ياO صاحبpossessor of الأدبliterature الفياضoverflowing تهنئةًcongratulations
يا صاحب الأدب الفياض تهنئةً
بحقكon your rightful due اليومَtoday منof حكمrule وسلطانِand authority
بحقك اليومَ من حكم وسلطانِ
O master of overflowing literary gifts, congratulations
O you of abundant courtesy, congratulations
on the rule and authority that are your due today.
On your right today to rule and sovereignty
إذاwhen تنافسcompete أهلpeople of الخيرgoodness واستبقواand race one another
إذا تنافس أهل الخير واستبقوا
فأنتthen you are أولهمforemost among them فيin كلevery ميدانarena
فأنت أولهم في كل ميدان
When people of virtue compete and race one another,
If the people of virtue compete and race ahead
you are foremost among them in every arena.
You are the first among them in every field
وماnor الوزارةministerial office غنمٌa gain أنتyou مدركهattaining it
وما الوزارة غنمٌ أنت مدركه
لكنهbut it is عبءa burden أقوامpeoples وأوطانand homelands
لكنه عبء أقوام وأوطان
Nor is ministerial office a prize for you to win,
Ministry is not spoils you have attained
but the burden of peoples and homelands.
Rather, a burden for nations and homelands
أتىhas come نصيبكyour share فيat مصدوقfulfilled موعدهits promised time
أتى نصيبك في مصدوق موعده
وأنتand you are مرجوُّthe hope of أكفاءequals وأقرانand peers
وأنت مرجوُّ أكفاء وأقران
Your allotted share has come at its promised time,
Your lot came in a trustworthy promise
and you are the hope of equals and peers.
And you are hoped for by peers and mates
واخترتَand you chose ناحيةthe sphere of الأخلاقmorals تصلحهاto reform it
واخترتَ ناحية الأخلاق تصلحها
وفيand in يديكyour hands أداةthe tool of الهادمthe demolisher البانيthe builder
وفي يديك أداة الهادم الباني
And you chose the sphere of morals to reform it,
You have chosen the path of morals to repair
and in your hands is the tool of one who tears down and builds.
And in your hands the tool of demolition and building
أحسنتَyou did well أولَthe first صُنعٍwork فيin دعايتهاadvocating it
أحسنتَ أولَ صُنعٍ في دعايتها
واليومand today تحسنyou do well فيهاin it صنعكyour work الثانيthe second
واليوم تحسن فيها صنعك الثاني
You excelled in your first work of advocating it,
You have done good first in its promotion
and today you excel in your second work for it.
And today you do good in your second making
حقthe due of المودةaffection منfrom قلبيmy heart وواجبهاand its duty
حق المودة من قلبي وواجبها
قضيتهI have fulfilled it لكfor you عنon behalf of صَحبيmy companions وإخوانيand my brothers
قضيته لك عن صَحبي وإخواني
Affection's due and duty, from my heart,
The right of affection from my heart and its duty
I have fulfilled for you on behalf of my companions and brothers.
I have fulfilled it for you from my comrades and brothers
لعلmay عهدَكyour tenure عهدan era of الصلحِpeace تشهدهyou witness it
لعل عهدَك عهد الصلحِ تشهده
فيسلمso may be safe العالمthe world العانيsuffering منfrom الجانيthe aggressor
فيسلم العالم العاني من الجاني
May your tenure be an era of peace that you witness,
May your era be the era of peace it witnesses
so the suffering world may be safe from the aggressor,
So the suffering world rests from the oppressor
ويستريحand finds relief منfrom الأضغانgrudges حاملهاtheir bearer
ويستريح من الأضغان حاملها
فلاso not تُرىare seen بينbetween سكسونٍSaxons وألمانand Germans
فلا تُرى بين سكسونٍ وألمان
and the bearer of grudges find relief from them,
And finds relief from burdens borne
so none are seen between Saxons and Germans.
No longer seen between Saxon and German
ويشملand embraces السلمُpeace أهلَthe people of الأرضِthe earth كلَّهمُall of them
ويشمل السلمُ أهلَ الأرضِ كلَّهمُ
فلاso no ينكِّلُinflicts cruel punishment إنسانٌa human being بإنسانon a human being
فلا ينكِّلُ إنسانٌ بإنسان
And may peace embrace all the people of the earth,
And peace covers all people of earth
so no human being brutalizes another.
So no human tyrannizes another human