أَهلاًwelcome بذاتto the lady of العُلَىeminence والمجدand glory والحَسَبِand noble ancestry
أَهلاً بذات العُلَى والمجد والحَسَبِ
سليلَةfemale descendant of العَلويّal-‘Alawi الماجدillustrious النَجبِhighborn
سليلَة العَلويّ الماجد النَجبِ
Welcome to the lady of eminence, glory, and noble ancestry,
Greetings to you, O noble one of high station and glory,
Scion of the illustrious, highborn al-‘Alawi.
Descendant of the honored and eminent family.
شمسٌa sun بدَتappeared منfrom سمآءِthe sky of الغربthe West مشرقةًshining
شمسٌ بدَت من سمآءِ الغرب مشرقةً
فغارso grew jealous ماwhat فيin سَمآءِthe sky of الشرقthe East منof شُهُبِshooting stars
فغار ما في سَمآءِ الشرق من شُهُبِ
A sun appeared, shining from the western sky,
A sun has dawned from the heavens of the West shining brightly,
So all the shooting stars in the eastern sky grew jealous.
Eclipsing all the stars in the sky of the East.
جميلةbeautiful الخلقphysical form والأخلاقand character قدindeed بَرزَتshe appeared
جميلة الخلق والأخلاق قد بَرزَت
منfrom حليةِthe adornment of الطُهرpurity فيin أَبهىmore splendid منthan الذهبgold
من حليةِ الطُهر في أَبهى من الذهب
Beautiful in form and character, she appeared
Of beautiful form and character you have emerged,
In purity's adornment, more splendid than gold.
Adorned with the jewel of purity more radiant than gold.
فرعٌa branch كريمٌnoble أَتَىcame منfrom دوحةٍa spreading tree سقَيتwere watered
فرعٌ كريمٌ أَتَى من دوحةٍ سقَيت
أَعراقُهاits roots بمياهِwith the waters of الفَضلvirtue لاَnot السُحُبِthe clouds
أَعراقُها بمياهِ الفَضل لاَ السُحُبِ
A noble branch sprang from a spreading tree, watered
A generous branch you are, from a tree watered
At its roots with virtue's waters, not the clouds'.
By the waters of virtue, not clouds.
نسلُoffspring of الملوكthe kings الأُلىwho سَادواruled العبادَthe people وقدand had
نسلُ الملوك الأُلى سَادوا العبادَ وقد
شادواbuilt up الفخارَglory ونالواand attained أَرفَعthe highest الرُتَبِranks
شادوا الفخارَ ونالوا أَرفَع الرُتَبِ
Offspring of the kings who ruled the people and had
Offspring of great kings who ruled over people
Built up glory and attained the highest ranks.
And built greatness, attaining the highest ranks.
بنواthey built منfrom العزِّmight صرحاًa lofty edifice عزَّwas impregnable جانبُهُits flank
بنوا من العزِّ صرحاً عزَّ جانبُهُ
فبَاتso it remained فيin مأمَنٍsafety منfrom غارةthe raids of النُوَبِcalamities
فبَات في مأمَنٍ من غارة النُوَبِ
They built an edifice of might, its flank impregnable,
With might they built a palace, its side impregnable,
So it remained safe from the raids of calamity.
Safe from the assaults of fate.
حَازَتshe took possession عَلىof الشَّرفhonor الموروثinherited منfrom قِدَمٍancient times
حَازَت عَلى الشَّرف الموروث من قِدَمٍ
وقارنَتand she united بينَbetween مجدthe glory of العلمlearning والنَسبِand lineage
وقارنَت بينَ مجد العلم والنَسبِ
She gained the honor inherited from ages past,
You have attained inherited honor from ancient times,
And united the glory of learning with that of lineage.
Combining the glory of knowledge and lineage.
قدindeed صَاغَهاfashioned her اللهُGod منfrom لطفٍgentleness ومنand from كَرَمٍgenerosity
قد صَاغَها اللهُ من لطفٍ ومن كَرَمٍ
وزانهاand adorned her بجمالwith the beauty of الظرفcharm والأَدَبِand good manners
وزانها بجمال الظرف والأَدَبِ
God has fashioned her from gentleness and generosity,
God has molded you from kindness and nobility,
And adorned her with the beauty of charm and good manners.
Weighing you with the beauty of refinement and literature.
بهاin her تباهَتtook pride نسآءُthe women of العصرthe age قائلةًsaying
بها تباهَت نسآءُ العصر قائلةً
ياO أُختَsister of خيرthe best أَخٍbrother ياO بنتdaughter of خيرthe best أَبِfather
يا أُختَ خير أَخٍ يا بنت خير أَبِ
The women of the age took pride in her, saying:
The women of this age boast saying,
O sister of the best of brothers, O daughter of the best of fathers!
"O sister of the best brother, O daughter of the best father!"
فياحَمىso, O land of مصرEgypt فلتهناءso may you rejoice بعودَتِهاat her return
فياحَمى مصر فلتهناء بعودَتِها
بلrather يهناءُrejoices القطرthe country فيماin what نالit attained منof أَربِdesire
بل يهناءُ القطر فيما نال من أَربِ
So, O land of Egypt, rejoice at her return;
So congratulations O protector of Egypt, on your return,
Nay, the country rejoices in gaining what it desired.
Nay, congratulations to the country for what it has gained.
ولاand not تزالُcease لهاfor her الأيَّامthe days خادمةًserving
ولا تزالُ لها الأيَّام خادمةً
ومقلةُand the eye of السعدgood fortune ترعَاهاwatches over her مَدَىthroughout الحُقُبِthe ages
ومقلةُ السعد ترعَاها مَدَى الحُقُبِ
And may the days forever serve her,
May you forever have days in your service,
And may fortune's eye watch over her throughout the ages.
And the cup of joy attending you for eons to come.
Sol 6.1