عُوجواturn aside عَلىto تُونسَTunis الخَضراءِthe green وَاِبتَهِجواand rejoice
عُوجوا عَلى تُونسَ الخَضراءِ وَاِبتَهِجوا
وَأَشفواand relieve الظماءَthe thirsty بِماwith what تَحييcome alive بِهِthrough it المُهَجُthe souls
وَأَشفوا الظماءَ بِما تَحيي بِهِ المُهَجُ
Turn aside to green Tunis and rejoice,
Turn to verdant Tunis and rejoice,
And relieve the thirsty with that by which souls come alive.
And quench your thirst with what enlivens the passionate.
وَشاهِدواand behold فيin مَعاليthe heights of المَجدglory بَدرَa full moon of هُدىًguidance
وَشاهِدوا في مَعالي المَجد بَدرَ هُدىً
أَعلامُهُhis banners مِنfrom حِبالِcords of النورِlight تَنتَسِجُare woven
أَعلامُهُ مِن حِبالِ النورِ تَنتَسِجُ
And behold, in the heights of glory, a full moon of guidance,
And behold in the heights of glory the full moon of guidance,
Whose banners are woven from cords of light.
Its banners of light interwoven.
هُناكَthere صادَحَةٌa songbird فيon الأُفقِthe horizon يَطرِبَكُمdelights you
هُناكَ صادَحَةٌ في الأُفقِ يَطرِبَكُم
عِندَupon اِستِماعhearing الثَناpraise مِنfrom لَحنِهاher melody هَزَجُa lilting rhythm
عِندَ اِستِماع الثَنا مِن لَحنِها هَزَجُ
There is a songbird on the horizon; you are enchanted,
There resounds in the horizon what excites you,
When you hear praise, by the lilt of her melody.
When you hear the melodious chant.
تَثنيpraise مُلوكthe kings of البَراياhumankind وَالشُعوبand the peoples عَلىupon
تَثني مُلوك البَرايا وَالشُعوب عَلى
مَولىa lord لِسانُthe tongue of العُلىexalted glory فيin مَدحِهِhis praise لهجُever engaged
مَولى لِسانُ العُلى في مَدحِهِ لهجُ
The kings of humankind and the peoples praise
The kings of the lands and the peoples sing praises,
A lord whom the tongue of glory never ceases to praise.
To the Lord whose eloquent tongue praises him.
الصادِقُal-Sadiq الفاضِلُthe virtuous الفَردُthe peerless الَّذيwhose اِنتَشَرَتspread
الصادِقُ الفاضِلُ الفَردُ الَّذي اِنتَشَرَت
صِفاتُهُhis qualities فَغَداand so it became يُستَنشَقُis inhaled الأَرجُthe fragrance
صِفاتُهُ فَغَدا يُستَنشَقُ الأَرجُ
Al-Sadiq, the virtuous, the peerless, whose
The sincere, virtuous, unique one whose traits,
Qualities have spread, and fragrance is now breathed in.
Spread till fragrance was inhaled.
شَمسٌa sun مِنfrom الغَربthe West قَدindeed مَدَّتextended أَشِعَّتُهاits rays
شَمسٌ مِن الغَرب قَد مَدَّت أَشِعَّتُها
فَأَصبَحَand so became الشَرقُthe East يُبديهاdisplays them وَيَبتَهِجُand rejoices
فَأَصبَحَ الشَرقُ يُبديها وَيَبتَهِجُ
A sun from the West has extended its rays,
A sun from the west spread its rays,
So the East now displays them and rejoices.
Till the east showed it and rejoiced.
قَدindeed أَسَّسَestablished الهَدءَcalm فيin الأَقطارِthe lands مُحتَفِظاًsafeguarding
قَد أَسَّسَ الهَدءَ في الأَقطارِ مُحتَفِظاً
عَلىover العِبادthe people فَلاso no طَيشٌrecklessness وَلاand no هَوَجُrashness
عَلى العِباد فَلا طَيشٌ وَلا هَوَجُ
He has established calm throughout the lands, safeguarding
It established calm in the regions preserving,
The people, so there is neither recklessness nor rashness.
The servants so no recklessness nor commotion.
وَشادَand raised لِلعَدلِfor justice صَرحاًan edifice فيamong مَعالِمِهِhis landmarks
وَشادَ لِلعَدلِ صَرحاً في مَعالِمِهِ
فَشيَّدَthus built up الحَقَّtruth لاno زيغٌdeviation وَلاand no عِوَجُcrookedness
فَشيَّدَ الحَقَّ لا زيغٌ وَلا عِوَجُ
And raised an edifice for justice among his landmarks,
And built the citadel of justice in its milestones,
Thus building up truth, with neither deviation nor crookedness.
So truth was set straight no deviance nor crookedness.
فيon خَدِّthe cheek of صارِمِهِhis sharp sword المَصقولpolished مَنصلهits blade
في خَدِّ صارِمِهِ المَصقول مَنصله
ماءُthe water of الجَمالِbeauty بِماءِwith the water of المَوتِdeath مُنَدَمِجُblended
ماءُ الجَمالِ بِماءِ المَوتِ مُنَدَمِجُ
On the cheek of his sharp sword, whose blade is polished,
In the polished blade of his decisive sword,
The water of beauty blends with the water of death.
The water of beauty with the water of death blends.
وَفيand in فَمِthe mouth of القَلَمِthe pen المَرفوعُraised قائِمُهُits shaft
وَفي فَمِ القَلَمِ المَرفوعُ قائِمُهُ
ماءُthe water of الحَيوةِlife بِماءِwith the water of الرُشدِsound judgment مُمتَزِجُmingled
ماءُ الحَيوةِ بِماءِ الرُشدِ مُمتَزِجُ
And in the mouth of the pen, whose shaft is raised,
And in the mouth of the raised pen its pillar,
The water of life mingles with the water of sound judgment.
The water of life with the water of righteousness mixes.
طَوراًat times بِبَسطwith the spreading of الهَناhappiness تَجريflows إِرادَتُهُhis will
طَوراً بِبَسط الهَنا تَجري إِرادَتُهُ
وَتارَةًand at other times بِالقَضاunder the decree المَحتومinevitable تَندَرِجُis subsumed
وَتارَةً بِالقَضا المَحتوم تَندَرِجُ
At times his will flows with the spreading of happiness,
Sometimes by extending prosperity his will flows,
And at others it falls under the inevitable decree.
And sometimes by ordained destiny it pours.
فيin بَطنِthe hollow of راحَتِهِhis palm الأَقدارُthe fates قَدindeed كَتَبَتwrote
في بَطنِ راحَتِهِ الأَقدارُ قَد كَتَبَت
ياO مَنyou who بَغَىsought فَرَجاًrelief هَذاthis هُوَit الفَرَجُthe relief
يا مَن بَغَى فَرَجاً هَذا هُوَ الفَرَجُ
In the hollow of his palm, the fates have written:
In the palm of his hand destinies have written,
“O you who sought relief, this is relief itself!”
"Oh you who sought relief this is the relief."
وَفيand in سَماthe sky of وَجهِهِhis face الهاديguiding بِرَونَقِهِby its radiance
وَفي سَما وَجهِهِ الهادي بِرَونَقِهِ
صُبحُthe dawn of الرَجاءِhope إِلىtoward الأَفكارِthe thoughts مُنبَلِجُbreaking forth
صُبحُ الرَجاءِ إِلى الأَفكارِ مُنبَلِجُ
And in the sky of his face, which guides by its radiance,
And in the features of his guiding face in its splendor,
The dawn of hope breaks upon thoughts.
The dawn of hope to thoughts appears.
رِجالُهُhis men زانَتِadorned الأَعصارَthe ages إِذfor نُخِبَتwere selected
رِجالُهُ زانَتِ الأَعصارَ إِذ نُخِبَت
مِنfrom كُلِّevery شَهمٍgallant man بِهِin him العَلياءُhigh glory تَبتَهِجُrejoices
مِن كُلِّ شَهمٍ بِهِ العَلياءُ تَبتَهِجُ
His men have adorned the ages, for they were chosen
His men pride of eras when chosen,
From every gallant man in whom high glory rejoices.
From every courageous the sublime rejoice over.
وَجيشُهُand his army الكاسِرُcrushing الجَرّارُvast عَسَكرُهُits troops بَحرٌa sea
وَجيشُهُ الكاسِرُ الجَرّارُ عَسَكرُهُ بَحرٌ
جُيوشُthe hosts of المَناياdeath خَلفَهُbehind it لَججُdeep waters
جُيوشُ المَنايا خَلفَهُ لَججُ
And his crushing, vast army—its troops are a sea;
And his mighty rumbling army, are an ocean,
The hosts of death behind it are deep waters.
Armies of demise behind it surge.
عِندَduring الطرادِpursuit طُيورٌbirds لاno ثَباتَstillness لَهاfor them
عِندَ الطرادِ طُيورٌ لا ثَباتَ لَها
وَفيand in الثَباتِsteadfastness قِلاعٌfortresses لَيسَnot تَنزَعِجُbudge
وَفي الثَباتِ قِلاعٌ لَيسَ تَنزَعِجُ
In pursuit they are birds that never stay still,
Before the fleet birds with no steadfastness,
And when standing firm, fortresses that do not budge.
And in steadfastness fortresses that do not waver.
أَحيىrevived المَعارفَlearning وَالآدابَand letters يَنشُرُهاspreading them
أَحيى المَعارفَ وَالآدابَ يَنشُرُها
فَاِرتَدَّand so returned للعَربِto the Arabs ذاكَthat الرَونَقُsplendor البَهجُradiant
فَاِرتَدَّ للعَربِ ذاكَ الرَونَقُ البَهجُ
He revived learning and letters, spreading them,
He revived knowledge and literature spreading them,
And that radiant splendor returned to the Arabs.
So the prime luster returned to the Arabs.
نورُthe light of التَمَدُّنcivilization فيin آفاقِهِhis horizons سَطَعَتshone
نورُ التَمَدُّن في آفاقِهِ سَطَعَت
عَلىupon البَريَّةِhumankind مِنهُfrom him لِلهُدىfor guidance سرُجُlamps
عَلى البَريَّةِ مِنهُ لِلهُدى سرُجُ
Civilization's light—in his horizons there shone
The light of civilization in its horizons shone,
Lamps of guidance from him upon humankind.
Upon the wilderness from it to guidance lanterns.
ياO صادِحاًsinger فيin أَعاليthe heights of الكَونthe universe يُطرِبُهُdelighting it
يا صادِحاً في أَعالي الكَون يُطرِبُهُ
هَذيthese فَضائِلُهُhis virtues حدّثrecount وَلاand no حَرَجُrestraint
هَذي فَضائِلُهُ حدّث وَلا حَرَجُ
O singer in the heights of the universe, delighting it,
Oh you who cries out in the highest of cosmos exciting it,
These are his virtues; recount them without restraint.
These are his merits, narrate and do not hesitate.
فَقَدfor indeed تَفَرَّدَstood unrivaled فيin الإِفضالِbeneficence مُرتَقياًrising
فَقَد تَفَرَّدَ في الإِفضالِ مُرتَقياً
عَلىup to أَثيرٍether لَدَيهِbefore it تَقصرُfall short الدرَجُthe steps
عَلى أَثيرٍ لَدَيهِ تَقصرُ الدرَجُ
For he is peerless in beneficence, rising
For he is matchless in benevolence ascending,
Into the ether, before which all steps fall short.
Above aether for him the ranks are too short.
يَحييrevives البَراياhumankind نَداهُhis bounty وَهُوَand it مُنسَكِبٌpouring forth
يَحيي البَرايا نَداهُ وَهُوَ مُنسَكِبٌ
وَمِنand from رِضاهُhis favor بلاياthe afflictions of الخُلقِcreation تَنفَرِجُare relieved
وَمِن رِضاهُ بلايا الخُلقِ تَنفَرِجُ
His bounty revives humankind as it pours forth,
He revives the lands his call, and he spills over,
And through his favor the afflictions of creation are relieved.
And from his pleasure the people's afflictions unwrap.
Sol 6.1