ماnot الفخرpride بالأهرامin the pyramids عنديto me حجةproof
ما الفخر بالأهرام عندي حجة
فالنيلfor the Nile فيin سودانهمtheir Sudan جرارmighty-flowing
فالنيل في سودانهم جرار
To me, pride in the pyramids is no proof.
For the Nile flows mightily in their Sudan.
ومنارةand the lighthouse of المرآةthe mirror ميديهاits maker (uncertain reading) مضىhas passed away
ومنارة المرآة ميديها مضى
والآنand now ماnot بعمودin the pillar of تلكthat one فخارglory
والآن ما بعمود تلك فخار
And the mirror lighthouse—its maker [reading uncertain] has passed away.
And now there is no glory in that pillar.
فمدارfor the basis of عمرانprosperity البلادthe country وفخرهاand its glory
فمدار عمران البلاد وفخرها
وصلاحهاand its well-being عدلjustice عليهupon it تدارit is governed
وصلاحها عدل عليه تدار
For the basis of a country's prosperity and glory
And its well-being is justice, by which it is governed.
ياO روضةgarden of الازهارthe flowers والانوارand the lights ماno
يا روضة الازهار والانوار ما
فيin الخصبfertility مثلكlike you والعدالةand justice دارabode
في الخصب مثلك والعدالة دار
O garden of flowers and lights, no
Abode rivals you in fertility and justice.
تيهيstrut proudly دلالاcoy grace بلnay وعجباand self-admiration فيin رضاthe favor of
تيهي دلالا بل وعجبا في رضا
محييreviver of المعارفlearning منthe one who لهto him belong الامصارthe cities
محيي المعارف من له الامصار
Strut in coy grace—nay, in self-admiration—in the favor
Of the reviver of learning, to whom the cities belong.
سيفthe sword against العداthe foes نجمthe star of الهدىguidance بدرthe full moon of الدناthe worlds
سيف العدا نجم الهدى بدر الدنا
والدينand the faith منthe one who تاقتyearned لهfor him الانظارthe gazes
والدين من تاقت له الانظار
The sword against foes, the star of guidance, the full moon of the worlds
And of the faith, he whom eyes have yearned to behold.
ذاكthat one الذيwho عمencompassed الورىhumankind انعامهhis bounty
ذاك الذي عم الورى انعامه
فتنافسواso they competed فيin مدحهpraise of him وتمارواand they disputed
فتنافسوا في مدحه وتماروا
That is he whose bounty has embraced all humankind.
So they competed in praising him and contended with one another.
سلطانناour sultan ووليand the patron of نعمتناour blessing الذيwho
سلطاننا وولي نعمتنا الذي
ذكرmention اسمهhis name فيin العالمينthe worlds شعارwatchword
ذكر اسمه في العالمين شعار
Our sultan and our benefactor, whose
Name is invoked as a watchword throughout the worlds.
غازيwarrior against العداthe foes عبدservant of الحميدthe Praiseworthy المرتضىthe chosen one
غازي العدا عبد الحميد المرتضى
منthe one whose سيفهhis sword لذويfor those possessing الخيانةtreachery نارfire
من سيفه لذوي الخيانة نار
The warrior against foes, Abd al-Hamid, the chosen one,
Whose sword is fire to those given to treachery.
أسدthe lion of الملوكthe kings قلوبهمtheir hearts ملئتwere filled بهbecause of him
أسد الملوك قلوبهم ملئت به
رعباwith terror لهhe has لبدa mane لهhe has أظفارclaws
رعبا له لبد له أظفار
The lion among kings, who has filled their hearts
With terror; he has a mane, he has claws.
انصرgrant victory to الهيmy God جندهhis army نصراa victory عزيزmighty
انصر الهي جنده نصرا عزيز
الاthat no يشوبtaints زلالهits clear water الاكدارtroubles
الا يشوب زلاله الاكدار
My God, grant his army a mighty victory,
Whose clear waters no troubles shall taint.
وأدمand perpetuate لواءthe banner of النصرvictory يصحبaccompanies جيشهhis army
وأدم لواء النصر يصحب جيشه
عزاًas glory لدينfor the faith of المصطفىthe Chosen One المختارthe Elect
عزاً لدين المصطفى المختار
And let the banner of victory ever accompany his army,
As glory for the faith of the Chosen One, the Elect.
صلىmay bless عليهupon him اللهGod ماas long as قدhas سبحتsung praise
صلى عليه الله ما قد سبحت
خضراءa green thing أوor ماas long as أورقتput forth leaves أشجارtrees
خضراء أو ما أورقت أشجار
May God bless him as long as praise is sung
By a green thing, or as long as trees put forth leaves,
أوor ماas long as سليمانSulayman البرونيal-Baruni اعتنىdevoted himself
أو ما سليمان البروني اعتنى
بالشعرto poetry فيin سجنa prison لهit has أسوارwalls
بالشعر في سجن له أسوار
Or as long as Sulayman al-Baruni devotes himself
To poetry in a prison enclosed by walls.
Sol 6.1