سلامٌ على الحزبين يأتلفانِ
سلام على الجمعين يلتقيانِ
Peace upon the two parties as they unite;
Peace upon the two parties as they unite.
peace upon the two assemblies as they meet.
Peace upon the two groups as they meet.
وطوبى لأبطال الحمى يدركونه
بكل يد ميمونة ولسان
Blessed are the heroes of the homeland who attain it
And blessed are the homeland's heroes, who reach it
with every auspicious hand and every eloquent tongue,
With every blessed hand and tongue,
سراعاً إلى الدار التي عاهدتهمُ
على خير ميعاد وخير أوان
hastening to the house that pledged them
Hastening to the house that made a covenant with them
the finest appointed day and the finest hour.
For the finest rendezvous and the finest moment.
يعدون للعقبى التي في حفاظهم
أبر مكان في أحب زمان
They prepare for the happy end which, through their guardianship,
They prepare, for the future in their keeping,
will find the most righteous place in the most beloved age.
The worthiest place at the most cherished time.
ويبنون للشعب الكريم اتحاده
وسلطانه في راحة وأمان
For the noble people they build its unity
And they build for the noble people their unity
and its sovereignty, in ease and security.
And their sovereignty, in ease and security.
ويعطونه شورى الثقات وحكمهم
ضماناً على الأيام أي ضمان
They grant it the counsel and rule of trusted men—
And they grant them the counsel of the trustworthy and their rule,
a safeguard against the days: what a safeguard!
As a guarantee through the days—what a guarantee!
فما للعصاة الثائرين تخلَّفوا
وكانوا سراع اللفِّ والدوران
What ails the rebellious insurgents, that they held back
So why have the defiant rebels stayed behind,
when they were so swift to twist and turn?
Though they were quick at twisting and turning?
غضاب على عدل السماء وإنهم
جناة العوادي أمس والحدثان
They rage against the justice of Heaven, though they
Angry at heaven's justice, though they are
were the authors of yesterday's calamities and ravages of time.
The authors of yesterday's calamities and misfortunes.
معاذير من خاف الهوان إذا هوت
أراجيفهم أم حجة المتفاني
Are these the excuses of one who feared disgrace when
Are these the excuses of one fearing disgrace at the collapse
their false rumors collapsed—or the fanatic's argument?
Of their false rumors—or the argument of one utterly devoted?
يعيبون ما دبرتموه وإنه
علاج أذاهم في سنين ثمان
They fault what you have devised, although it is
They fault what you have planned, though it
the cure for the harm they wrought over eight years.
Is a remedy for the harm they caused over eight years.
فقم يا علي القوم في القوم شارحاً
نصيبك مما يصنع الأَخَوان
Rise, O foremost of the people, and explain among the people
So rise, O exalted one of the people, among them, explaining
your share in what the two brothers are accomplishing.
Your share in what the two brothers are doing.
فإن الذين اليوم أنت خطيبهم
شهود عيانٍ لا شهود بيان
For those whose spokesman you are today
For those whose orator you are today
are eyewitnesses, not witnesses won by words.
Are eyewitnesses, not witnesses by report.
قطعت على الواشي المريب طريقه
وما كان للواشي سوى الهذيان
You have barred the suspect talebearer's path,
You barred the dubious slanderer's path,
and the talebearer had nothing but delirious babble.
And the slanderer had nothing but ravings.
ولم تبق للمفتون في الأمر حيلةً
ولا أجلاً في الشر للمتفاني
You have left the deluded no stratagem in this affair,
And you left the deluded one no stratagem in the matter,
nor any time for the fanatic to persist in evil.
Nor any respite in evil for one utterly devoted to it.
وإن مصير الملك رغد وعزة
وقد مكَّنت أركانَه الفئتان
The kingdom's destiny is indeed prosperity and glory,
And the kingdom's destiny is prosperity and glory,
now that the two factions have firmly secured its pillars.
Now that the two factions have secured its pillars.
Sol 6.1