هُوit يَومٌa day وماand not أُبرِّئI absolve نفسِيmyself
هُو يَومٌ وما أُبرِّئ نفسِي
كَمmany a أدِيبٍman of letters قدindeed لاذَsought refuge فيهduring it بِنَادin a club
كَم أدِيبٍ قد لاذَ فيه بِنَاد
It is a day—and I do not absolve myself—
It is a day when I do not absolve myself
when many a man of letters has sought refuge in a club.
How many learned men have taken refuge in it from despair
هُوَit يومٌa day تَصافَحshook hands الشعبُthe people فيهduring it
هُوَ يومٌ تَصافَح الشعبُ فيه
بقلوبٍwith hearts تَحِنُّyearn قبلbefore الأيَاديthe hands
بقلوبٍ تَحِنُّ قبل الأيَادي
It is a day when the people clasped hands,
It is a day when the people shake hands in it
with hearts that yearn before hands meet.
With hearts that yearn before the hands
هوَit يومٌa day لمَهرجَانِهfor its festival أَهfirst part of 'offered'
هوَ يومٌ لمَهرجَانِه أَه
دَتcompletion of 'offered' بَنيهاtheir sons حواضِرٌcities وبَوَاديand desert lands
دَت بَنيها حواضِرٌ وبَوَادي
It is a day to whose festival were offered
It is a day for its festival, ah
the sons of cities and desert lands.
Its cities and valleys have come together for it
هوit يومٌa day بهon it السُّرورُjoy تَجلَّىshone forth
هو يومٌ به السُّرورُ تَجلَّى
هاتِbring كأسthe cup السُورfestivity إنَّاindeed we are صَوَادِthirsty
هاتِ كأس السُور إنَّا صَوَادِ
It is a day on which joy shone forth.
It is a day in which joy was manifested
Bring the cup of festivity; we are thirsty.
Bring the cup of wine, we are the hunters
هذهthis آيةُa sign الولاءallegiance تَعَالَىrose high
هذه آيةُ الولاء تَعَالَى
صَوتُهاits voice فيin الإنشاءِcomposition والإنشادِand recitation
صَوتُها في الإنشاءِ والإنشادِ
This is a sign of allegiance; high has risen
This is the verse of allegiance being sublime
its voice in composition and recitation.
Its voice in prose and poetry
فُوفودٌfor delegations قدindeed أقبلَتhave arrived بقلُوبwith hearts
فُوفودٌ قد أقبلَت بقلُوب
فهىَso they قبلَbefore الأجسَامthe bodies ذاتُpossessing احتشَادِa gathering
فهىَ قبلَ الأجسَام ذاتُ احتشَادِ
For delegations have come with hearts,
Delegations came with hearts
and these gather before their bodies.
So they are before the bodies, the ones with gathering
مُلِئَتwere filled غِبطةًwith delight ونشراand fragrance فجَاءتso they came
مُلِئَت غِبطةً ونشرا فجَاءت
عَبقاتٍfragrant مثلَlike الزُهُورthe flowers النَّوادِيdewy
عَبقاتٍ مثلَ الزُهُور النَّوادِي
Filled with delight and fragrance, they came,
Filled with happiness and blossoming, so they came
fragrant as dew-fresh flowers.
Like aromatic flowers in the meadows
والبلادُand the land ازدهتgrew splendid ومادتand swayed تُحَاكِيimitating
والبلادُ ازدهت ومادت تُحَاكِي
لِعُروشٍfor thrones فيin خََطوِهاits gait المُتَهَادِيgently swaying
لِعُروشٍ في خََطوِها المُتَهَادِي
And the land grew splendid and swayed, imitating
And the countries were adorned and extended to emulate
thrones in its gently swaying gait.
Thrones in their advancing procession
وقُدُودُand the forms الأعلاَمِof the banners تَختالُsway proudly فيin أيfirst part of 'hands'
وقُدُودُ الأعلاَمِ تَختالُ في أي
دِيcompletion of 'hands' سَرَاةٍnobles علىon مُتونٍbacks جِيَادsteeds
دِي سَرَاةٍ على مُتونٍ جِيَاد
And the banners' forms sway proudly in the hands
The standards of flags swagger in any
of nobles on the backs of steeds.
Armies on the backs of steeds
رَفرفَتfluttered فوقَهنَّabove them راياتُbanners عِزٍّof glory
رَفرفَت فوقَهنَّ راياتُ عِزٍّ
رائحاتٌgoing in the evening منfrom النَّسيمِthe breeze غَوَادgoing in the morning
رائحاتٌ من النَّسيمِ غَوَاد
Banners of glory fluttered above them,
Above them waved banners of glory
wafting with the breeze, evening and morning.
Scents from the breeze blowing
مَلِكٌa king بالتُقَىwith piety تزوَّدprovisioned himself مُذsince شَبfirst part of 'grew to manhood'
مَلِكٌ بالتُقَى تزوَّد مُذ شَب
بcompletion of 'grew to manhood' وتَقوَىand fear of الإلهِGod أعظمُthe greatest زادِprovision
ب وتَقوَى الإلهِ أعظمُ زادِ
A king who has taken piety as provision since he grew
A king equipped with piety since his youth
to manhood—and fear of God is the greatest provision.
And piety of God is the greatest provision
ذوpossessed of أيَادٍbenefactions أعظِمhow great! بهاwith them منas أيَادٍbenefactions
ذو أيَادٍ أعظِم بها من أيَادٍ
ومَبَادٍand principles أكرِمhow noble! بهاwith them مِنas مَبَاديprinciples
ومَبَادٍ أكرِم بها مِن مَبَادي
Possessed of benefactions—how great those benefactions!
With hands greater than any hands
And principles—how noble those principles!
And principles more generous than any principles
وبهِand through him ازدانَwas adorned عرشُa throne ملكٍkingship ويزدَاand is adorned (first part)
وبهِ ازدانَ عرشُ ملكٍ ويزدَا
نُcompletion of 'is adorned' نفيسُprecious العقودِnecklaces بالأجيَادِby necks
نُ نفيسُ العقودِ بالأجيَادِ
And through him a royal throne was adorned, just as
And through it the throne of a kingdom was adorned and will continue to be adorned
precious necklaces are adorned by necks.
The most precious decades with the generous
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