إِلى كل نجم طلعة وافول

إِلى كل نجم طلعة وافول

فَيَبدو عَلى الجَرباء ثم يَزول

فَيَبدو عَلى الجَرباء ثم يَزول

Every star has a rising and a setting.

To every star that rises and sets

So it appears in the sky, then vanishes.

Appearing over the dunes then fading away

وَسرعان ما يَخطو إِلى باب شرقه

وَسرعان ما يَخطو إِلى باب شرقه

فَيسبقه قبل الطلوع رَسول

فَيسبقه قبل الطلوع رَسول

And how swiftly it steps toward its eastern gate,

And soon it strides to the gate of its east

and a messenger precedes it before its rising.

With a messenger preceding its rise

وَللطير مهما اشتد في طَيرانه

وَللطير مهما اشتد في طَيرانه

نزول وَيضعلو بعده وَيَجول

نزول وَيضعلو بعده وَيَجول

And a bird, however vigorous its flight,

And for the bird no matter how intense its flight

comes down, then rises afterward and circles.

There is descent and after it stroll and wander

وَتنسغ اشجار الَساتين عادة

وَتنسغ اشجار الَساتين عادة

اذا مسها بعد الينوع ذبول

اذا مسها بعد الينوع ذبول

And the trees of the gardens usually put forth new shoots

And the trees of orchards normally wither

when withering touches them after ripening.

When after luxuriance they are touched by decay

وَفي النار روح تستعد لنقمة

وَفي النار روح تستعد لنقمة

إِذا ما اِعترتها راحة وَخمول

إِذا ما اِعترتها راحة وَخمول

And in fire is a spirit preparing for vengeance,

And in the fire a soul ready for vengeance

whenever rest and dormancy come over it.

When it is met with comfort and lethargy

وَللنهر بعد النقص سيل الا تَرى

وَللنهر بعد النقص سيل الا تَرى

جداوله ان بللتنا سيول

جداوله ان بللتنا سيول

And the river floods after dwindling—do you not see

And for the river after decrease a flood don't you see

its channels when torrents drench us?

Its streams if we watered them torrents

كَذَلِكَ في هَذي الديار شعوبها

كَذَلِكَ في هَذي الديار شعوبها

ففيهن ما قد قيل قبل مقول

ففيهن ما قد قيل قبل مقول

Likewise are the peoples of these lands:

Likewise in these lands its peoples

for what was said before is said of them.

Among them what was said before is said

إِذا جارَ فيها المستبد بحكمه

إِذا جارَ فيها المستبد بحكمه

وَقاد البَرايا ظالم وَجهول

وَقاد البَرايا ظالم وَجهول

If the despot oppresses them through his rule,

When in them the despot rules with his authority

and an unjust, ignorant man leads the people,

And leads the innocent, an oppressor and ignorant

وأَمسى كَعاد أَو ثَمود فانها

وأَمسى كَعاد أَو ثَمود فانها

خراب وَهاتيك القصور طلول

خراب وَهاتيك القصور طلول

and becomes like ʿAd or Thamud, then those lands are

And becomes like Aad or Thamud thus it is

laid waste, and those palaces are ruins.

Ruin and these palaces mere hills

وان خانَها صرف اللَيالي فانها

وان خانَها صرف اللَيالي فانها

بمن اوجدت ارهاقها لا يطول

بمن اوجدت ارهاقها لا يطول

And if the turns of the nights betray them, then

And if the turning of nights betrays it then it is

through those they have brought forth, their oppression will not last long.

With the one who exhausted it, not lasting

فَتَشكو وَلا من سامع لعويلها

فَتَشكو وَلا من سامع لعويلها

اذا رن في الاذان منها عويل

اذا رن في الاذان منها عويل

So they lament, with no one to hear their wailing,

Thus it complains and none hears its wailing

when a wail from them rings in the ears.

When from it wailing echoes in the ears

وَلكِنَّها لا تَرتَضي بِحَياتها

وَلكِنَّها لا تَرتَضي بِحَياتها

وَهَل يرتضي بالضنك شعب نَبيل

وَهَل يرتضي بالضنك شعب نَبيل

Yet they are not content with their life,

Yet it is not content with its life

and would a noble people be content with hardship?

And does a noble people accept misery?

فَلا غرو ان مدت الينا خَضيبها

فَلا غرو ان مدت الينا خَضيبها

وَقَد ايقظتها في الظَلام طبول

وَقَد ايقظتها في الظَلام طبول

So it is no wonder that they stretched their henna-dyed hand toward us,

No wonder it extended its gray hair to us

for drums had awakened them in the darkness.

And drums awakened it in the darkness

وَلا غرو ان صحنا وَقلنا حقوقنا

وَلا غرو ان صحنا وَقلنا حقوقنا

يؤيدها الدستور فهوَ كَفيل

يؤيدها الدستور فهوَ كَفيل

And no wonder that we cried out and said: Our rights

And no wonder we shouted and said our rights

are upheld by the constitution, for it is their guarantor.

Supported by the constitution, it guarantees

فَمَرحى به قبل النُزول وَهَكَذا

فَمَرحى به قبل النُزول وَهَكَذا

يحق لنا قبل النزول نقول

يحق لنا قبل النزول نقول

So hurrah for it before its arrival! And thus

We rode it before descending and thus

we may rightly say, before its arrival:

Before descending we have the right to speak

طَلَبنا ضَمانات الحَياة وَلَم يَكُن

طَلَبنا ضَمانات الحَياة وَلَم يَكُن

عَلى المَرء صعبا نيلها وَالحصول

عَلى المَرء صعبا نيلها وَالحصول

We sought guarantees of life, and it was not

We sought life's assurances and it was not

hard for a person to attain and obtain them.

Difficult for man to attain and obtain them

وَسرنا إِلى الدستور بالحق وَالولا

وَسرنا إِلى الدستور بالحق وَالولا

فعنه وايم الحق لسنا نحول

فعنه وايم الحق لسنا نحول

And we marched toward the constitution with justice and loyalty,

And we went to the constitution with truth and loyalty

so from it—by the truth—we shall not turn away.

We do not waver about it and the truth of right

هُوَ الدوحة الكبرى فاما ثمارها

هُوَ الدوحة الكبرى فاما ثمارها

فشهد واما ظلها فَظَليل

فشهد واما ظلها فَظَليل

It is the great spreading tree; as for its fruits,

It is the great lodge so as for its fruits

they are honey; and as for its shade, it is deep.

They are witnessed and as for its shade it is shady

وَبند تَرى الاصلاح في خفقانه

وَبند تَرى الاصلاح في خفقانه

وَتحظى اذا مستك منه ذيول

وَتحظى اذا مستك منه ذيول

And a banner, in whose fluttering you see reform,

And you see reform fluttering in its rhythm

and you find favor when its trailing edges touch you.

And it gains favor when its trails touch you

جَميل كَجيد الريم يَزداد رونقا

جَميل كَجيد الريم يَزداد رونقا

لدى عاشق يرنو له وَيَميل

لدى عاشق يرنو له وَيَميل

Beautiful as the gazelle's neck, it grows in splendor

Beautiful like the gazelle's neck, increasing in splendor

for a lover who gazes at it and inclines toward it.

In the eyes of a lover inclined toward it

وَتأَثيره الورقاء عندي تَمايلت

وَتأَثيره الورقاء عندي تَمايلت

عَلى ورق واشتد منها هَديل

عَلى ورق واشتد منها هَديل

And under its influence, the gray dove beside me swayed

And its gentle impact when it swayed before me

upon the leaves, and its cooing grew louder.

On leaves intensifying their rustling

فَكَم لك يا دستور من متولع

فَكَم لك يا دستور من متولع

يصادمه ذو قحة وَعَذول

يصادمه ذو قحة وَعَذول

So how many ardent admirers you have, O constitution,

So how many doting on you O constitution

whom the shameless and the censorious confront!

Are opposed by one insolent and rude

اجل لك في كل الصدور محبة

اجل لك في كل الصدور محبة

وعندك في كل الشعوب خَليل

وعندك في كل الشعوب خَليل

Yes, in every breast there is love for you,

Indeed for you in every heart there is affection

and among all peoples you have a close friend.

And with you among all peoples a friend

فلله ما أَقواك يا سلم العلا

فلله ما أَقواك يا سلم العلا

وَلَيسَ إِلى شمس النَهار دَليل

وَلَيسَ إِلى شمس النَهار دَليل

So, by God, how mighty you are, O ladder to the heights!

By Allah what empowered you O ladder of ascent

And no guide is needed to the sun of day.

And to the sun there is no guide

بك الجرح مضمود بك الحق واضح

بك الجرح مضمود بك الحق واضح

وَمن جامك الصافي سَيشفى العَليل

وَمن جامك الصافي سَيشفى العَليل

Through you the wound is bandaged; through you the truth is clear,

By you the wound is bandaged, by you right is clear

and from your clear goblet the ailing will be healed.

And from your pure cup the ailing will recover