي كُلِّ مَوْقِعِ حِسٍّ كُلُّ بُسْتَانِ

Possessed of virtues that it reveals and fosters,

Rich in virtues, revealed and proclaimed

With every place of beauty a whole garden;

By every garden wherever the senses turn;

ذَاتِ النُّفُوسِ الَّتِي لاحَتْ سَرَائِرُهَا

ذَاتِ النُّفُوسِ الَّتِي لاحَتْ سَرَائِرُهَا

غُرّاً عَلَى أَوْجُهٍ كَالزَّاهْرِ غُرَّانِ

غُرّاً عَلَى أَوْجُهٍ كَالزَّاهْرِ غُرَّانِ

Possessed of souls whose inward goodness shines

Endowed with souls whose hidden depths shone

Radiant upon faces like resplendent blossoms;

Radiant upon faces as bright as blossoms;

ذَاتِ المُوَادَعَةِ الحُسْنَى وَأَحْسَنُ مَا

ذَاتِ المُوَادَعَةِ الحُسْنَى وَأَحْسَنُ مَا

كَانَتْ مُوَادَعَةٌ فِي أَرْضِ شُجْعَانِ

كَانَتْ مُوَادَعَةٌ فِي أَرْضِ شُجْعَانِ

Possessed of gracious farewells—and how lovely

Endowed with gracious peace—and peace is finest

A farewell may be in a land of courageous people.

When it reigns in a land of the brave;

إِلَى أَعِزَّةِ هَذِي الدَّارِ مِنْ نُجُبٍ

إِلَى أَعِزَّةِ هَذِي الدَّارِ مِنْ نُجُبٍ

تَاهَتْ فَخَاراً بِقَاصِيهِمْ وَبِالدَّانِي

تَاهَتْ فَخَاراً بِقَاصِيهِمْ وَبِالدَّانِي

To the noble and distinguished people of this house,

To this home's honored ones, its noble men,

In whom both far and near take pride;

In whom, distant and near, it proudly glories;

مُتَوِّجِي كُلِّ مَا جَاؤُوا بِمَحْمَدَةٍ

مُتَوِّجِي كُلِّ مَا جَاؤُوا بِمَحْمَدَةٍ

وَمُخْرِجِي كُلِّ مَا شَاؤُوا بِإِتْقَانِ

وَمُخْرِجِي كُلِّ مَا شَاؤُوا بِإِتْقَانِ

Who crown every worthy deed they undertake,

Who crown everything they undertake with merit,

And bring whatever they desire to perfect execution;

And bring forth all they wish with mastery;

وَسَابِقِي كُلِّ ذِي فَضْلٍ وَمَأْثُرَةٍ

وَسَابِقِي كُلِّ ذِي فَضْلٍ وَمَأْثُرَةٍ

فَضْلاً وَمَأْثُرَةً فِي كُلِّ مَيْدَانِ

فَضْلاً وَمَأْثُرَةً فِي كُلِّ مَيْدَانِ

Who outstrip every person of merit and noble achievement

And outstrip all who possess merit and noble deeds

In merit and achievement upon every field;

In merit and noble deeds, in every field;

لا يَبْخَلُونَ إِذَا أَهْلُ النَّدَى بَخِلُوا

لا يَبْخَلُونَ إِذَا أَهْلُ النَّدَى بَخِلُوا

وَلَيْسَ يُؤْذَى النَّدَى مِنْهُمْ بِمَنَّانِ

وَلَيْسَ يُؤْذَى النَّدَى مِنْهُمْ بِمَنَّانِ

Who do not withhold when other generous people grow stingy,

They do not withhold when the generous withhold,

And whose giving is never marred by reminders of favors.

Nor is generosity harmed by any boastful giver among them;

حَيِّ ابنَ نَحَّاسَ وَهْوَ التِّبْرُ بَيْنَهُمُ

حَيِّ ابنَ نَحَّاسَ وَهْوَ التِّبْرُ بَيْنَهُمُ

بِعُنْصُرَيْهِ وَهَلْ فِي التِّبْرِ رَأْيَانِ

بِعُنْصُرَيْهِ وَهَلْ فِي التِّبْرِ رَأْيَانِ

Salute Ibn Nahhas, pure gold among them,

Salute Ibn Nahhas, who is gold among them,

Gold in both his elements—on that I hold no divided view;

In both his elements—can there be two opinions about gold?

حَيِّ عَوْناً لَهُ تَعْتَزُّ دَوْلَتُهُ

حَيِّ عَوْناً لَهُ تَعْتَزُّ دَوْلَتُهُ

مِنْهُ بِرُكْنٍ قَوِيٍّ بَيْنَ أَرْكَانِ

مِنْهُ بِرُكْنٍ قَوِيٍّ بَيْنَ أَرْكَانِ

And salute Awn, in whom his state takes pride,

Salute Awn, whose state takes pride in him,

A mighty pillar among its pillars.

Finding in him a strong pillar among its pillars;

سَمْحَ الخَلائِقِ أَوْلانِي مَدَائِحَهُ

سَمْحَ الخَلائِقِ أَوْلانِي مَدَائِحَهُ

وَجَلَّ مَا قَلْبُهُ المِسْمَاحُ أَوْلانِي

وَجَلَّ مَا قَلْبُهُ المِسْمَاحُ أَوْلانِي

The man of generous nature bestowed his praises upon me,

Generous in character, he bestowed his praises on me,

And splendid indeed was what his openhanded heart bestowed.

And great was what his open-handed heart bestowed on me;

وَاذْكُرْ بَنِي كَرَمٍ قَوْمٌ غَدَا اسْمُهُمْ

وَاذْكُرْ بَنِي كَرَمٍ قَوْمٌ غَدَا اسْمُهُمْ

لِلْجُودِ وَاللُّطْفِ فِيهِ خَيْرَ عُنْوَانِ

لِلْجُودِ وَاللُّطْفِ فِيهِ خَيْرَ عُنْوَانِ

Remember, too, the sons of Karam, a people whose name became

And remember Bani Karam, a people whose name has become

The finest emblem of generosity and kindness;

The finest emblem of generosity and kindness;

وَنَوْفَلاً وَخِلاطاً وَالأُولَى لَحِفُوا

وَنَوْفَلاً وَخِلاطاً وَالأُولَى لَحِفُوا

بِشَأْوِهِمْ مِنْ أَلبَّاءٍ وَأَعْيَانِ

بِشَأْوِهِمْ مِنْ أَلبَّاءٍ وَأَعْيَانِ

And Naufal and Khallat, and those who joined them,

And Nawfal and Khilat, and those who have caught up

People of intelligence and distinction.

With their stride, men of discernment and distinction;

مَاذَا تَعُدُّ وَكَائِنْ فِي طَرَابُلُسٍ

مَاذَا تَعُدُّ وَكَائِنْ فِي طَرَابُلُسٍ

أَعِزَّةٌ مِنْ أُولِي جَاهٍ وَعِرْانِ

أَعِزَّةٌ مِنْ أُولِي جَاهٍ وَعِرْانِ

How many there are in Tripoli—

What can you count? How many in Tripoli

Noble people of rank and strength!

Are honored men of rank and strength!

إِنْ تُولِهِمْ مِنْ ثَنَاءٍ مَا يَحِقُّ فَلا

إِنْ تُولِهِمْ مِنْ ثَنَاءٍ مَا يَحِقُّ فَلا

يَفُتْكَ حَمدٌ لِهَذَا الضَّيْفِ فِي آنِ

يَفُتْكَ حَمدٌ لِهَذَا الضَّيْفِ فِي آنِ

If you grant them the praise that is their due, then let

If you give them the praise they deserve, do not

No timely tribute to this guest escape you.

For a moment omit praise of this guest:

مِنْ آلِ مَلُّوكَ مَيْمُونٍ نَقِيبَتُهُ

مِنْ آلِ مَلُّوكَ مَيْمُونٍ نَقِيبَتُهُ

عَدَاهُ ذَمٌّ وَلا يُلْفَى لَهُ شَانِي

عَدَاهُ ذَمٌّ وَلا يُلْفَى لَهُ شَانِي

One of royal stock, auspicious in disposition,

From the house of Malluk, blessed in his nature,

Whom blame has passed by, with no detractor to be found;

Blame passes him by, and no hater of him is found;

أَغَرَّ يُغْلِي عَطَايَاهُ تَخيُّرُهُ

أَغَرَّ يُغْلِي عَطَايَاهُ تَخيُّرُهُ

لَهَا فَإِحْسَانُهْ أَضْعَافُ إِحْسَانِ

لَهَا فَإِحْسَانُهْ أَضْعَافُ إِحْسَانِ

An illustrious man whose careful choosing makes his gifts more precious,

An illustrious man: his gifts gain value from his choice

So that his beneficence is beneficence doubled.

Of them; thus his kindness is kindness many times over;

إِلَى الأُولَى شرَحُوا صَدْرِي بِأُلْفَتِهِمْ

إِلَى الأُولَى شرَحُوا صَدْرِي بِأُلْفَتِهِمْ

عَلَى اخْتِلافِ عَقِيدَاتٍ وَأَدْيَانِ

عَلَى اخْتِلافِ عَقِيدَاتٍ وَأَدْيَانِ

To those who opened my heart through their fellowship,

To those who gladdened my heart with their fellowship,

Despite their differing beliefs and religions;

Despite differences in beliefs and religions;

منْ صَادِرِينَ إِلَى العَلْيَاءِ عَنْ أَمَلٍ

منْ صَادِرِينَ إِلَى العَلْيَاءِ عَنْ أَمَلٍ

كَأَنَّهُ دَوْحَةٌ أَوْفَتْ بِأَغْصَانِ

كَأَنَّهُ دَوْحَةٌ أَوْفَتْ بِأَغْصَانِ

To those who set forth toward the heights, borne by a hope

Who set forth toward the heights, inspired by a hope

Like a great tree lifting all its branches high.

Like a great tree rising high with branches;

أَلسَّيِّدَانِ بِهِمْ جَارَانِ فِي مَقَةٍ

أَلسَّيِّدَانِ بِهِمْ جَارَانِ فِي مَقَةٍ

وَالمَذْهَبَانِ هُمَا فِي القَلْبِ جَارَانِ

وَالمَذْهَبَانِ هُمَا فِي القَلْبِ جَارَانِ

Through them the two masters dwell as neighbors in affection,

The two masters are neighbors among them in affection,

And the two creeds are neighbors within the heart.

And the two creeds are neighbors in the heart;

وَهَلْ إِذَا سَارَ فِي الأَوْطَانِ رُوحُ قِلىً

وَهَلْ إِذَا سَارَ فِي الأَوْطَانِ رُوحُ قِلىً

يُرْجَى صَلاحٌ وَإِصْلاحٌ لأَوْطَانِ

يُرْجَى صَلاحٌ وَإِصْلاحٌ لأَوْطَانِ

If a spirit of hatred travels through the homelands,

And if a spirit of hatred spreads through the homelands,

Can any welfare or reform be hoped for those homelands?

Can well-being and reform be hoped for those lands?

إِلَى الأُولَى بَلَغَتْ بِالجِدِّ نَهْضَتُهُمْ

إِلَى الأُولَى بَلَغَتْ بِالجِدِّ نَهْضَتُهُمْ

مَكَانَةً لَمْ تُخَلْ يَوْماً بِإِمْكَانِ

مَكَانَةً لَمْ تُخَلْ يَوْماً بِإِمْكَانِ

To those whose earnest striving raised their renaissance

To those whose revival, through diligence, reached

To a station once thought impossible;

A stature never once imagined possible;

مِنْ كُلِّ نَدْبٍ بِهِ تَعْتَزُّ لَجْنَتُهُمْ

مِنْ كُلِّ نَدْبٍ بِهِ تَعْتَزُّ لَجْنَتُهُمْ

لا يَظْلِمُ الحَقُّ دَاعِيهِ بِإِنْسَانِ

لا يَظْلِمُ الحَقُّ دَاعِيهِ بِإِنْسَانِ

To every resolute man in whom their committee takes pride—

Among them, every valiant man in whom their committee takes pride—

The advocate of truth does no human being wrong.

Truth does not slight its advocate in favor of anyone;

رَئِيسُهَا مُحْرِزٌ فِي الْفَضْلِ مَنْزِلَةً

رَئِيسُهَا مُحْرِزٌ فِي الْفَضْلِ مَنْزِلَةً

فَاقَتْ مَنَازِلَ أَنْدَادٍ وَأَقْرَانِ

فَاقَتْ مَنَازِلَ أَنْدَادٍ وَأَقْرَانِ

Its president has attained a rank in excellence

Its chairman has attained in merit a rank

Surpassing the stations of his peers and equals.

Surpassing the ranks of equals and peers;

إِلَى المُجِدينَ جَادَتْنِي قَرَائِحُهُمْ

إِلَى المُجِدينَ جَادَتْنِي قَرَائِحُهُمْ

نَظْماً وَنَثْراً بِمَا أَرْبَى عَلَى شَانِي

نَظْماً وَنَثْراً بِمَا أَرْبَى عَلَى شَانِي

To the diligent ones, whose talents dealt generously with me,

To the accomplished, whose talents lavished on me

In verse and prose exceeding my own standing;

In verse and prose, more than my worth deserved;

مِنْ غَادَةٍ خَلَبَ الأَلْبَابَ مَنْطِقُهَا

مِنْ غَادَةٍ خَلَبَ الأَلْبَابَ مَنْطِقُهَا

هِيَ الْفَرِيدَةُ فِي عَقْلٍ وَتِبْيَانِ

هِيَ الْفَرِيدَةُ فِي عَقْلٍ وَتِبْيَانِ

To a maiden whose eloquence captivated minds—

Among them, a graceful maiden whose speech enchanted minds;

Peerless in reason and lucid exposition;

She is peerless in intellect and lucid expression;

دَلَّتْ مَهَارَتُهَا خُبْراً وَمَعْرِفَةً

دَلَّتْ مَهَارَتُهَا خُبْراً وَمَعْرِفَةً

عَلَى التَّفَوُّقِ فِي خُبْرٍ وَعِرْفَانِ

عَلَى التَّفَوُّقِ فِي خُبْرٍ وَعِرْفَانِ

Her skill revealed experience and knowledge,

Her skill in experience and knowledge testified

And mastery in practice and understanding;

To excellence in experience and understanding;

وَمِنْ رَفِيقِ صِباً مَا زِلْتُ مِنْ قِدَمٍ

وَمِنْ رَفِيقِ صِباً مَا زِلْتُ مِنْ قِدَمٍ

أَرْعَاهُ رَعيَ أَخٍ بَرٍّ وَيَرْعَانِي

أَرْعَاهُ رَعيَ أَخٍ بَرٍّ وَيَرْعَانِي

And to a companion of my youth whom, since long ago,

And a companion of youth, whom I have long continued

I have tended with a faithful brother’s care, as he tends me;

To cherish as a devoted brother, while he cherishes me;

وَنَاثِرٍ لَبِقٍ أَبْقَى بِذِهْنِي مِنْ

وَنَاثِرٍ لَبِقٍ أَبْقَى بِذِهْنِي مِنْ

إِبْدَاعه خَيْرَ مَا يَبْقَى بِأَذْهَانِ

إِبْدَاعه خَيْرَ مَا يَبْقَى بِأَذْهَانِ

And to a polished prose writer whose artistry left within my mind

And a deft prose writer, who left in my mind, from

The finest thing that can remain in human memory;

His creations, the finest things that minds retain;

وَشَاعِرٍ عَبْقَرِيِّ الصَّوغِ قَلَّدَنِي

وَشَاعِرٍ عَبْقَرِيِّ الصَّوغِ قَلَّدَنِي

أَغْلَى الْقَلائد مِنْ دُرٍّ وَعِقْيَانِ

أَغْلَى الْقَلائد مِنْ دُرٍّ وَعِقْيَانِ

And to a poet of inspired craftsmanship who adorned me

And a poet of genius in his craft, who adorned me with

With the dearest necklaces of pearls and pure gold;

The most precious necklaces of pearls and pure gold;

عِقْدٌ تَفَرَّدَ فِيهِ الرَّافِعِيُّ وَهَلْ

عِقْدٌ تَفَرَّدَ فِيهِ الرَّافِعِيُّ وَهَلْ

لِذَلِكَ الْبُلْبُلِ الْغِرِّيد مِنْ ثَانِي

لِذَلِكَ الْبُلْبُلِ الْغِرِّيد مِنْ ثَانِي

A necklace in whose making al-Rafi‘i stood alone—

A necklace in which al-Rafi'i is peerless—and has

Has that sweet-throated nightingale any second?

That melodious nightingale any equal?

حَسْبِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيْهِ إِنْ أَرَدْتُ لَهُ

حَسْبِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيْهِ إِنْ أَرَدْتُ لَهُ

وَصْفاً فَقُلتُ اسْمَهُ وَالْوَصْفُ أَعْيَانِي

وَصْفاً فَقُلتُ اسْمَهُ وَالْوَصْفُ أَعْيَانِي

If I wished to describe him, this would suffice as praise:

It is praise enough of him that, if I wish to give him

I need only speak his name, and every quality appears before me.

A description, I say his name; description has defeated me.

إِلَى اللَّوَاتِي يُهَذِّبْنَ الْبَنَاتِ كَمَا

إِلَى اللَّوَاتِي يُهَذِّبْنَ الْبَنَاتِ كَمَا

يَرْضَى الْكَمَالانِ مِنْ حُسْنٍ وَإِحْسَانِ

يَرْضَى الْكَمَالانِ مِنْ حُسْنٍ وَإِحْسَانِ

To the women who refine and educate the girls

To the women who cultivate the girls in ways

As the twin perfections of beauty and goodness would approve;

Pleasing to the twin perfections of beauty and goodness;

وَالْقَائِمِينَ بِتَثْقِيفِ الْبَنِينَ عَلَى

وَالْقَائِمِينَ بِتَثْقِيفِ الْبَنِينَ عَلَى

أَجَلِّ مَا يُبْتَغَى تَثْقِيفُ فِتْيَانِ

أَجَلِّ مَا يُبْتَغَى تَثْقِيفُ فِتْيَانِ

And to those entrusted with cultivating the boys

And those who undertake the boys' education toward

Upon the loftiest education sought for young men;

The noblest goal sought in educating young men;

إِلَى الأَوَانِسِ أَنْمَتْهُنَّ مَدْرَسَةٌ

إِلَى الأَوَانِسِ أَنْمَتْهُنَّ مَدْرَسَةٌ

قَامَتْ بِفَضْلَيْنِ للسَّاعِي وَلِلبَانِي

قَامَتْ بِفَضْلَيْنِ للسَّاعِي وَلِلبَانِي

To the young women whom a school has nurtured,

To the young ladies nurtured by a school

Founded through the merits of the striver and the builder;

Raised through two benefactions, the worker's and the builder's;

مَثَّلْنَ مَا شَنَّفَ الآذَانَ فِي لُغَةٍ

مَثَّلْنَ مَا شَنَّفَ الآذَانَ فِي لُغَةٍ

جَعَلْنَهَا خَيْرَ نَشْنِيفٍ لآَذَانِ

جَعَلْنَهَا خَيْرَ نَشْنِيفٍ لآَذَانِ

They performed in eloquent language what delighted the ears,

They performed what adorned the ears, in a language

Making that language the finest ornament hung upon them.

They made the finest adornment for ears;

أَزُفُّ أَبْيَاتَ شُكْرَانِي وَلَيْسَ تَفِي

أَزُفُّ أَبْيَاتَ شُكْرَانِي وَلَيْسَ تَفِي

بِالحَقِّ لَوْ صُغْتُهَا آيَاتِ شُكْرَانِ

بِالحَقِّ لَوْ صُغْتُهَا آيَاتِ شُكْرَانِ

I offer my verses of gratitude, though they cannot discharge

I offer the verses of my gratitude, yet they cannot fulfill

What is due, even were I to fashion them as revelations of thanks.

What is owed, even if I shaped them into marvels of thanksgiving;

فَيَا كِرَاماً أَقَرَّتْنِي حَفضاوَتُهُمْ

فَيَا كِرَاماً أَقَرَّتْنِي حَفضاوَتُهُمْ

بِحَيْثُ يَحْسُدُنِي أَرْبَاب تِيجَانِ

بِحَيْثُ يَحْسُدُنِي أَرْبَاب تِيجَانِ

O noble people, whose warm reception settled me so contentedly

So, O noble ones, whose warm welcome has placed me

That the wearers of crowns might envy me!

Where the wearers of crowns envy me,

لا تَسْأَلُونِي وَقَدْ وُلِّيْتُ مَا سَمَحَتْ

لا تَسْأَلُونِي وَقَدْ وُلِّيْتُ مَا سَمَحَتْ

بِهِ مَكَارِمُكُمْ عَمَّا تَوَلاَّنِي

بِهِ مَكَارِمُكُمْ عَمَّا تَوَلاَّنِي

Do not ask me, now that I have been granted all

Do not ask me, now that I have been granted what

Your noble generosity has lavished upon me.

Your generosity bestowed, what has come over me.

دومُوا وَدَامَتْ بِلا عَدٍّ مَفَاخِرُكُمْ

دومُوا وَدَامَتْ بِلا عَدٍّ مَفَاخِرُكُمْ

مُخَلَّدَاتٍ لأَزْمَانٍ فَأَزْمَانِ

مُخَلَّدَاتٍ لأَزْمَانٍ فَأَزْمَانِ

Endure—and may your countless glories endure,

Live on, and may your countless glories endure,

Immortal through ages upon ages;

Immortal through age after age;

وَالْعِزُّ وَالْجَاهُ فِي هَذَا الحِمَى أَبَداً

وَالْعِزُّ وَالْجَاهُ فِي هَذَا الحِمَى أَبَداً

بِكُمْ جَدِيدَانِ مَا كَرَّ الْجَدِيدَانِ

بِكُمْ جَدِيدَانِ مَا كَرَّ الْجَدِيدَانِ

May honor and eminence abide forever in this sanctuary,

And honor and standing in this sanctuary shall forever

Renewed through you whenever the two ever-new ones revolve.

Be renewed through you, as long as night and day return.