جلتunveiled لَناto us هَذِهِthese الآدابthe literary arts وَالصُوَرُand the images
جلت لَنا هَذِهِ الآداب وَالصُوَرُ
مَحاسِناًbeauties يَجتليهاbehold them السَمعhearing وَالبَصَرُand sight
مَحاسِناً يَجتليها السَمع وَالبَصَرُ
These literary arts and images unveiled to us
Beauties that hearing and sight behold,
مِنfrom كُلِّevery ذاتٍbeing وَمَعنىًand meaning قَدhas حَوىcontained حكماwise lessons
مِن كُلِّ ذاتٍ وَمَعنىً قَد حَوى حكما
مَنwhoever فاتَهُescaped him العينthe thing itself مِنهاof them نالَهُreached him الأَثَرُthe trace
مَن فاتَهُ العين مِنها نالَهُ الأَثَرُ
From every being and meaning containing wisdom;
Whoever missed their actual presence was reached by their traces.
زَهَتshone بِتَشخيصthrough portraying أَحوالthe circumstances of الألىthose who سلفواcame before
زَهَت بِتَشخيص أَحوال الألى سلفوا
حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّهُمas though they غابواwere absent وَقَدand already حَضَرواwere present
حَتّى كَأَنَّهُم غابوا وَقَد حَضَروا
It shone in portraying the lives of those who came before,
Until they seemed absent and yet present.
رِوايةa narrative كُلُّهاall of it فَضلexcellence وَمَعرِفَةand knowledge
رِواية كُلُّها فَضل وَمَعرِفَة
وَحكمةand wisdom وَإفاداتand useful insights وَمعتبرُand a lesson to ponder
وَحكمة وَإفادات وَمعتبرُ
A narrative wholly excellence and knowledge,
And wisdom, useful insights, and a lesson to ponder.
إِنّيindeed I لأَحسبsurely deem آذانthe ears of الوَرىhumankind صدفاًshells
إِنّي لأَحسب آذان الوَرى صدفاً
ملقىًcast aside إِذاwhen فارقتهاleave them هَذِهِthese الدُرَرُthe pearls
ملقىً إِذا فارقتها هَذِهِ الدُرَرُ
I truly deem the ears of humankind shells,
Cast aside when these pearls depart from them.
وَكُلّand every قَلبheart بِهاat them لاdoes not يَزدَهيthrill طَرَباًin delight
وَكُلّ قَلب بِها لا يَزدَهي طَرَباً
مِنfrom المَسَرَّةgladness فَاِعلَمso know أنَّهُthat it حَجَرُa stone
مِن المَسَرَّة فَاِعلَم أنَّهُ حَجَرُ
And every heart that does not thrill joyfully at them
With gladness—know that it is a stone.
عَرائسbrides مِنamong بَناتthe daughters of الفكرthought مُسفرةunveiling
عَرائس مِن بَنات الفكر مُسفرة
عَنof كُلّevery باهِرَةdazzling beauty حارَتwere bewildered بِهاby it الفكرُthoughts
عَن كُلّ باهِرَة حارَت بِها الفكرُ
Brides from among the daughters of thought, unveiling
Every dazzling beauty that left minds bewildered.
دَلَّتpointed عَلىto فَضلthe excellence of منشيهاtheir creator الأَميرthe emir وَمَنand one who
دَلَّت عَلى فَضل منشيها الأَمير وَمَن
بِمثلهin his like هَذِهِthese الأَيّامdays تَفتخرُtake pride
بِمثله هَذِهِ الأَيّام تَفتخرُ
They showed their creator's excellence—the emir, one
In whose like these days take pride.
مُحمّدMuhammad الإسمby name منwhose أَفعالهhis deeds حمدتwere praised
مُحمّد الإسم من أَفعاله حمدت
لاnot يحمدis praised الغُصنthe branch حَتّىuntil يحمدis praised الثَمَرُthe fruit
لا يحمد الغُصن حَتّى يحمد الثَمَرُ
Muhammad by name, whose deeds were praised;
The branch is not praised until the fruit is praised.
مواثرfavoring الوَطنthe homeland المَحبوبbeloved مانحهgranting it
مواثر الوَطن المَحبوب مانحه
مِنof الفَوائدbenefits ماwhat يُقضىis fulfilled بِهِthrough it الوَطَرُthe need
مِن الفَوائد ما يُقضى بِهِ الوَطَرُ
Favoring the beloved homeland, granting it
Benefits through which its needs are fulfilled.
أَنشاcreated السُرورjoy بِدارin a house أَهلهاits people بَلَغواattained
أَنشا السُرور بِدار أَهلها بَلَغوا
مِنof التَواضعhumility حَدّاًa degree لَيسَis not يَنحَصرُbounded
مِن التَواضع حَدّاً لَيسَ يَنحَصرُ
He brought joy into a house whose people attained
A degree of humility beyond all measure.
بَنوthe sons of حَمادةHamada أَهلpeople of المكرُماتnoble deeds وَهُمand they
بَنو حَمادة أَهل المكرُمات وَهُم
أَهلpeople of المَحامدpraiseworthy deeds فيناamong us أَينماwherever ذكرواthey are mentioned
أَهل المَحامد فينا أَينما ذكروا
The sons of Hamada, people of noble deeds, and they
Are people of praiseworthy deeds among us wherever they are mentioned.
قَومa people مِنthrough البرّgoodness وَالتَقوىand piety مَنازلهمtheir dwellings
قَوم مِن البرّ وَالتَقوى مَنازلهم
هِيَthey المَطالعthe rising-places فيهاwithin them الأَنجُمthe stars الزُهرُradiant
هِيَ المَطالع فيها الأَنجُم الزُهرُ
A people whose homes, through goodness and piety,
Are rising-places with radiant stars within.
أَمسَتbecame مَناهلwellsprings of أَفراحjoys مَشاربهاtheir drinking waters
أَمسَت مَناهل أَفراح مَشاربها
صفتbecame clear فَماso no شابَهاtainted them مِنof ريبةsuspicion كَدرُmurk
صفت فَما شابَها مِن ريبة كَدرُ
They became wellsprings of joy, their waters
Ran clear, untainted by any murk of suspicion.
وَالمنهلand the watering-place العَذبsweet مَهماhowever كانَit is مُزدَحِماًcrowded
وَالمنهل العَذب مَهما كانَ مُزدَحِماً
يَحلوis sweet وَيحمدand is praised مِنهfrom it الوردarrival وَالصَدَرُand departure
يَحلو وَيحمد مِنه الورد وَالصَدَرُ
And at the sweet watering-place, however crowded,
Arrival and departure alike are sweet and praised.
فَاِشهَدso behold كَواكبstars of مَجدglory فيin سَماءِa sky of عُلىًeminence
فَاِشهَد كَواكب مَجد في سَماءِ عُلىً
تَجلوilluminate لَياليَnights of أُنسcompanionship كُلّهاall of them سحرُenchantment
تَجلو لَياليَ أُنس كُلّها سحرُ
So behold stars of glory in a sky of eminence,
Illuminating nights of companionship, all enchantment.
سَماrose بِهاin it العجبwonder إِعجاباًinto admiration فَماso not عرفتI knew
سَما بِها العجب إِعجاباً فَما عرفت
أَحلّهاdid ... alight in it? ملكan angel ياO قَومpeople أَمor بَشَرُa mortal
أَحلّها ملك يا قَوم أَم بَشَرُ
Wonder there soared into admiration, so I could not tell:
Had an angel alighted there, my people, or a mortal?
ماnot حَلَّهاalighted in it غَيرother than واليthe holder of الأَمرauthority فَاِبتَهَجَتand it rejoiced
ما حَلَّها غَير والي الأَمر فَاِبتَهَجَت
شبهlike الحَديقةa garden أَنّىwhenever جادَهاlavishly watered it المَطَرُthe rain
شبه الحَديقة أَنّى جادَها المَطَرُ
None but the governor had alighted there, and it rejoiced,
Like a garden whenever rain waters it lavishly.
حازَتattained بِرُشديthrough Rushdi كَمالthe perfection of الرُشدright guidance إِذwhen بَلَغَتit reached
حازَت بِرُشدي كَمال الرُشد إِذ بَلَغَت
حَدّاًa degree يقصرfalls short عَنof إِدراكِهِgrasping it النَظَرُsight
حَدّاً يقصر عَن إِدراكِهِ النَظَرُ
Through Rushdi it gained perfect guidance, as it reached
A degree that sight falls short of grasping.
وَزانَهاand adorned it بِالبهاwith splendor تَشريفthe honoring visit of دَولَتهِHis Excellency
وَزانَها بِالبها تَشريف دَولَتهِ
كَأَنَّماas though هِيَit عَينan eye زانَهاadorned it الحورُstriking black-and-white eye contrast
كَأَنَّما هِيَ عَين زانَها الحورُ
And His Excellency's honoring visit adorned it with splendor,
As though it were an eye adorned by its black-and-white contrast.
أَعظمhow great بِفَضلis the excellence of مُشيرa marshal دونbelow غايَتِهِhis utmost reach
أَعظم بِفَضل مُشير دون غايَتِهِ
زهرbright الكَواكبthe stars مِنهاamong them الشَمسthe sun وَالقَمَرُand the moon
زهر الكَواكب مِنها الشَمس وَالقَمَرُ
How great the excellence of a marshal, below whose utmost reach
Lie the bright stars, among them the sun and moon!
بِهِin him المَنازلthe dwellings باهَتtook pride وَالسُرورand joy بِهاwithin them
بِهِ المَنازل باهَت وَالسُرور بِها
يَتلوrecites التَهانيcongratulations كَماas تُتلىare recited لَناto us السورُthe Qur'anic chapters
يَتلو التَهاني كَما تُتلى لَنا السورُ
The dwellings took pride in him, and joy within them
Recites congratulations as surahs are recited to us.
ياO لَيلةnight أَشهدتناmade us witness بهجَةًjoy وَهَناًand bliss
يا لَيلة أَشهدتنا بهجَةً وَهَناً
كَليلةlike the Night القَدرof Decree أَحظاناfavored us بِهاwith it القَدَرُfate
كَليلة القَدر أَحظانا بِها القَدَرُ
O night that let us witness joy and bliss,
Like the Night of Decree, with which fate favored us.
شُكراًthanks لِسُلطانِناto our sultan عَبدAbd (servant of) العَزيزal-Aziz (the Mighty) فَقَدfor indeed
شُكراً لِسُلطانِنا عَبد العَزيز فَقَد
أَعطىgave لَناto us الأَمنsecurity لاno خَوفfear وَلاand no حَذَرُapprehension
أَعطى لَنا الأَمن لا خَوف وَلا حَذَرُ
Thanks to our Sultan Abd al-Aziz, for he has
Granted us security, with no fear or apprehension.
حَتّىuntil غَدَتbecame أَلسُنthe tongues of الأَيّامthe days تنشدناsing to us
حَتّى غَدَت أَلسُن الأَيّام تنشدنا
ماذاwhat عَسىmight أُمّةthe community of الإِسلامIslam تنتظرُawait
ماذا عَسى أُمّة الإِسلام تنتظرُ
Until the tongues of the days began to sing to us:
What might the community of Islam be waiting for?
بِهِthrough him اِعتَزَزناwe gained honor أَعَزَّmay ... strengthen اللَهُGod دَولَتهhis realm
بِهِ اِعتَزَزنا أَعَزَّ اللَهُ دَولَته
وَدامَand may he endure ماas long as دامَhe continues بِالرَحمَنthrough the Most Merciful يَنتَصرُto prevail
وَدامَ ما دامَ بِالرَحمَن يَنتَصرُ
Through him we gained honor—may God strengthen his realm—
And may he endure as long as he prevails through the Most Merciful.
وَظلّand may ... remain بِالعزّin might وَالإِقبالand prosperity طالعهhis rising star
وَظلّ بِالعزّ وَالإِقبال طالعه
يَسموraises high بِهِwith it السَعدgood fortune وَالتَأييدand support وَالظَفرُand victory
يَسمو بِهِ السَعد وَالتَأييد وَالظَفرُ
And may his rising star remain in might and prosperity,
Raised high by good fortune, support, and victory.
Sol 6.1