أنتَyou منthrough دينكَyour religion فيon أَرْفَعِhighest قمَّةsummit
أنتَ من دينكَ في أَرْفَعِ قمَّة
فاملأso fill الدنياthe world بإيمانٍwith faith وهِمَّهْand resolve
فاملأ الدنيا بإيمانٍ وهِمَّهْ
Through your religion, you stand on the highest summit;
You are at the highest peak of your religion
so fill the world with faith and resolve.
So fill the world with faith and determination
أنتَyou بالكعبةِthrough the Kaaba فيin أَسمىloftiest مقامٍstation
أنتَ بالكعبةِ في أَسمى مقامٍ
شامخٍtowering يجلوdispels بهthrough it المهمومُthe careworn همَّهْhis care
شامخٍ يجلو به المهمومُ همَّهْ
Through the Kaaba, you hold the loftiest station,
You are at the most sublime station in Kaaba
a towering one, where the careworn dispels his care.
Lofty, which brightens the gloomy with determination
أنتَyou بالإسلامِthrough Islam فيin روضٍa garden مُنيفٍlofty
أنتَ بالإسلامِ في روضٍ مُنيفٍ
كلَّماwhenever لاحَappeared لهbefore it المشتاقُthe longing one ضمَّهْembraced him
كلَّما لاحَ له المشتاقُ ضمَّهْ
Through Islam, you dwell in a lofty garden;
You are in the beautiful garden of Islam
whenever the longing one appears before it, it embraces him.
Whenever the longing one glimpses, it embraces
فَجرُكَyour dawn القرآنُthe Quran والسُنَّةُand the Prophetic tradition، يمحوerases
فَجرُكَ القرآنُ والسُنَّةُ، يمحو
ماwhat تُلاقيyou encounter منof خطوبٍcalamities مُدْلَهِمَّهْdark
ما تُلاقي من خطوبٍ مُدْلَهِمَّهْ
Your dawn—the Quran and the Sunnah—erases
The Quran and Sunnah made you flow
the dark calamities you encounter.
Erasing whatever difficulties you encounter
شمسهits sun ترسمpaints بالنُّورwith light صباحاًa morning
شمسه ترسم بالنُّور صباحاً
ضاحِكَsmiling الثَّغْرthe mouth، لهit has تَاجٌa crown ولِمَّهْand shoulder-length hair
ضاحِكَ الثَّغْر، له تَاجٌ ولِمَّهْ
Its sun paints with light a morning,
Its sun outlines the morning with light
smiling-mouthed, with a crown and shoulder-length locks.
With a smiling face, crowned and determined
نَبْعُهits spring ماnot زالceased دفَّاقاًgushing abundantly يناديcalling
نَبْعُه ما زال دفَّاقاً ينادي
كلَّevery محتاجٍneedy person وظمآنَand thirsty person: هَلُمَّهْcome!
كلَّ محتاجٍ وظمآنَ: هَلُمَّهْ
Its spring still gushes forth, calling
Its spring continues gushing, calling
every needy and thirsty one: 'Come!'
Every needy and thirsty one: Come!
ياO نصيرَchampion الأمرِthe enjoining بالمعروفof what is right، أهلاًwelcome
يا نصيرَ الأمرِ بالمعروف، أهلاً
بكَto you ياO سلمانُSalman فيin نَبْعa spring وَand(جَمَّهْa brimming pool)
بكَ يا سلمانُ في نَبْع وَ(جَمَّهْ)
O champion of enjoining what is right, welcome
O advocate of enjoining good, welcome
to you, Salman, at a spring and a brimming pool.
O Salman in a flowing spring and determination
لوif تجلَّىappeared الأمرُthe enjoining بالمعروفof what is right شَخْصاًas a person
لو تجلَّى الأمرُ بالمعروف شَخْصاً
لروَىwould recount عنكَabout you الأحاديثَthe accounts المُهِمَّهْimportant
لروَى عنكَ الأحاديثَ المُهِمَّهْ
If enjoining what is right appeared as a person,
If enjoining good embodied a person
it would recount the important accounts about you.
It would narrate the important hadiths about you
هذهthese الهَيْئَاتُthe committees، تلقاكfind you نصيراًa champion
هذه الهَيْئَاتُ، تلقاك نصيراً
ناصحاًa sincere adviser، تقرأyou read فيin عَيْنَيهِhis two eyes فَهْمَهْhis understanding
ناصحاً، تقرأ في عَيْنَيهِ فَهْمَهْ
These committees find in you a champion,
These organizations see you as an advocate
a sincere adviser whose understanding you read in his eyes.
An advisor, reading wisdom in your eyes
إنَّindeed هذاthis الأمرَthe enjoining بالمعروفof what is right نورٌa light
إنَّ هذا الأمرَ بالمعروف نورٌ
قدhas سَرَىspread فيthrough الوطنthe homeland الغاليbeloved وَعَمَّهْand pervaded it
قد سَرَى في الوطن الغالي وَعَمَّهْ
Indeed, this enjoining of what is right is a light
Indeed enjoining good is a light
that has spread through the beloved homeland and pervaded it.
That has spread in the precious homeland and prevailed
وطنٌa homeland حُرٌّfree أباfather of فَهْدٍFahd جديرٌdeserving
وطنٌ حُرٌّ أبا فَهْدٍ جديرٌ
أنْto يرىsee منَّاfrom us جميعاًall كلَّevery هِمَّهْresolve
أنْ يرى منَّا جميعاً كلَّ هِمَّهْ
A free homeland, Abu Fahd, deserving
A free homeland, worthy of Fahd
of seeing the fullest resolve from us all.
To see all our determination from us
وطنٌa homeland كانwas علىon نارِthe fire of صراعٍstrife
وطنٌ كان على نارِ صراعٍ
تُهْدِرُsquanders الغاراتُthe raids والثَّاراتُand vendettas دَمَّهْits blood
تُهْدِرُ الغاراتُ والثَّاراتُ دَمَّهْ
A homeland once caught in the fire of strife,
A homeland that was in the fire of struggle
where raids and vendettas squandered its blood.
Raids and revolutions shedding its blood
كانwas يمشيwalking دونَwithout ثَوْبٍa garment وحذاءٍand footwear
كان يمشي دونَ ثَوْبٍ وحذاءٍ
يَدُهits hand تَعْجَزُis unable أنْto تَحْرُسَguard كُمَّهْits sleeve
يَدُه تَعْجَزُ أنْ تَحْرُسَ كُمَّهْ
It walked without a garment or footwear,
It walked without clothes and shoes
its hand unable to protect its sleeve,
Its hand unable to guard its robe
بينamong قُطَّاعrobbers طريقٍa road، ولصوصٍand thieves
بين قُطَّاع طريقٍ، ولصوصٍ
ماnot لهمfor them فيtoward مُسْلمٍa Muslim إلٌّkinship وذِمَّهْand covenant
ما لهم في مُسْلمٍ إلٌّ وذِمَّهْ
among highwaymen and thieves
Among highway robbers and thieves
who respect neither kinship nor covenant with a Muslim.
Who have no mercy for a Muslim, only condemnation
وطنٌa homeland مزَّقهtore it apart الجَهْلُignorance فلَّماthen when
وطنٌ مزَّقه الجَهْلُ فلَّما
أقبلarrived الفارسُthe horseman بالتوحيدِwith monotheism لَمَّهْreunited it
أقبل الفارسُ بالتوحيدِ لَمَّهْ
A homeland torn apart by ignorance; then, when
A homeland torn by ignorance, so
the horseman came with monotheism, he reunited it.
When the knight came with monotheism, he mended it
وطنٌa homeland حُرٌّfree حَبَاهُendowed it اللهُGod مَجداًglory
وطنٌ حُرٌّ حَبَاهُ اللهُ مَجداً
باذخاًlofty أبصرهbeheld it الكونُthe universe فَأّمَّهْso sought it out
باذخاً أبصره الكونُ فَأّمَّهْ
A free homeland that God endowed with glory
A free homeland endowed by God with
so lofty that the universe beheld it and sought it out,
Towering glory seen by the world which coveted it
مُنْذُsince ألقىleft فيهin it إبراهيمُAbraham أُمَّاًa mother
مُنْذُ ألقى فيه إبراهيمُ أُمَّاً
ورضيعاًand an infant فَجَّرَmade gush الماءَthe water وَزمَّهْand contained it
ورضيعاً فَجَّرَ الماءَ وَزمَّهْ
ever since Abraham left there a mother
Since Abraham established a mother
and an infant who made the water gush and contained it.
And infant there, unleashing water and harnessing it
وَرِثَinherited الدينَreligion تعاليمَteachings إلهٍGod
وَرِثَ الدينَ تعاليمَ إلهٍ
سُلِّمَتwere handed over منهاfrom them إلىto الهاديthe Guide الأَزِمَّهْthe reins
سُلِّمَت منها إلى الهادي الأَزِمَّهْ
It inherited religion—the teachings of God—
It inherited the religion, teachings of a God
whose reins were handed over to the Guide.
Entrusted from Him to the steadfast caliph
« خاتَمُthe Seal الرُّسلِof the messengers » تلقَّاهاreceived them يقيناًwith certainty
« خاتَمُ الرُّسلِ » تلقَّاها يقيناً
كشفdispelled اللهُGod بهthrough him ظُلْماًinjustice وظُلْمَهْand darkness
كشف اللهُ به ظُلْماً وظُلْمَهْ
The Seal of the Messengers received them with certainty;
"Seal of the Prophets" he received them with certainty
through him God dispelled injustice and darkness.
God revealed through him the darkness and gloom
أكملperfected اللهُGod بهthrough him الإسلامَIslam ديناًas a religion
أكمل اللهُ به الإسلامَ ديناً
خالياًfree منof كلِّevery نُقْصٍshortcoming وأَتمَّهْand completed it
خالياً من كلِّ نُقْصٍ وأَتمَّهْ
Through him God perfected Islam as a religion,
God perfected Islam through him as a religion
free of every shortcoming, and made it complete.
Free of any deficiency, completing it
قِيَمٌvalues ترقىelevate بمنwhoever يحميprotects حِمَاهاtheir sanctuary
قِيَمٌ ترقى بمن يحمي حِمَاها
ياO أباfather of فَهْدٍFahd وَمنْand whoever يَبْذُلُoffers عِلْمَهْhis knowledge
يا أبا فَهْدٍ وَمنْ يَبْذُلُ عِلْمَهْ
Values that elevate whoever guards their sanctuary,
Values that elevate those who protect them
O Abu Fahd, and whoever shares his knowledge.
O Fahd and those who dedicate their knowledge
باO (apparent typo) ابنَson of هذيthis الأرضِland حيَّاكَgreeted you حَيَاهاits rain
با ابنَ هذي الأرضِ حيَّاكَ حَيَاها
ودعاكَand invited you الزَّهْرُthe flowers فيهاwithin it أنْto تَشُمَّهْsmell it
ودعاكَ الزَّهْرُ فيها أنْ تَشُمَّهْ
O son of this land, its rain greeted you,
O son of this land, welcome its life
and the flowers within it invited you to smell them.
And the flowers called you to scent them
هذهthis الأرضُland لناto us أُمٌّa mother رَؤُومُloving
هذه الأرضُ لنا أُمٌّ رَؤُومُ
كيفhow يرجوhopes for رَحْمَةًmercy مَنْone who عَقَّmistreated أُمَّهْhis mother
كيف يرجو رَحْمَةً مَنْ عَقَّ أُمَّهْ
This land is a loving mother to us;
This land is a grieving mother to us
how can one who has mistreated his mother hope for mercy?
How can one who hurts his mother hope for mercy?
عِزُّهاits glory فيin دينهاits religion مهماhowever much رأيناwe see
عِزُّها في دينها مهما رأينا
حَوْلَهاaround it بَحْرَa sea الدَّعاوىof claims وخِضَمَّهْand its vast expanse
حَوْلَها بَحْرَ الدَّعاوى وخِضَمَّهْ
Its glory lies in its religion, however much we see
Its honor is in its religion no matter what
around it a sea of claims and its vast expanse.
We see around it of empty claims and fervor
عندهاit has منfrom منهجthe way of الرحمنِthe Merciful كَنْزٌa treasure
عندها من منهج الرحمنِ كَنْزٌ
ومنand from الحُكْمِgoverning بهby it أعظَمُthe greatest نِعْمَهْblessing
ومن الحُكْمِ به أعظَمُ نِعْمَهْ
It holds a treasure in the Merciful's way,
It has a treasure from the methodology of the Merciful
and, in governing by it, the greatest blessing.
And the greatest blessing is to rule by it
ولهاand it has فيin الأمرthe enjoining بالمعروفof what is right حِرْزٌa safeguard
ولها في الأمر بالمعروف حِرْزٌ
إنْif ألمَّتْbefell منfrom أَعاديهاits enemies مُلِمَّهْa calamity
إنْ ألمَّتْ من أَعاديها مُلِمَّهْ
In enjoining what is right, it has a safeguard
It has protection in enjoining good
should a calamity from its enemies befall it.
If its enemies afflict it with adversity
هكذاthus الأمَّةُthe community تبقىremains حينwhen يَبقىremains
هكذا الأمَّةُ تبقى حين يَبقى
منهجُthe way القرآنِof the Quran فيهاwithin it « خَيْرَthe best أُمَّهْcommunity »
منهجُ القرآنِ فيها « خَيْرَ أُمَّهْ »
Thus the community remains—so long as
This is how the nation remains when
the Quran's way remains within it—'the best community.'
The methodology of Quran remains in it "the best mother"