نحنwe منذsince الأزلeternity
نحن منذ الأزل
أمَّةٌa nation للخلودfor immortality
أمَّةٌ للخلود
We, since eternity,
Since time immemorial
Are a nation destined for immortality.
We are a nation for eternity
نبتنيwe build بالعملthrough work
نبتني بالعمل
صرحَan edifice مجدglory وطيدfirmly established
صرحَ مجد وطيد
Through work we build
We build with work
An edifice of unshakable glory.
A sturdy edifice of glory
ماnot اعتراناbeset us مللweariness
ما اعترانا ملل
أوor ثناناheld us back قعودidleness
أو ثنانا قعود
No weariness has beset us,
We have never known fatigue
Nor has idleness held us back.
Or been deterred from striving
همّةٌresolve لمhas not تزلceased
همّةٌ لم تزل
منfrom تراثheritage الجدودthe forefathers
من تراث الجدود
A resolve that has never waned,
Ambition that never flags
From our forefathers’ heritage.
From our forefathers' legacy
قدindeed روىrecounted كلّevery جيلgeneration
قد روى كلّ جيل
عدلناour justice والكرمand generosity
عدلنا والكرم
Every generation has recounted
Every generation has narrated
Our justice and generosity.
Our justice and generosity
منذُsince عهدthe time of الرسولthe Messenger
منذُ عهد الرسول
ماnot خفرناwe violated الذممthe pledges
ما خفرنا الذمم
Since the time of the Messenger,
Since the days of the Prophet
We have never broken our pledges.
We have never debased ourselves
قدindeed جلوناwe burnished العقولthe minds
قد جلونا العقول
وبلغناand we reached القممthe summits
وبلغنا القمم
We have burnished minds
We have enlightened intellects
And reached the summits,
And reached the pinnacle
فأنرناso we illuminated السبيلthe way
فأنرنا السبيل
وهديناand we guided الأممthe nations
وهدينا الأمم
So we lit the way
We have illuminated the path
And guided the nations.
And guided the peoples
Sol 6.1