ياO دارdwelling غيرهاchanged it التقادمthe passing of time والبلىand decay
يا دار غيرها التقادم والبلى
بينbetween السليلal-Salil ومأزميand the two passes of أكبادAkbad
بين السليل ومأزمي أكباد
O dwelling, changed by passing years and decay,
O home unlike any other worn by time and decay
between al-Salil and the two passes of Akbad,
Between the lineage and my grieving liver
لازلتِmay you always remain فيin خفضِease عليكِupon you تهافتتcascaded
لازلتِ في خفضِ عليكِ تهافتت
ديمsteady rains عليكupon you طويلةlong-lasting الأرعادthe thunderclaps
ديم عليك طويلة الأرعاد
may you ever remain in ease; may there cascade upon you
You still draw down upon you the thronging multitudes
steady rains upon you, with long rolls of thunder.
Long may they stay with you, with lengthened visitations
وأنارand may brighten واديكyour valley الربيعspring فربماfor often
وأنار واديك الربيع فربما
نغنىwe dwell بهin it ونراهand we see it أبهجthe loveliest وادِvalley
نغنى به ونراه أبهج وادِ
And may spring brighten your valley, for often
And perhaps springtime may light up your valley
we dwelt there and saw it as the loveliest valley.
Then we sing of it and see it, most joyful valley
وأرىand I see بهin it الأنسthe people الذينwhom تحبهمit loves them
وأرى به الأنس الذين تحبهم
عينيmy eye ويألفand is fond of منthose whom تحبit loves فؤاديmy heart
عيني ويألف من تحب فؤادي
And there I would see the people whom
And I see in it dear friends whom my eyes love
my eye loved, and my heart cherished those my eye loved.
And whom my heart befriends