ياO طِرازadornment الملكkingship ياO عاليlofty المَنارْthe beacon
يا طِراز الملك يا عالي المَنارْ
ياO أَثيلdeep-rooted المَجدglory ياO رَبlord الفَخارْhonor
يا أَثيل المَجد يا رَب الفَخارْ
O adornment of kingship, O you whose beacon stands high!
O emblem of kingship, lofty minaret
O you of deep-rooted glory, O lord of honor!
Pillar of glory, lord of pride
أَنتَyou للدينfor the faith القَويمupright المُرتضىapproved
أَنتَ للدين القَويم المُرتضى
ياO سَديدsound الرَأيjudgment فيناamong us ذُوpossessor of الفَقارal-Fiqar
يا سَديد الرَأي فينا ذُو الفَقار
You are, for the upright, approved faith,
You are the upright, chosen religion
Dhu al-Fiqar among us, O sound in judgment.
Wise of judgment, among us with sharp sword
أَنتَyou للعلمto learning وَللحلمand to forbearance أَبٌa father
أَنتَ للعلم وَللحلم أَبٌ
أَنتَyou لِلدَولةto the state نعمhow excellent المُستَشارthe counselor
أَنتَ لِلدَولة نعم المُستَشار
You are a father to learning and forbearance;
You are to knowledge and wisdom a father
You are an excellent counselor to the state.
You are to the state an excellent counsel
أَنتَyou لِلتَدبيرfor governance فيin مَصرEgypt الَّذيthe one who
أَنتَ لِلتَدبير في مَصر الَّذي
سَدّدset right الأَمرthe affairs بحَزمwith resolve وَقَرارand steadiness
سَدّد الأَمر بحَزم وَقَرار
In Egypt's governance, you are the one
You manage Egypt’s affairs with resolve and firmness
Who set affairs right with resolve and steadiness.
You, o just ruler, champion truth over harm’s religion
أَنتَyou ياO هَذاyou here أَميرan emir عادلjust
أَنتَ يا هَذا أَمير عادل
تَنصرyou uphold الحَقthe truth عَلىagainst دينthe creed البوارruin
تَنصر الحَق عَلى دين البوار
You, O sir, are a just emir;
You are the best of people in Egypt where
You uphold truth against the creed of ruin.
Through you the star of kingship shone bright
أَنتَyou خَيرthe best الناسthe people فيin مَصرEgypt الَّتيwhich
أَنتَ خَير الناس في مَصر الَّتي
بِكَthrough you فيهاin it كَوكبthe star الملكkingship اِستَنارshone
بِكَ فيها كَوكب الملك اِستَنار
You are the best of people in Egypt, where
How can you not rise above the ignoble people
Through you, the star of kingship has shone.
When exalted of mind in the highest traits?
كَيفَhow لاnot تَسموyou rise عَلىabove أَهلthe people of النهىreason
كَيفَ لا تَسمو عَلى أَهل النهى
وَعَظيمand great الفكرintellect فيin الأَوصافdescriptions حارwas bewildered
وَعَظيم الفكر في الأَوصاف حار
How could you not rise above those of reason,
Iyas cannot match your penetrating wisdom
When a great mind is baffled in describing you?
Even if he traversed the depths of the oceans
وَإِياسand Iyas لاnot يجاريcan rival فيin الذَكاintelligence
وَإِياس لا يجاري في الذَكا
فهمَكyour understanding الثاقبpenetrating لَوeven if خاضَhe plunged into البِحارthe seas
فهمَك الثاقب لَو خاضَ البِحار
And Iyas cannot rival in intelligence
It was fitting for me after witnessing you
Your penetrating understanding, even were he to plunge into the seas.
To shed my reserve in gratitude
ساغَwas fitting ليfor me بَعدafter الَّذيwhat عاينتهI witnessed it
ساغَ لي بَعد الَّذي عاينته
مِنكَof you أَنthat أَخلعI cast off فيin الشُكرgratitude العِذارthe bridle-strap
مِنكَ أَن أَخلع في الشُكر العِذار
It is fitting for me, after what I have witnessed
And to sell my soul in the market of praise for you
Of you, to cast off the bridle in gratitude,
O cave of dew in every house
وَأَبيعand I sell الرُوحthe soul فيin سُوقthe market الثَناpraise
وَأَبيع الرُوح في سُوق الثَنا
لَكَfor you ياO كَهفrefuge الندىgenerosity فيin كُلevery دارabode
لَكَ يا كَهف الندى في كُل دار
And sell my soul in the market of praise
And to harness poetry and prose alike
For you, O refuge of generosity in every abode,
That I may win precedence in those realms
وَأُواخيand I make brothers النَظمverse وَالنَثرand prose مَعاًtogether
وَأُواخي النَظم وَالنَثر مَعاً
كَيso that أَحوزI may gain السَبقprecedence فيin تِلكَthose الدِيارlands
كَي أَحوز السَبق في تِلكَ الدِيار
And join verse and prose as brothers,
And call “O my people, hasten
So I may win precedence in those lands.
To kindle light from the sun of daytime”
وَأُناديand I call out ياO لَقَوميto my people سارِعواhasten!
وَأُنادي يا لَقَومي سارِعوا
لاقتباسto draw النُورthe light مِنfrom شَمسthe sun النَهارthe day
لاقتباس النُور مِن شَمس النَهار
And I cry, "O my people, hasten
These are the lights of a rising full moon
To draw light from the sun of day!"
That shone in our Egypt without fire
هَذِهِthese أَنوارlights بَدرٍa full moon طالعrising
هَذِهِ أَنوار بَدرٍ طالع
أَشرَقَتshone فيin مَصرناour Egypt مِنfrom غَيرother than نارfire
أَشرَقَت في مَصرنا مِن غَير نار
These are the lights of a rising full moon,
O namesake of the Prophet’s cousin
Which have shone in our Egypt without fire.
O oft-forgiving of neighbor and stranger
ياO سمياnamesake لابنof the son عمa paternal uncle المصطفىthe Chosen One
يا سميا لابن عم المصطفى
ياO كَثيرabundant in العَفوforgiveness عَنfor جانan offender وَجارand a neighbor
يا كَثير العَفو عَن جان وَجار
O namesake of the Chosen One's cousin,
O safekeeper of the happy aspirant
O lavish in forgiveness for offender and neighbor!
For dew, might, and prosperity among us
ياO سَميراًevening companion للسعيدof Sa'id المُرتَجىlooked to
يا سَميراً للسعيد المُرتَجى
لِلنَدىfor generosity وَالبَأسand valor فيناamong us وَالعَمارand prosperity
لِلنَدى وَالبَأس فينا وَالعَمار
O evening companion of Sa'id, whom we look to
Spun about you while sleep fled the eyelids
For generosity, valor among us, and prosperity!
I seek no silver for her bride-price
هاكَhere, take مِنيfrom me بكرَa maiden فكرٍthought صغتُهاI fashioned her
هاكَ مِني بكرَ فكرٍ صغتُها
فيكَabout you وَالنَومand sleep عَنfrom الأَجفانthe eyelids طارflew away
فيكَ وَالنَوم عَن الأَجفان طار
Take from me a maiden of thought I fashioned
Nor do I want reward from the Master
In your praise, while sleep flew from my eyelids.
I only hope for acceptance and satisfaction
لَستُI do not أَرجوhope for فضةsilver فيfor مَهرهاher dower
لَستُ أَرجو فضة في مَهرها
لاno وَلاand not أَبغيI seek مِنfrom المَولىthe lord النضارgold
لا وَلا أَبغي مِن المَولى النضار
I seek no silver for her dower;
From you for these verses that rose to your loftiness
No, nor do I seek gold from my lord.
May God increase you in benevolence over mankind
إِنَّماonly أَرجوI hope for قبولاًacceptance وَرضاًand approval
إِنَّما أَرجو قبولاً وَرضاً
مِنكَfrom you عَنfor نَظمverse إِلىto عَلياكyour exalted station سارjourneyed
مِنكَ عَن نَظم إِلى عَلياك سار
I seek only acceptance and approval
With triumph joined to victory
From you for verse that has journeyed to your exalted station.
No auspicious star ever rose in the sky
زادَكَmay He increase you اللَهGod عَلىfor برّkindness الوَرىhumankind
زادَكَ اللَه عَلى برّ الوَرى
عزةhonor مَقرونةjoined بِالإِنتِصارwith victory
عزة مَقرونة بِالإِنتِصار
May God, for your kindness to humankind, grant you greater
Or strove to earn glory
Honor joined with victory,
Or frequented the gathering of praise, O emblem
ماas long as بَداappeared نجمa star سَعيدfortunate فيin السَماthe sky
ما بَدا نجم سَعيد في السَما
أَوor سَعىstrove ساعone striving إِلىtoward كسبgaining افتِخارglory
أَو سَعى ساع إِلى كسب افتِخار
As long as a fortunate star appears in the sky,
Of kingship, O lofty minaret
Or a striver strives to gain glory,
أَوor تَلافىreached محفلa gathering المَدحpraise فَتىa youth
أَو تَلافى محفل المَدح فَتى
ياO طِرازadornment الملكkingship ياO عاليlofty المَنارthe beacon
يا طِراز الملك يا عالي المَنار
Or a youth reaches a gathering of praise,
O adornment of kingship, O you whose beacon stands high!
Partial English translation: 39 of 42 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1