سَلامٌ عَلَيكُم رِجالَ الوَفاء

وَأَلفُ سَلامٍ عَلى الوافِيات

Greetings to you, O men of loyalty,

Peace be upon you, men of unshakeable loyalty,

And a thousand greetings to the loyal women.

And a thousand greetings of peace to the loyal women.

وَيا فَرَحَ القَلبِ بِالناشِئينَ

فَفي هَأُلاءِ جَمالُ الحَياة

O joy of the heart with the youth!

Oh, how the heart rejoices in the rising generation,

For in them is the beauty of life.

For in them lies the true beauty of life.

هُمُ الزَهرُ في الأَرضِ إِذ لا زُهورٌ

وَشُهبٌ إِذا الشُهبُ مُستَخفِيات

They are the flowers on earth, for there are no flowers,

They are the blooms of the earth when no blossoms remain,

And meteors when meteors are hidden.

And radiant stars when the heavens are veiled in darkness.

إِذا أَنا أَكبَرتُ شَأنَ الشَبابِ

فَإِنَّ الشَبابَ أَبو المُعجِزات

If I exalt the stature of youth,

If I extol the high standing of youth,

Youth is the father of miracles.

It is because youth is the father of miracles.

حُصونُ البِلاد وَأَسوارُها

إِذا نامَ حُرّاسُها وَالحُماة

The fortresses of countries and their walls,

They are the fortresses of the land and its ramparts,

When their guards and protectors sleep.

Should its guards and protectors fall asleep.

غَدٌ لَهُم وَغَدٌ فيهِم

فَيا أَمسُ فاخِر بِما هُوَ آت

Tomorrow belongs to them and tomorrow is in them,

Tomorrow belongs to them, and the future lives within them,

So yesterday boasts of what is yet to come.

So, O Yesterday, take pride in what is yet to come.

وَيا حَبَّذا الأُمَّهاتُ اللَواتي

يَلِدنَ النَوابِغ وَالنابِغات

Blessed are the mothers who

And how splendid are the mothers who give birth

Give birth to geniuses and brilliant women.

To brilliant sons and gifted daughters.

فَكَم خَلُدَت أُمَّةٌ بِيَراعٍ

وَكَم نَشَأَت أُمَّةٌ في دَواة

How many a nation has been immortalized by a youth,

For how often has a nation been immortalized by a pen,

And how many a nation has risen from a pen.

And how often has a nation risen from an inkwell.

أَنا شاعِرٌ أَبَداً تائِقٌ

إِلى الحُسنِ في الناس وَالكائِنات

I am a poet, forever yearning

I am a poet forever yearning

For beauty in people and creations.

For the beauty found in people and all creation.

أُحِبُّ الزُهور وَأَهوى الطُيورَ

وَأَعشَقُ ثَرثَرَةَ الساقِيات

I love flowers and adore birds,

I love the flowers and adore the birds,

And am infatuated with the murmur of rain showers.

And I am enamored by the babbling of the brooks,

وَرَقصَ الأَشِعَّةِ فَوقَ الرَوابي

وَضِحكَ الجَداوِل وَالقَهقَهات

And the dance of rays over the hills,

And the dance of sunbeams over the hills,

And the laughter of streams and giggles.

And the laughter of streams and their joyous mirth.

تُطالِعُ عَينايَ في ذا المَكانِ

رَوائِعَ فاتِنَةٍ ساحِرات

My eyes behold in this place

My eyes behold, in this very place,

Charming, enchanting wonders.

Wonders that are captivating and enchanting.

كَأَنَّ الفَضاء وَفيهِ الطُيورُ

بُحورٌ بِها سُفُنٌ سابِحات

As if the sky, and in it the birds,

As if the vast sky, with its soaring birds,

Are fair maidens in which ships are swimming.

Were an ocean carrying sailing ships.

كَأَنَّ الزُهورَ تَرقرَقُ فيها

سَقيطَ النَدى أَعيُنُ باكِيات

As if the flowers sparkle in it

As if the flowers, shimmering with moisture,

The falling dew, weeping eyes.

Were weeping eyes shedding tears of dew.

وَمِن بُلبُلٍ ساجِعٍ لِمُغَنٍّ

وَمِن زَهرَةٍ غَضَّةٍ لِفَتاة

And from a nightingale courting a singer,

Turning from a warbling nightingale to a singer,

And from a blossoming flower to a maiden.

And from a tender blossom to a young maiden.

فَما أَجمَلَ الصَيفَ في الخَلَواتِ

وَأَروَعَ آياتِهِ البَيِّنات

How beautiful is summer in seclusion!

How beautiful is summer in the secluded wilds,

And how magnificent are its clear signs.

And how magnificent are its clear manifestations.

نَضا السُترُ عَن حَسَناتِ الوجودِ

وَكانَت كَأَسرارِهِ الموضمَرات

The veil was lifted from the beauties of existence,

It has unveiled the hidden virtues of existence,

And they were like its hidden secrets.

Which were once concealed like secrets.

وَأَحيا رَغائِبَنا الذابِلاتِ

فَعاشَت وَكانَت كَأَرضٍ مَوات

It revived our withered desires,

It revived our withered longings,

And they lived as if on barren land.

So they lived again, having been like dead earth.

فَفي الأَرضِ سُحر وَفي الجَوِّ عِطرٌ

فَيا لِلكَريم وَيا لِلهِبات

So on earth there is magic and fragrance in the air,

There is magic in the earth and fragrance in the air;

O for bounty and for gifts!

Oh, the wonder of the Generous One, and the wonder of the gifts!

أَمامُكُمُ العَيشُ حُرٌّ رَغيدٌ

أَلا فَاِغنَموا العَيشَ قَبلَ الفَوات

Before you is a life free and prosperous,

Before you lies a life free and prosperous,

So seize life before opportunities pass.

So seize the richness of life before it slips away.