رَبيعٌ مِن جَبينكَ قَد أطلّا

رَبيعٌ مِن جَبينكَ قَد أطلّا

عَلى أفقِ الجزائرِ فَاِستهلّا

عَلى أفقِ الجزائرِ فَاِستهلّا

A springtime has dawned from your brow,

A spring from your forehead has risen

upon Algeria's horizon, shining forth.

And shone upon Algeria's horizon

تَقابَلَ مِنهُما فيهِ سعودٌ

تَقابَلَ مِنهُما فيهِ سعودٌ

سَما شرقيّها الغربيّ فَضلا

سَما شرقيّها الغربيّ فَضلا

Auspicious stars from the two met there;

Meeting there a fortunate confluence—

their eastern one surpassed the western in merit.

An eastern sun whose western counterpart excelled.

سَرى هَذا عَلى فلكٍ هويّاً

سَرى هَذا عَلى فلكٍ هويّاً

وَسارَ بذاكَ فلكٌ مُستقلّا

وَسارَ بذاكَ فلكٌ مُستقلّا

This one journeyed by night upon a vessel below,

This one traveled in a fiery sphere,

while a celestial sphere bore that one aloft.

While the other circled independently.

فَأَمسى ذاكَ ليلاً قَد توارى

فَأَمسى ذاكَ ليلاً قَد توارى

وَأصبحَ ذا نهاراً قد تجلّى

وَأصبحَ ذا نهاراً قد تجلّى

So that one became night, hidden from view,

So that one became night, hidden away,

and this became daylight, shining clear.

And this dawned, manifest and bright.

وَما قيسَ الهلالُ وإن تسامى

وَما قيسَ الهلالُ وإن تسامى

لتاجِ جبينكَ الأسمى محلّا

لتاجِ جبينكَ الأسمى محلّا

The crescent, however high it rose, could not compare

Though the crescent moon reached high,

in rank with your brow's most exalted crown.

It could not match the crown of your supreme brow.

وَكَم سبلٍ رَكِبتَ بها جياداً

وَكَم سبلٍ رَكِبتَ بها جياداً

يودُّ لها الهلالُ يكونُ نَعلا

يودُّ لها الهلالُ يكونُ نَعلا

How many roads you rode upon fine steeds,

And how many paths have you ridden, upon which

for which the crescent longs to be a horseshoe!

The crescent wished it could be but a horseshoe!

سُرورٌ لا يُقاسُ بهِ سرورٌ

سُرورٌ لا يُقاسُ بهِ سرورٌ

مَعادكَ حائزُ القدحِ المعلّى

مَعادكَ حائزُ القدحِ المعلّى

A joy with which no other joy compares:

A happiness immeasurable with any other—

your return claims the highest winning lot.

Your return, winner of the exalted goblet.

فَيا لَها نيّة قَرُبت زماناً

فَيا لَها نيّة قَرُبت زماناً

وَقَد عَظُم المرامُ بِها وجلّا

وَقَد عَظُم المرامُ بِها وجلّا

What a resolve, so near in time,

O blessed your intention, which brought time near,

yet mighty and exalted in its aim!

And magnified the goal through it, making it grand.

رَميتَ لَها الغواربَ مِن خضمٍّ

رَميتَ لَها الغواربَ مِن خضمٍّ

بِعزمٍ فوقهُ مدّاً وَفَضلا

بِعزمٍ فوقهُ مدّاً وَفَضلا

For its sake you charged the crests of a vast sea,

You launched galleys from amid pressured tumult

with resolve surpassing it in reach and excellence.

With resolve loftier than length and superiority.

طَوَيت الشقَّة القعساءَ منه

طَوَيت الشقَّة القعساءَ منه

بِبارجةٍ تبرّجُ فيه دلّا

بِبارجةٍ تبرّجُ فيه دلّا

You folded away its daunting expanse

You folded up the barren, bleak expanse,

aboard a warship, coquettishly displaying her charms there.

With a ship glamorously sailing it, flexing.

فَكادَ البحرُ يهدي ما حواهُ

فَكادَ البحرُ يهدي ما حواهُ

لو اِنّ البحرَ يدري ما أقلّا

لو اِنّ البحرَ يدري ما أقلّا

The sea would almost have offered all it held,

The sea nearly offered up all it contained,

had the sea known what it was bearing.

Had the sea only known what it bore!

وَلم يبلُغ إِلى شرفٍ خطيرٍ

وَلم يبلُغ إِلى شرفٍ خطيرٍ

فَتى ما عدّ حزن الأمرِ سَهلا

فَتى ما عدّ حزن الأمرِ سَهلا

No lofty honor has ever been attained

No youth attained a dangerous glory

by a youth who did not deem a task's hardship easy.

Without counting sorrow's course as smooth.

لَك الرأيُ الّذي يفري مضاءً

لَك الرأيُ الّذي يفري مضاءً

إِذ العضبُ الجرازُ نَبا وكلّا

إِذ العضبُ الجرازُ نَبا وكلّا

Yours is the judgment that cleaves with its keenness,

Yours is the perceptive decision that gleams radiant,

when the sharp, severing sword fails and grows blunt.

When the hardy, hardened orator spoke and faltered.

تَغمّدَ مَنطقاً فصلاً حكاهُ

تَغمّدَ مَنطقاً فصلاً حكاهُ

فَكانَ كِلاهُما غمداً ونصلا

فَكانَ كِلاهُما غمداً ونصلا

It sheathed decisive speech that mirrored it,

Clothing eloquent, consummate speech—

so the two became sheath and blade.

Thus both were raiment and sword.

وَبأسٌ قَد تألّف فيه حلمٌ

وَبأسٌ قَد تألّف فيه حلمٌ

كَما سُمَّ الحسامُ وراقَ صَقلا

كَما سُمَّ الحسامُ وراقَ صَقلا

And valor, with forbearance blended into it,

A dominion cultivated with patience

like a poisoned sword, gleaming with polish.

As the sword's name polished its steel.

وَحزمٌ آخذٌ بعنانِ عزمٍ

وَحزمٌ آخذٌ بعنانِ عزمٍ

إِذا أكبت مذاكي السبقِ جلّى

إِذا أكبت مذاكي السبقِ جلّى

And prudence holding the reins of resolve:

And a restraint, grasping resolve's rein—

when seasoned racing steeds stumble, it takes first place.

When the racetracks of glory clarified its course.

وَخلقٌ زانهُ خُلقٌ كريمٌ

وَخلقٌ زانهُ خُلقٌ كريمٌ

فَكان كِلاهُما لأخيهِ شَكلا

فَكان كِلاهُما لأخيهِ شَكلا

And a form adorned by noble character,

A nature adorned by a noble character,

so each was a match for its brother.

Each thereby shaped in its brother's image.

شَمائلُ ما رَأينا مِن مليكٍ

شَمائلُ ما رَأينا مِن مليكٍ

سِواكَ اليومَ ضمّ لَهنُّ شَملا

سِواكَ اليومَ ضمّ لَهنُّ شَملا

Traits we have seen no sovereign

The qualities we've seen in no king but you

but you, today, gather into one.

Have gathered today in collective harmony.

تَوسَّمَها بديهة كلّ راءٍ

تَوسَّمَها بديهة كلّ راءٍ

بمرآكَ الوسيمِ قَدِ اِستدلّا

بمرآكَ الوسيمِ قَدِ اِستدلّا

Every beholder discerned them at first glance,

Every discerner's insight predicted them

finding their proof in your handsome appearance.

In your graceful, striking appearance.

لأمرٍ ما وعَن رأيٍ متينٍ

لأمرٍ ما وعَن رأيٍ متينٍ

وصلتَ بِمن سَعيتَ إليهِ حَبلا

وصلتَ بِمن سَعيتَ إليهِ حَبلا

For a purpose, and guided by sound judgment,

For a matter not lightly undertaken, and sound opinion—

you linked yourself by a cord to the one you sought.

You connected with your aspiration, binding its rope.

رَعيتَ لَهُ الجوارَ وكانَ حقّاً

رَعيتَ لَهُ الجوارَ وكانَ حقّاً

عظيماً رعيُه شَرعاً وعقلا

عظيماً رعيُه شَرعاً وعقلا

You honored his neighborly rights, and it was a duty

You observed good faith with a neighbor, as was

of great importance to uphold them, in sacred law and reason.

Right, its observance rationally and legally great.

وَأكّدت المودّة وهيَ عهدٌ

وَأكّدت المودّة وهيَ عهدٌ

تضمُّ لفرضِ عهدِ السلمِ نَفلا

تضمُّ لفرضِ عهدِ السلمِ نَفلا

You strengthened affection, itself a covenant

You made fast affection—a pact

adding voluntary kindness to the binding covenant of peace.

That builds on the duty of peace an extra boon.

تَحفّلَ لاِقتبالك غير آلٍ

تَحفّلَ لاِقتبالك غير آلٍ

عَنِ الإكرامِ مَنزلةً ونزلا

عَنِ الإكرامِ مَنزلةً ونزلا

He made splendid preparations to receive you, sparing no effort

None of your house was remiss in welcoming you—

in honors of rank and hospitality.

In hospitality, lodging and liberality.

وَناطَ عَلى علامَته اِبتهاجاً

وَناطَ عَلى علامَته اِبتهاجاً

عَلانةَ أهلِ بيتك فهيَ أعلى

عَلانةَ أهلِ بيتك فهيَ أعلى

And joyfully he affixed upon his insignia

And your family openly rejoiced

the emblem of your house, for it is loftier.

At your banner's marks—theirs is the highest station.

وَكانَ بِصَدرهِ وطنٌ وعرضٌ

وَكانَ بِصَدرهِ وطنٌ وعرضٌ

فَضمّ إِلَيهما مِن تلكَ إلّا

فَضمّ إِلَيهما مِن تلكَ إلّا

On his breast were homeland and honor;

Native land and honor were in his heart,

so from that emblem he added a bond to both.

So he joined to them that one's, no less.

فَيا لمكانةٍ ما إِن حَباها

فَيا لمكانةٍ ما إِن حَباها

لِغيركَ قبلُ أيّا كانَ أَصلا

لِغيركَ قبلُ أيّا كانَ أَصلا

What a distinction—he had never bestowed it

O what precedence none before,

on anyone else before, whoever he might be!

Of any lineage, has fate granted but you!

وَيا للّه ما أَهداهُ رأياً

وَيا للّه ما أَهداهُ رأياً

وَألطفهُ مجاملةً ونبلا

وَألطفهُ مجاملةً ونبلا

And, O God, how rightly guided he is in judgment,

By God, how excellent the discernment

and how gracious in courtesy and nobility!

It smoothed for you, and the nobility!

وَلا برحَ التزاورُ مُستجدّاً

وَلا برحَ التزاورُ مُستجدّاً

وَلا سيما لأهلِ الملكِ وَصلا

وَلا سيما لأهلِ الملكِ وَصلا

May mutual visiting never cease to be renewed,

Continuous grew the mutual visitation,

especially as a bond among rulers.

Not least those of the royal house, and ties.

سَيحمدُ غبّه مَن لَيسَ يَدري

سَيحمدُ غبّه مَن لَيسَ يَدري

وَيعلم أنّه ما كانَ بطلا

وَيعلم أنّه ما كانَ بطلا

He who does not understand will praise its outcome,

The fool unaware will regret his folly,

and learn that it was not in vain.

And know you have not been some simpleton.

فَيا أهدى الملوكِ لكلِّ فضلٍ

فَيا أهدى الملوكِ لكلِّ فضلٍ

وَأكرمَ محرزٍ للسبق خصلا

وَأكرمَ محرزٍ للسبق خصلا

O most rightly guided of kings toward every excellence,

O wisest of kings in every merit,

and noblest to claim the prize with a winning shot!

And noblest prepared for precedence and trait!

بِعفوكَ قَد قَصَرنا من ثناءٍ

بِعفوكَ قَد قَصَرنا من ثناءٍ

رَأَينا طولهُ عيّاً وجَهلا

رَأَينا طولهُ عيّاً وجَهلا

With your pardon, we have fallen short in praise;

Our praise was curtailed—we saw

we deemed its length mere inarticulacy and ignorance.

Its length a defect, and ignorance.

وَسرتَ فَلم نطق وصفًا ولكن

وَسرتَ فَلم نطق وصفًا ولكن

جَلَبنا القلّ إذ لم نَحوِ جلّا

جَلَبنا القلّ إذ لم نَحوِ جلّا

You journeyed, and we could not describe you; yet

Though you came, we spoke no description; but rather

we brought a little, since we could not encompass much.

Collected little, as we sang no anthem.

بقيتَ لنا وللإسلامِ عزّاً

بقيتَ لنا وللإسلامِ عزّاً

وَعنّا شكركَ المولى تولّى

وَعنّا شكركَ المولى تولّى

May you remain a glory to us and to Islam,

Remaining for us and Islam a glory,

and may the Lord undertake to thank you on our behalf.

Thanking you has the Almighty assumed.

وَلا زلتَ المؤيّد بِاِنتِصارٍ

وَلا زلتَ المؤيّد بِاِنتِصارٍ

وَعزٍّ حيث أَنتَ حللتَ حلّا

وَعزٍّ حيث أَنتَ حللتَ حلّا

May you ever remain upheld by victory

Still supported you are with victory,

and glory, wherever you take up residence.

And might—wherever you tread, tread gloriously!

وَلا تَبرَح بِنا برّاً رحمياً

وَلا تَبرَح بِنا برّاً رحمياً

تعمّ جَميعَنا عدلاً وفضلا

تعمّ جَميعَنا عدلاً وفضلا

May you never cease to be kind and merciful to us,

Do not cease your righteous, compassionate grace

embracing us all with justice and bounty.

To encompass us all in justice and bounty!