ألاListen! قلtell للشبيبةto the youth وهيwhile they تسموrise
ألا قل للشبيبة وهي تسمو
وترقىand ascend بالفنونthrough the arts وبالعلومand through the sciences
وترقى بالفنون وبالعلوم
Listen, tell the youth as they rise
Say to the youth as they aspire
and ascend through the arts and sciences:
And rise through arts and sciences higher
وجوهكمyour faces للنجومtoward the stars ولستand I am not أرضىcontent
وجوهكم للنجوم ولست أرضى
لكمfor you الاexcept مطاولةrivaling in height النجومthe stars
لكم الا مطاولة النجوم
Your faces are turned toward the stars, and I will not be content
Your sights are set upon the stars, I'm told
for you with anything less than rivaling the stars in height.
For you I wish but to reach the stars of old
لكمyou have سلفforebears بهthrough them الدنياthe world اضاءتshone
لكم سلف به الدنيا اضاءت
وأنتمand you صفوةthe finest السلفthe forebears الكريمnoble
وأنتم صفوة السلف الكريم
You have forebears through whom the world shone,
A past generation made the world bright
and you are the finest of that noble line.
You are the finest of that noble line
فكونواso be مثلهlike them شرفاin honor وعلماًand in learning
فكونوا مثله شرفا وعلماً
فماfor ... not يغنيavails الحديثtalk عنabout القديمthe past
فما يغني الحديث عن القديم
So be like them in honor and learning,
Be like them in knowledge and in might
for talk of the past is of no avail.
For talk of youth won't replace the time
يؤملhopes for منكمfrom you الوطنthe homeland المفدىworth sacrificing for
يؤمل منكم الوطن المفدى
نجاحاًsuccess فهوfor it ذوpossessing أملhope عظيمgreat
نجاحاً فهو ذو أمل عظيم
The cherished homeland looks to you
The homeland freed expects your success
for success, for its hope is great.
Great hopes for you it does profess