ياO آلfamily لطفLutf اللّهAllah آلَhas passed إليكمُto you
يا آل لطف اللّه آلَ إليكمُ
قصرُthe palace الجزيرةal-Jazira بعدafter إسماعيلاIsmail
قصرُ الجزيرة بعد إسماعيلا
O house of Lutf Allah, to you has passed
O kin of Allah's kindness, kin of Ismail
al-Jazira Palace, after Ismail.
The palace of Al Jazeera is now yours
فاستقبلواso welcome فيهin it الوفودthe delegations وسيمةًcomely
فاستقبلوا فيه الوفود وسيمةً
والدهرَand time حرّاًnoble والنعيمَand bliss جزيلاabundant
والدهرَ حرّاً والنعيمَ جزيلا
So welcome there delegations of fine bearing,
So receive the glorious delegations in it
and noble days, and abundant bliss.
While time passes by hotly and bliss copious
أحرزتمُyou attained خُلُقَcharacter الملائكِthe angels طاهراًpure
أحرزتمُ خُلُقَ الملائكِ طاهراً
وملكتمُand you acquired سكنَdwelling الملوكِthe kings جميلاbeautiful
وملكتمُ سكنَ الملوكِ جميلا
You have gained the angels' pure character,
You have attained the angels' pure morals
and made the kings' beautiful dwelling your own.
And owned the beautiful dwellings of kings
عقبىthe reward الذينthose who لمالِهمْfor their wealth ولجاههمْand for their standing
عقبى الذين لمالِهمْ ولجاههمْ
فيin كلevery ناحيةٍquarter مكارمُbenefactions طولىfar-reaching
في كل ناحيةٍ مكارمُ طولى
Such is the reward of those whose wealth and standing
Progeny of those whose wealth and status
yield far-reaching benefactions in every quarter.
In every region has noble, long favors
أنسfound joy الوجودcreation بكمin you فلوso if شارفتمُyou approached
أنس الوجود بكم فلو شارفتمُ
جبلاًa mountain لأصبحit would become ناضراًverdant مأهولاinhabited
جبلاً لأصبح ناضراً مأهولا
Creation has found joy in you; were you to approach
The existence is delighted with you, so if you dwelled
a mountain, it would become verdant and peopled.
A mountain, it would turn verdant, busy
ولكلand for every سمحgenerous person فيin البلادِthe land صنائعٌbenefactions
ولكل سمح في البلادِ صنائعٌ
وأرىand I deem صنيعكمُyour beneficence أعزَّmost precious جليلاsublime
وأرى صنيعكمُ أعزَّ جليلا
And every generous soul has good works in the land,
Each generous one in the countries has industries
and I deem your beneficence most precious and sublime.
Yet I see your work the most precious, sublime
وأجلُّand the noblest غَاياتِaims الكرامthe generous منfrom الغنىwealth
وأجلُّ غَاياتِ الكرام من الغنى
ماthat which سرَّgladdened أفئدةًhearts وراضand cultivated عقولاminds
ما سرَّ أفئدةً وراض عقولا
And the noblest end the generous seek from wealth
The noblest goals of the generous, of wealth
is what gladdens hearts and cultivates minds.
Are those that cheer hearts and please minds
الشامAl-Sham أكبرُgreater فيamong الممالكِthe kingdoms مظهراًin appearance
الشام أكبرُ في الممالكِ مظهراً
بكمُthrough you وأعظمُand greater حجةًin argument ودليلاand proof
بكمُ وأعظمُ حجةً ودليلا
Al-Sham is greater in stature among the kingdoms,
Greater in the kingdoms, more splendid
through you, and stronger in argument and proof.
Sham is, because of you, proof and sign
جاريتمُyou rivaled الأردنَّthe Jordan فيهin it ندىًin bounty وكمand how often
جاريتمُ الأردنَّ فيه ندىً وكم
جاريتمُyou rivaled كرماًin generosity بمصرَin Egypt النيلاthe Nile
جاريتمُ كرماً بمصرَ النيلا
You have rivaled the Jordan there in bounty, and how often
You let the Jordan in it run nectar and how much
have you rivaled the Nile in generosity in Egypt!
Generosity you let flow in Egyptian Nile
ونصرتمُand you supported أحرارَهits free men وحماتَهand its defenders
ونصرتمُ أحرارَه وحماتَه
وضمنتمُand you guaranteed استقلالَهits independence المأمولاhoped-for
وضمنتمُ استقلالَه المأمولا
And you have supported its free men and its defenders,
You supported its free ones, protected it
and guaranteed its hoped-for independence.
And guaranteed its hoped independence
وعسىand may أرىI see فيin الشرقthe East منamong نجبائكمyour noble men
وعسى أرى في الشرق من نجبائكم
بطلاًa hero يقودleading الجيشَthe army والأسطولاand the fleet
بطلاً يقود الجيشَ والأسطولا
And may I see in the East, among your noble men,
May I see rise in the East one of your nobles
a hero leading the army and the fleet.
A hero leading army and navy
وتقرُّand acknowledge للعربِfor the Arabs الممالكُthe kingdoms بالعلىpreeminence
وتقرُّ للعربِ الممالكُ بالعلى
وتكرِّمand honor الأجيالُthe generations هذاthis الجيلاthe generation
وتكرِّم الأجيالُ هذا الجيلا
And may the kingdoms acknowledge the Arabs' preeminence,
And for the Arabs kingdoms submit haughtily
and generations honor this generation.
And eras honor this generation
هنأتكمْI congratulated you بالقصرon the palace أقضىI discharge بعضpart of ماwhat
هنأتكمْ بالقصر أقضى بعض ما
يقضيenjoins عليَّupon me بهwith it ندىgenerosity ميشيلاMichel
يقضي عليَّ به ندى ميشيلا
I have congratulated you on the palace, discharging part of what
I congratulate you on the palace, fulfilling some
Michel's generosity enjoins upon me.
Of what Michel's dew obliges me to do