تَهلَّلَbeamed with joy فيكَin you الشَرقُthe East أَنتَyou عِمادُهُits pillar
تَهلَّلَ فيكَ الشَرقُ أَنتَ عِمادُهُ
وَنُوّرَand was illuminated مِنكَby you الخَلقُhumankind أَنتَyou رَشادَهُits right guidance
وَنُوّرَ مِنكَ الخَلقُ أَنتَ رَشادَهُ
The East has beamed with joy in you; you are its pillar.
And humankind was illumined by you; you are its right guidance.
أَلَستَare you not الَّذيthe one who أَبدىrevealed هَذيthis العلمِknowledge وَالذَكاand intelligence
أَلَستَ الَّذي أَبدى هَذي العلمِ وَالذَكا
وَأَهدىand bestowed العُلىthe heights of glory نوراًa light فَلاحَso shone اِتِقادَهُits blaze
وَأَهدى العُلى نوراً فَلاحَ اِتِقادَهُ
Are you not the one who revealed this knowledge and intelligence,
And gave the heights of glory a light, whose blaze shone forth?
أَياO جودَةَJawdah (excellence) العَصرِof the age الَّذيwho جادَgave generously لِلمَلاto the people
أَيا جودَةَ العَصرِ الَّذي جادَ لِلمَلا
مَليكُthe king العُلىof glory فيهِthrough him فباهَتso took pride بِلادُهُhis lands
مَليكُ العُلى فيهِ فباهَت بِلادُهُ
O Jawdah, excellence of the age, through whom bounty came to the people
From the king of glory, so his lands took pride.
أَرىI see حَلَبَAleppo الشَهباءَthe Gray فيكَin you تَرىshe sees لَهاfor herself
أَرى حَلَبَ الشَهباءَ فيكَ تَرى لَها
شِهاباًa shooting star زَهاshone بَينَamong الدَراريthe radiant stars اِنفِرادَهُits distinction
شِهاباً زَها بَينَ الدَراري اِنفِرادَهُ
I see Aleppo the Gray beholding in you, as her own,
A shooting star whose distinction shone among the radiant stars.
حَباهاhe bestowed upon her بِكَwith you السُلطانthe sultan لُطفاًas a kindness وَقَدand indeed سَماrose high
حَباها بِكَ السُلطان لُطفاً وَقَد سَما
عَلىupon حَزمكَyour resolve العاليlofty العَظيمmighty اِعتِمادَهُhis reliance
عَلى حَزمكَ العالي العَظيم اِعتِمادَهُ
The sultan graciously granted you to her, and high has risen
His trust in your lofty, mighty resolve.
يَراكَhe sees you بِمَيدانin the field الفَخارof glory لَكَyours الثَناpraise
يَراكَ بِمَيدان الفَخار لَكَ الثَنا
أَعَزthe mightiest هَمامٍvaliant champion سابِقاتracing ahead جِيادِهُhis steeds
أَعَز هَمامٍ سابِقات جِيادِهُ
He sees you in the field of glory—praise is yours—
The mightiest champion, whose steeds race ahead.
أَياO بَحرَsea علمٍof knowledge أَغرَقَflooded الكَونَthe universe فَضلُهُhis bounty
أَيا بَحرَ علمٍ أَغرَقَ الكَونَ فَضلُهُ
وَياand O بَدرَfull moon فهمٍof understanding قَدindeed أَنارَshed light سَدادَهُhis sound judgment
وَيا بَدرَ فهمٍ قَد أَنارَ سَدادَهُ
O sea of knowledge, whose bounty has flooded the universe,
And O full moon of understanding, whose sound judgment has shed light.
يَراعَكَyour reed pen سَيفٌa sword لِلجَهالَةِagainst ignorance ماحِقٌannihilating
يَراعَكَ سَيفٌ لِلجَهالَةِ ماحِقٌ
تَشيَّدَwas built up فيهِthrough it الحَقtruth فَهُوَso it is عِمادُهُits pillar
تَشيَّدَ فيهِ الحَق فَهُوَ عِمادُهُ
Your reed pen is a sword that annihilates ignorance;
Truth was built up through it; it is truth’s pillar.
سَلَبتَyou stole قُلوبhearts الناسof the people بِاللُطفِwith kindness مُحسِناًdoing good
سَلَبتَ قُلوب الناس بِاللُطفِ مُحسِناً
فَأَيَّso which فَتىًyoung man ماnot فيin يَديكَyour two hands قِيادهُhis reins
فَأَيَّ فَتىً ما في يَديكَ قِيادهُ
You stole people’s hearts with kindness, doing good;
So what young man’s reins are not in your hands?
خَليلKhalil (friend) مَعاليكَYour Excellency البَعيدthe faraway one إِلىtoward الحِماthe sanctuary
خَليل مَعاليكَ البَعيد إِلى الحِما
يَحِنُّyearns وَلَكنbut قَدindeed جَفاهُhas forsaken him مُرادَهُhis desired goal
يَحِنُّ وَلَكن قَد جَفاهُ مُرادَهُ
Khalil, Your Excellency’s faraway friend, for the sanctuary
Yearns, yet the object of his desire has forsaken him.
لَقدindeed فاتَهُescaped him حَظٌgood fortune بِهِwith it كُنتَyou were جائِداًgiving generously
لَقد فاتَهُ حَظٌ بِهِ كُنتَ جائِداً
لِربعٍto an abode زَهَتflourished لَماwhen حَلَلتَyou settled مِهادُهُits bed
لِربعٍ زَهَت لَما حَلَلتَ مِهادُهُ
He has indeed missed a good fortune you bestowed
On an abode that flourished when you settled on its bed.
حِماًa sanctuary فيin حِماHama قَدindeed ضَمَّكَembraced you الأَمسِyesterday تائِهاًproudly exulting
حِماً في حِما قَد ضَمَّكَ الأَمسِ تائِهاً
عَلىabove الحَملthe Ram (Aries) الأَعلىthe highest يَلوحُgleams اِتِقادُهُits blaze
عَلى الحَمل الأَعلى يَلوحُ اِتِقادُهُ
A sanctuary in Hama embraced you yesterday, exulting;
Above the Ram on high, its blaze gleams.
بِيَومٍon a day بِهِon which العاصيthe Orontes (the rebel) أَطاعَكَobeyed you خاضِعاًsubmissively
بِيَومٍ بِهِ العاصي أَطاعَكَ خاضِعاً
وَحَنَّand yearned لِرُؤياكَto see you الفراةُthe Euphrates فُؤادُهُits heart
وَحَنَّ لِرُؤياكَ الفراةُ فُؤادُهُ
On a day when the Orontes, the rebel, obeyed you submissively,
And the heart of the Euphrates yearned to see you.
لَئنَّif indeed فاتَنيescaped me حَظٌgood fortune بِهِwith it فاتَنيescaped me المُنىhopes
لَئنَّ فاتَني حَظٌ بِهِ فاتَني المُنى
فَلاso no بُدَّalternative يَوماًone day أَنthat يَعودَreturns مَعادُهُits time of return
فَلا بُدَّ يَوماً أَن يَعودَ مَعادُهُ
If indeed good fortune eluded me, and with it my hopes,
Then one day its time of return must surely come.
فَإِنَّfor indeed وِداديmy affection لاnot يُغَيِّرَهُchanges it النَوىseparation
فَإِنَّ وِدادي لا يُغَيِّرَهُ النَوى
وَإِنand indeed زَمانيmy times لاnot يَدومُendures عِنادُهُits defiance
وَإِن زَماني لا يَدومُ عِنادُهُ
For separation does not change my affection,
And the defiance of my times will not endure.
Sol 6.1