لِلسَيفِ وَالأَقلامِ قامَ مُشيرُ

لِلسَيفِ وَالأَقلامِ قامَ مُشيرُ

وَبَدا وَزيرٌ بِالرَشادِ مُشيرُ

وَبَدا وَزيرٌ بِالرَشادِ مُشيرُ

For the sword and pens, a marshal has arisen,

The advisor of the sword and pen arose

And a minister has appeared, offering wise counsel.

And a minister appeared with wise advice

فَبِسَيف دَرويش السَلامُ موطِدٌ

فَبِسَيف دَرويش السَلامُ موطِدٌ

وَيَراع راشد لِلسَعود مَديرُ

وَيَراع راشد لِلسَعود مَديرُ

Thus, by Darwish's sword, peace is secured,

With Darwish's sword, peace is strengthened

And Rashid's reed-pen steers toward good fortune.

And Rashid considers well the guide of Saud

هَذا إِلى الأَجناد يَهدي كَفُّهُ

هَذا إِلى الأَجناد يَهدي كَفُّهُ

يمنا وَهَذا لِلبِلاد يُنيرُ

يمنا وَهَذا لِلبِلاد يُنيرُ

This one's hand bestows upon the troops

This one extends his palm to the soldiers

Good fortune, while the other illuminates the land.

As a blessing, and that one illuminates the land

بَطَلٌ لِواءُ النَصر فَوقَ جُنودِهِ

بَطَلٌ لِواءُ النَصر فَوقَ جُنودِهِ

يَعلو وَوالٍ لِلمَليك سَميرُ

يَعلو وَوالٍ لِلمَليك سَميرُ

A hero, above whose troops the banner of victory

A hero whose banner of victory is over his troops

Rises high; and a governor, the king's evening companion.

Ascends, and a loyal one to the king, highborn

قَمران قَد طَلَعا بِأَفلاكِ العُلى

قَمران قَد طَلَعا بِأَفلاكِ العُلى

بِهُما عَلى الأَكوان فاضَ سُرورُ

بِهُما عَلى الأَكوان فاضَ سُرورُ

Two moons have risen in the spheres of glory;

Two moons that rose in the highest spheres

Through them both, joy has overflowed across creation.

With them, joy poured over the cosmos

ضِمناً لِبر الشام كُل سَعادَةٍ فَزَها

ضِمناً لِبر الشام كُل سَعادَةٍ فَزَها

وَباهى قُطرَها المَعمورُ

وَباهى قُطرَها المَعمورُ

They both secured every happiness for the land of al-Sham, so it shone,

Guaranteeing goodness for Damascus in full

And its flourishing region took pride.

Its territory prospered and shone

فَاِشرَب بِذكرِهِما الكُؤوسَ عَشيَّةً

فَاِشرَب بِذكرِهِما الكُؤوسَ عَشيَّةً

مَثنى ثَلاث رِباع وَهِيَ تَدورُ

مَثنى ثَلاث رِباع وَهِيَ تَدورُ

So drink the cups at dusk in remembrance of them both,

So drink toasts to them in the evening

Two, three, four at a time, as they go round.

Two by two, three by three, as they go around

بادر إِلى الأَقداحِ لَيسَ بِرَشفِها

بادر إِلى الأَقداحِ لَيسَ بِرَشفِها

يا صاحِ إِثمٌ ما بِهُنَّ خُمورُ

يا صاحِ إِثمٌ ما بِهُنَّ خُمورُ

Hasten to the goblets; sipping them incurs no

Hasten to the cups, it's not a sin in their brims

Sin, my friend: there is no wine in them.

O companion, they contain no wines

لَكِنَّها الطاف إِبراهيم قَد دارَت

لَكِنَّها الطاف إِبراهيم قَد دارَت

وَراشد لِلصَفاءِ يُديرُ

وَراشد لِلصَفاءِ يُديرُ

But they are Ibrahim's favors, which have gone round,

Rather, they circled virtuous Ibrahim

And Rashid passes them round for good cheer.

And Rashid makes purity turn

يا أَيُّها البَحرانِ إِن نَداكُما

يا أَيُّها البَحرانِ إِن نَداكُما

وَجه البِلادِ بِفَيضِهِ مَغمورُ

وَجه البِلادِ بِفَيضِهِ مَغمورُ

O you two seas, truly your bounty

O you two seas, your call

Has flooded the face of the land with its outpouring.

Flooded the land with its abundance

لا تَطلُبا إِيفاءَ حَقَّ ثَناكُما

لا تَطلُبا إِيفاءَ حَقَّ ثَناكُما

مني فَباعي دونَ ذاكَ قَصيرُ

مني فَباعي دونَ ذاكَ قَصيرُ

Do not ask for the full praise due to you both

Do not ask me to repay your right

From me, for my reach falls short of that.

For my range falls short of that