ياO رِياضRiyad العُلىlofty honor وَرُكنَand pillar of الشَهامَهْchivalry
يا رِياض العُلى وَرُكنَ الشَهامَهْ
وَمُشيرَand counselor to الخديوِthe Khedive رَبِّlord of الزَعامَهْcommand
وَمُشيرَ الخديوِ رَبِّ الزَعامَهْ
O Riyad—garden of glory and pillar of chivalry—
O Riyad of lofty honor and pillar of chivalry,
And Mushir of the Khedive, lord of leadership!
and counselor to the Khedive, lord of command,
حَولكaround you النسرthe eagle فيin رِكابكyour retinue يَسعىhastens
حَولك النسر في رِكابك يَسعى
بِافتخارwith pride إِلىtoward مَنارthe beacon of الكَرامهhonor
بِافتخار إِلى مَنار الكَرامه
About you the Eagle hastens in your train,
around you the eagle hastens in your retinue,
proudly, toward honor’s beacon.
proudly toward the beacon of honor.
وَلَكَand to you الإِنكليزthe English مِنfrom قبلbefore أَهدَتbestowed
وَلَكَ الإِنكليز مِن قبل أَهدَت
ماthat which بِهِthrough it نالَattained مِنwhoever حَواهُpossessed it مَرامهhis desire
ما بِهِ نالَ مِن حَواهُ مَرامه
And the British had already bestowed upon you
And the English earlier bestowed upon you
what brings whoever bears it to his heart’s desire.
that by which whoever possessed it attained his desire.
وَلَكَand yours is التاجthe crown وَهوَand it is تاجthe crown of قرالa king
وَلَكَ التاج وَهوَ تاج قرال
حافظkept فيin عُهودthe covenants of مَصرEgypt ذمامهhis pledge
حافظ في عُهود مَصر ذمامه
Yours, too, is the Crown—a crown of constancy,
And yours is the crown—the crown of a king
keeping faith with its pledge in Egypt’s covenants.
who kept his pledge in Egypt’s covenants.
وَالعَزيزيand the Azizi decoration لَهُit has بصدركupon your breast نُورٌa light
وَالعَزيزي لَهُ بصدرك نُورٌ
مستعارborrowed مِنfrom نُورthe light of وَجهthe face of الإِمامهthe Imamate
مستعار مِن نُور وَجه الإِمامه
And the ʿAzīzī has light upon your breast,
And the Azizi decoration has a light upon your breast,
borrowed from the radiant face of the Imamate.
borrowed from the light of the face of the Imamate.
فالبسso wear الكُلthem all فيin المَواكبthe processions وَاِنشُرand unfurl
فالبس الكُل في المَواكب وَاِنشُر
رَغمin defiance of أَنفthe nose of العِداthe foes لِواءَthe banner of السَلامهsafety
رَغم أَنف العِدا لِواءَ السَلامه
So wear them all in procession, and unfurl,
So wear them all in the processions, and unfurl
to humble the foes, the banner of peace.
in defiance of the foes, the banner of safety.
حَيثwhere قالَsaid الصَفاsincerity لِمجدكfor your glory أَرّخrecord the date
حَيث قالَ الصَفا لِمجدك أَرّخ
لِرياضfor Riyad نودّwe wish for كُلevery عَلامهdecoration
لِرياض نودّ كُل عَلامه
When Purity said, “For your glory, set down the date:
As sincerity said, “For your glory, record the date:
For Riyad, we desire every mark of honor.”
For Riyad we wish every decoration.”
Sol 6.1