كم في قسنطينة من حسن بنيان

كم في قسنطينة من حسن بنيان

ومنظر حسن للقلب فتان

ومنظر حسن للقلب فتان

How much fine architecture there is in Constantine,

How much beauty in Constantine's buildings

How many beautiful structures exist in Constantine,

And lovely sights that captivate the heart;

And pleasing sights for the heart's delight

And views of beauty that captivate the heart.

ومن بساتين خضر في جوانبها

ومن بساتين خضر في جوانبها

كالعقد تصطف بستانا لبستان

كالعقد تصطف بستانا لبستان

And green gardens along its sides,

And from its green gardens on all sides

With green orchards flanking its sides,

Like a necklace, they line up, garden beside garden;

Like necklaces, gardens lined up next to gardens

Lined up like a necklace, garden upon garden.

ومن مبان بها للجو شامخة

ومن مبان بها للجو شامخة

ومن عيون بها تجري ووديان

ومن عيون بها تجري ووديان

And buildings there towering toward the sky,

And from its towering structures reaching the sky

And buildings within it towering high into the air,

And springs flowing there, and valleys.

And from its springs flowing with streams

And flowing springs and valleys found therein.

مهما نزلت بها ضيفا رأيت بها

مهما نزلت بها ضيفا رأيت بها

ما سرني من فنون ذات ألوان

ما سرني من فنون ذات ألوان

Whenever I stayed there as a guest, I saw there

No matter who visits as a guest, they'll find

Whenever I stayed there as a guest, I beheld

What delighted me: arts of many colors.

Wondrous arts of varied hues that please me

Delightful varieties of colorful arts.

قد زرت (مطبعة البعث) التي اشتهرت

قد زرت (مطبعة البعث) التي اشتهرت

فيها بذوق وإبدل وإتقان

فيها بذوق وإبدل وإتقان

I have visited the Al-Ba'th Printing Press, renowned

I visited the Baath Press, well-known

I visited the 'Al-Ba'ath' Press, which has become renowned

There for taste, creativity [uncertain reading], and craftsmanship.

For its taste, creation, and skill

For its taste, innovation, and mastery.

وطاب لي ولإخواني بزورتها

وطاب لي ولإخواني بزورتها

أن ليس يعمل فيها غير إخواني

أن ليس يعمل فيها غير إخواني

On visiting it, it pleased me and my brothers

My visit with my brothers was a joy

It pleased me and my brethren during our visit,

That none but my brothers worked there:

For only my brothers work inside

To find that none work there but our own brothers.

من سابقين بها امتازوا بتجربة

من سابقين بها امتازوا بتجربة

ومن كهول ذوي حزم وشبان

ومن كهول ذوي حزم وشبان

Among them, veterans distinguished there by experience,

Veterans distinguished by experience

Veterans among them, distinguished by experience,

And middle-aged men of resolve, and young men,

And elders of wisdom and youth

And resolute middle-aged men alongside the youth.

مسخرين لآلات مكهربة

مسخرين لآلات مكهربة

كأن اجراءها اعضاء إنسان

كأن اجراءها اعضاء إنسان

Assigned to electrically powered machines,

Harnessing electrified machines

Harnessing electrified machines,

As though their parts were the limbs of a human being.

As if their workings are human limbs

Whose moving parts function like human limbs.

تسعى كأبرع ساع غير وانية

تسعى كأبرع ساع غير وانية

في السعي مزرية بالعامل الواني

في السعي مزرية بالعامل الواني

They work like the most skillful worker, never flagging,

Striving tirelessly like the diligent

Running like the most skilled courier, never tiring,

In their work putting the sluggish worker to shame.

In service, nourishing the toiling worker

Putting the sluggish worker to shame with its pace.

ما كان يصنعه الصناع في مدد

ما كان يصنعه الصناع في مدد

شتى تقدمه للناس في الآن

شتى تقدمه للناس في الآن

What craftsmen used to make over periods

What crafters once made in days long

What artisans used to craft over long spans of time,

Of varying lengths, they deliver to people in an instant.

Is offered now to people in an instant

It presents to the people in a mere instant.

قام (الزبير) عليها حازما يقظا

قام (الزبير) عليها حازما يقظا

وافتن فيها يدا خطاطها (الهاني)

وافتن فيها يدا خطاطها (الهاني)

Al-Zubayr took charge of it, resolute and alert,

Al-Zubair built it, resolute and alert

Al-Zubair oversees it, resolute and vigilant,

And its calligrapher al-Hani displayed his hand's artistry there.

And Al-Hani adorned it with his calligraphy

While the hand of its calligrapher, Al-Hani, displayed masterful art.

وزان مكتبها (عبد الحميد) بما

وزان مكتبها (عبد الحميد) بما

يرضي الزبائن من حسن وإحسان

يرضي الزبائن من حسن وإحسان

And Abd al-Hamid graced its office with what

And Abdul-Hamid balanced its accounts with

And Abdul Hamid adorned its office with that

Pleases customers: excellence and kindness.

Satisfaction for patrons with goodness and favor

Which satisfies clients through kindness and excellence.

ولست أنسى لهم فضل الصنيع بما

ولست أنسى لهم فضل الصنيع بما

أبدوه من حزمهم في طبع ديواني

أبدوه من حزمهم في طبع ديواني

Nor do I forget the kindness of their service, evident in

I cannot forget their kindness in printing

I shall not forget the favor of their deed,

The resolve they displayed in printing my collected poems.

My volume with their prudent care

Shown by their resolve in printing my poetry collection.

لقد بنوها لبعث الشعب مطبعة

لقد بنوها لبعث الشعب مطبعة

تحيي مآثره والمجد للباني

تحيي مآثره والمجد للباني

Indeed, they built it as a printing press to revive the people,

They built it to revive the people's heritage

They built this press for the renaissance of the people,

Keeping their glorious deeds alive—and glory to the builder.

And glorify their achievements for the builder

Reviving their heritage; and glory belongs to the builder.