رددrepeat علىto السمعthe ear ياO أبريلApril ذكراهاits remembrance
ردد على السمع يا أبريل ذكراها
ماhow كانwas أشرفهاhow noble it was ذكرىas a remembrance وأسناهاand how radiant it was
ما كان أشرفها ذكرى وأسناها
Echo its remembrance in the ear, O April.
April, echo her memory in my hearing,
How noble a remembrance it was, and how radiant!
Her most honorable memory and her most radiant one.
فيin كلevery قلبheart لهاfor it ذكرremembrance ومنزلةand a place
في كل قلب لها ذكر ومنزلة
عظمىexalted تجددrenews فيناwithin us ذكرthe memory مولاهاits lord
عظمى تجدد فينا ذكر مولاها
In every heart it has remembrance and a place,
In every heart she has a memory and rank,
Exalted, renewing within us the memory of its lord:
A great one that renews within us the memory of her Master.
ربlord الأريكةthe throne ملقيcasting aside التاجthe crown وهوthough it was لهhis
رب الأريكة ملقي التاج وهو له
حيثsince الإمارةsovereignty أرضتهpleased him وأرضاهاand he pleased it
حيث الإمارة أرضته وأرضاها
The lord of the throne, casting aside the crown though it was his,
Lord of the throne, relinquishing the crown which is His
For sovereignty had pleased him, and he had pleased it.
Where the emirate pleased Him and satisfied Him.
أعطىgave لأمتهto his nation الحقthe right الذيwhich طلبتit sought
أعطى لأمته الحق الذي طلبت
فعاكستهso they opposed him خصومopponents الحقof right أعداهاthe most hostile of them
فعاكسته خصوم الحق أعداها
He granted his nation the right it had sought,
He gave to his nation the right they sought
Yet the bitterest enemies of right opposed him.
So the adversaries of truth opposed her.
فاستنفرso roused الشعبthe people فيin الخضراal-Khadra (the Green) تنازلهhis abdication
فاستنفر الشعب في الخضرا تنازله
كلeach one يسائلهاasks her أيانwhen مرساهاher anchorage
كل يسائلها أيان مرساها
So his abdication roused the people in al-Khadra;
The people were roused in anger over his concession
Each asks her when she will find anchorage.
Each asking where her mooring was.
طارتshe flew إليهto him خفافاlight-footed وهيthough she was راجلةon foot
طارت إليه خفافا وهي راجلة
اللّهGod فيregarding الناصرal-Nasir المحبوبthe beloved اللهGod
اللّه في الناصر المحبوب الله
She flew swiftly to him, though she was on foot:
She flew to him lightly though on foot.
For God's sake, care for beloved al-Nasir—for God's sake!
God is in the victorious beloved of God.
دارتshe circled حيالهbefore him والأبصارand the eyes شاخصةfixed in a stare
دارت حياله والأبصار شاخصة
ترنوgazes إلىtoward القمرthe moon الزاهيradiant بمسراهاalong her path
ترنو إلى القمر الزاهي بمسراها
She circled before him, eyes fixed,
She circled around him with staring eyes
Gazing toward the radiant moon along her path.
Yearning for the shining moon in her delight.
استرجعواthey reclaimed التاجthe crown مرفوعاraised high لصاحبهfor its owner
استرجعوا التاج مرفوعا لصاحبه
حيثsince استحقhe merited بهthrough it الإعزازhonor والجاهand prestige
حيث استحق به الإعزاز والجاه
They reclaimed the crown, held high, for its owner,
They regained the crown raised to its owner
For through it he merited honor and prestige.
Where he deserved with it honor and prestige.
منwhoever كانwas عرشهhis throne فيin أعماقthe depths أفئدةof hearts
من كان عرشه في أعماق أفئدة
نالattained السعادةhappiness دنياهاits worldly happiness وأخراهاand its happiness hereafter
نال السعادة دنياها وأخراها
Whoever has his throne in the depths of hearts
He whose throne is in the depths of hearts
Attains happiness in this world and the next.
Attained happiness in this world and the next.
لاno ملكkingship إلاexcept بشعبthrough a people يستقيمstands firm بهthrough them
لا ملك إلا بشعب يستقيم به
أسthe foundation الإمارةof sovereignty ترعاهit protects them ويرعاهاand they protect it
أس الإمارة ترعاه ويرعاها
There is no kingship save through a people by whom
No rule but through a people made upright by him
The foundation of rule stands firm; it protects them, and they protect it.
The foundation of rule, he tends it and it tends to him.
نحييwe revive بذكركby remembering you فيamong الأملاكkings مأثرةa noble deed
نحيي بذكرك في الأملاك مأثرة
ياO ناصرNasir (champion) الحقof right إنif عدتare counted مزاياهاits merits
يا ناصر الحق إن عدت مزاياها
By remembering you, we revive among kings a noble deed,
We celebrate with your memory in the kingdoms an influence
O Nasir, champion of right, if its merits are counted.
O supporter of truth, enumerating her qualities.
كانتit was لدولتكfor your reign الغراءillustrious خاتمةa conclusion
كانت لدولتك الغراء خاتمة
فيin كلevery يعامyear (apparent typo) لناfor us يحييكrevives you ذكراهاits remembrance
في كل يعام لنا يحييك ذكراها
It marked the close of your illustrious reign;
For your noble state there was a seal
Each year, its remembrance revives you for us.
When for us every year revives her memory.
Sol 6.1