نَظَرَتshe looked بِلَحظٍwith a glance بالقلُوبwith hearts لَعُوبِplayful
نَظَرَت بِلَحظٍ بالقلُوب لَعُوبِ
وتَرنَّحَتand she swayed زهواproudly بقَدِّwith the figure of قَضِيبِa slender bough
وتَرنَّحَت زهوا بقَدِّ قَضِيبِ
She looked with a glance that toyed with hearts,
She glanced with a look that set hearts aflutter,
and swayed proudly, with the figure of a slender bough.
Swaying coquettishly with her slender form.
وتبسَّمتand she smiled لُطفاgently فأشرَقَand so shone ثغرُهاher mouth
وتبسَّمت لُطفا فأشرَقَ ثغرُها
وجلاand dispelled غَياهبَthe dark depths of فرعِهاher hair المسحُوبtrailing
وجلا غَياهبَ فرعِها المسحُوب
She smiled gently, and her mouth shone,
She smiled charmingly, lighting up her lips,
and dispelled the dark depths of her trailing tresses.
Her braided hair shone, trailing long and loose.
ورنَتand gazed عيونُthe eyes of الناظرِينthe onlookers لِخَالِهاat her beauty spot
ورنَت عيونُ الناظرِين لِخَالِها
فَتوعَّدتso she threatened مِنfrom خدِّهاher cheek بِلَهيبِwith a blaze
فَتوعَّدت مِن خدِّها بِلَهيبِ
The onlookers' eyes gazed at her beauty spot,
The eyes of onlookers delighted in her beauty,
so she threatened them with a blaze from her cheek.
So she threatened them playfully from her cheek.
وَجَلَتand she revealed لناto us ذهبيةًgolden wine فيin الكأسِthe cup مِنfrom
وَجَلَت لنا ذهبيةً في الكأسِ مِن
كفٍّa hand بِلونِwith the color of إنائِهاits vessel مخضُوبِdyed
كفٍّ بِلونِ إنائِها مخضُوبِ
And she revealed to us golden wine in the cup, from
She came to us golden in a goblet, poured
a hand dyed the color of its vessel.
From a hand the hue of its dyed vessel.
وجرَىand occurred لناto us مَعَهاwith her مِنamong الأنباءِthe tales ماthat which
وجرَى لنا مَعَها مِن الأنباءِ ما
يَرويهhe recounts it عَبدُAbd (servant) المالِكal-Malik (the Owner) بنُson of قَرِيبQarib (name)
يَرويه عَبدُ المالِك بنُ قَرِيب
And with her there befell us a tale such as
She brought us news that would satisfy
Abd al-Malik ibn Qarib recounts.
Even Abdelmalik, son of Qareeb.
أخذَتshe took hold بأُذنِby the ear of العُودthe lute حتىuntil ألصَقَتshe pressed
أخذَت بأُذنِ العُود حتى ألصَقَت
بهagainst it خدَّهاher cheek وحنَتand bent close بسمعِwith hearing رَقيبِwatchful
به خدَّها وحنَت بسمعِ رَقيبِ
She took the lute by its ear until she pressed
She took the lute’s ear and pressed it
her cheek against it, and bent close with a watchful ear.
To her cheek, bending close to hear it speak.
ولقدand indeed أسرَّتshe whispered ماwhat أسرَّتهُshe whispered it لَهُto it
ولقد أسرَّت ما أسرَّتهُ لَهُ
والسمعُand hearing فيin التَّصدِيقbelief والتكذِيبِand disbelief
والسمعُ في التَّصدِيق والتكذِيبِ
And indeed she whispered to it what she whispered,
What she whispered to it was indeed a secret-
while the ear was between belief and disbelief.
Hearing is torn between truth and falsehood.
حَسِبَتهُshe thought it يَكتمُwould conceal سِرَّهاher secret ولقدand indeed وَفَىit kept faith
حَسِبَتهُ يَكتمُ سِرَّها ولقد وَفَى
لكنbut نرَاهwe see it صَاحَit cried out كالمضرُوبlike one beaten
لكن نرَاه صَاحَ كالمضرُوب
She thought it would keep her secret, and indeed it kept faith,
She thought he would keep her secret, but lo!
yet we see it cry out like one being beaten.
We see him cry out as if beaten.
مزَجَتshe blended بصوتِهwith its voice صوتَهاher voice فتَمازَجاso the two blended
مزَجَت بصوتِه صوتَها فتَمازَجا
وشَدَتand she sang بِلَحنٍwith a melody فيinto الحشَاthe breast مسكُوبِpoured
وشَدَت بِلَحنٍ في الحشَا مسكُوبِ
She blended her voice with its voice, and the two mingled,
Their voices mingled until they were one,
and sang a melody poured into the breast:
Poured forth in song into the still night.
الحُبُّlove والإخلاصand devotion ملءُthe fullness of فُؤادِنَاour heart
الحُبُّ والإخلاص ملءُ فُؤادِنَا
لأمِيرناfor our prince ومَليكِناand our king المحبُوبbeloved
لأمِيرنا ومَليكِنا المحبُوب
Love and devotion fill our heart
Love and loyalty fill our hearts
for our prince and our beloved king.
For our prince and beloved king.
إخلاصُناour devotion للعرشto the throne شيءٌa thing واجبٌobligatory
إخلاصُنا للعرش شيءٌ واجبٌ
هذاthis قضَاءfulfillment of الوَاجِبthe duty المطلُوبrequired
هذا قضَاء الوَاجِب المطلُوب
Our devotion to the throne is a duty;
Our loyalty to the throne is sacred duty,
this is the fulfillment of the duty required.
This is the required and sought response.
سُبحانَglory be to مَنthe One who وضعَplaced البلادَthe land بِكفِّهin his hand
سُبحانَ مَن وضعَ البلادَ بِكفِّه
وأحاطهُand surrounded him مِنfrom أهلِهاits people بقُلوبِwith hearts
وأحاطهُ مِن أهلِها بقُلوبِ
Glory to Him who placed the land in his hand
Glorious is He who placed the lands in His palm
and surrounded him with the hearts of its people,
And enveloped its people in His care!
فأصَارَand so made منهof him الجِسمَthe body قلباa heart نابضاًbeating
فأصَارَ منه الجِسمَ قلبا نابضاً
وقلوبُناand our hearts كالجِسمlike the body فيin التَّحجِيبِshielding
وقلوبُنا كالجِسم في التَّحجِيبِ
thus turning his body into a beating heart,
He made His body their pulsating heart
while our hearts are like the body that shelters it.
While our hearts envelope them like a shield.
فانبِضso beat بحقِّكby your right نبضَةًa beat سَنَويَّةyearly
فانبِض بحقِّك نبضَةً سَنَويَّة
بحَياةfor the life of عصرan age of العلمِknowledge والتَّهذِيبand refinement
بحَياة عصر العلمِ والتَّهذِيب
So beat, as is your right, a yearly beat
Pulse with a yearly beat in Your name
for the life of an age of knowledge and refinement—
With the life of an age of knowledge and refinement!
عَصرٍan age تَرشَّفنَاwe sipped بهin it ثَغرَthe lips of المُنَىhopes
عَصرٍ تَرشَّفنَا به ثَغرَ المُنَى
وانجَابand lifted ليلُthe night of جَهالةٍignorance وخُطُوبand calamities
وانجَاب ليلُ جَهالةٍ وخُطُوب
an age in which we sipped from the lips of hope,
An age that cured the thirst of hopes,
and the night of ignorance and calamities lifted.
And whose night gave birth, dispelling gloom.
مَلِكٌa king تربَّعsat enthroned فوقَupon عرشِthe throne of قلوبناour hearts
مَلِكٌ تربَّع فوقَ عرشِ قلوبنا
قبلَbefore العُروجِascending لعَرشِهto his throne المنصُوبset in place
قبلَ العُروجِ لعَرشِه المنصُوب
A king who took his seat upon the throne of our hearts
A king who mounted the throne of our hearts
before ascending his throne, set in place.
Ere ascending the erected throne.
ذَكَرrecalled الأنامُthe people أُصولَهhis ancestry وخِصالَهand his virtues
ذَكَر الأنامُ أُصولَه وخِصالَه
فأضَافَand so added مَورُوثاinherited merit إلىto مَكسُوبearned merit
فأضَافَ مَورُوثا إلى مَكسُوب
The people recalled his ancestry and his virtues,
People recount his origins and merits-
thus adding inherited merit to merit earned.
Inheritance augmented by gains.
إنif واعَدتهُpledged him بالوفاءِwith fidelity قُلُوبُناour hearts
إن واعَدتهُ بالوفاءِ قُلُوبُنا
ماnot كانwas وعدُthe promise of الحُرِّa free man بالمكذُوبfalse
ما كان وعدُ الحُرِّ بالمكذُوب
If our hearts have pledged him fidelity,
If our hearts have pledged him loyalty,
a free man's promise is never false.
The word of the free man is no falsehood.
انبِضbeat بعِيدfor the festival of العرشِthe throne عرشِa throne of مسَرَّةٍjoy
انبِض بعِيد العرشِ عرشِ مسَرَّةٍ
للشعبِfor the people منamong شُبَّانهits young men والشِّيبِand the gray-haired
للشعبِ من شُبَّانه والشِّيبِ
Beat for the throne's festival, a throne of joy
Pulse with the celebration of the throne’s anniversary!
for the people, young men and gray-haired elders alike.
For his people, youths and old.
اليومَtoday عيدُthe festival of التاجِthe crown تاجِthe crown of محمَّدِMuhammad
اليومَ عيدُ التاجِ تاجِ محمَّدِ
ظِلِّthe shade of الأنامِhumankind وسُؤلِهِand its wish المرغوبِcherished
ظِلِّ الأنامِ وسُؤلِهِ المرغوبِ
Today is the crown's festival, the crown of Muhammad,
This is Mohammed's crown day, the shadow
humankind's shade and its cherished wish.
Of people, and their cherished desire.
أكرِمhow noble! بهit is (in exclamation) عِيداas a festival تَجلَّىrevealed itself طَلعةًa countenance
أكرِم به عِيدا تَجلَّى طَلعةً
للِقاكَto meet you بالتأهِيلwith welcome والترحِيبand greeting
للِقاكَ بالتأهِيل والترحِيب
How noble a festival, revealing its face
Grace it with a feast showing the rise
to meet you with welcome and greeting!
Of this day honoring and lauding You.
واهنأand rejoice بِبدرٍin a full moon ساطِعٍshining مِنfrom غُرَّةٍa radiant brow
واهنأ بِبدرٍ ساطِعٍ مِن غُرَّةٍ
لوَليِّof the heir to عهدِكyour succession خيرِthe best of كلِّevery نَجِيبnoble scion
لوَليِّ عهدِك خيرِ كلِّ نَجِيب
And rejoice in a full moon shining from the brow
And congratulate on the full moon of the first
of your heir apparent, the best of all noble scions.
Day, Your crown prince, the best of nobles.
لِلهto God! (exclamation) مِنof a مُستقبلٍfuture لهfor him زاهرٍradiant
لِله مِن مُستقبلٍ له زاهرٍ
بالنُّورin light فوقَupon جَبينِهhis brow مكتُوبwritten
بالنُّور فوقَ جَبينِه مكتُوب
God, what a radiant future is his,
By God, the glorious future in store for him
written in light upon his brow!
On his brow is written in light!
اهنَأrejoice بهin him واهنأand rejoice بِطالِعin the rising star of سَعدِهhis good fortune
اهنَأ به واهنأ بِطالِع سَعدِه
واهُززand shake برَوضِin the garden of النصرِvictory عِطفَthe flank of قَضِيبa slender bough
واهُزز برَوضِ النصرِ عِطفَ قَضِيب
Rejoice in him, and rejoice in his auspicious star,
Congratulate him and his fortunate star;
and sway like a bending bough in victory's garden.
Brandish your club in the field of victory!
هَذِيthis is فرنسَاFrance وهيَand she is خَيرُthe best حَبيبةٍa beloved
هَذِي فرنسَا وهيَ خَيرُ حَبيبةٍ
لِلعَرشto the throne وهوَand it is لهاto her أعزُّthe dearest حبِيبbeloved
لِلعَرش وهوَ لها أعزُّ حبِيب
This is France, and she is the finest beloved
Behold France, the best of beloved friends
of the throne, and it is her dearest beloved.
To the throne, and he its dearest friend.
قدindeed شارَكتناshe shared with us فيin السُّرورthe joy بعيدِهِat its festival
قد شارَكتنا في السُّرور بعيدِهِ
للهto God! (exclamation) ماhow أحلىsweet التحادَthe union of شُعُوبpeoples
لله ما أحلى التحادَ شُعُوب
She has shared with us the joy of its festival;
It shared our joy in his holiday-
God, how sweet is the union of peoples!
How lovely is the oneness of peoples!
ولتَفخَرِand let her boast الحَمرَاal-Hamra (the Red One) ويَفخَرَand let them boast أهلُهَاher people
ولتَفخَرِ الحَمرَا ويَفخَرَ أهلُهَا
مِنamong كلِّevery ناءٍdistant one منهمُof them وقَريبِand near one
مِن كلِّ ناءٍ منهمُ وقَريبِ
And let al-Hamra boast, and let her people boast,
Let the red rejoice and its people glory
every one of them, far and near,
In every close or distant kinship.
بمَزيَّةِof the distinction of السَّبقِprecedence التيwhich نالتshe gained بهthrough him
بمَزيَّةِ السَّبقِ التي نالت به
ذاthis اليومِday يَومِthe day of فخَارِهاher glory المنسُوبassociated
ذا اليومِ يَومِ فخَارِها المنسُوب
of the distinction of precedence she gained through him
In its distinction that it attained on
on this day, the day associated with her glory.
This, its day of pride long extolled!
ويدُومُand may endure باشاهاher pasha الذيwho قدindeed دَامَhas remained مُخsincere (first fragment)
ويدُومُ باشاها الذي قد دَامَ مُخ
لِصsincere (final fragment) وُدِّهhis affection فيin مَشهَدٍpresence ومَغيبand absence
لِص وُدِّه في مَشهَدٍ ومَغيب
And may her pasha endure, who has always remained
May its Pasha live long, for he persevered
sincere in his affection, in presence and in absence.
Loyally, nearby and from afar.
Sol 6.1