مرحباًwelcome ياO وليheir عهدto the throne الحليفthe ally
مرحباً يا ولي عهد الحليف
بكto you للملكfor kingship منas a فتىyoung man غطريفhighborn
بك للملك من فتى غطريف
Welcome, O Crown Prince of the ally!
Welcome, O crown prince of the ally,
What a proud young man kingship has in you!
you highborn youth, fit for kingship!
فأقمso stay فيin الحمىthe protected realm مقامin the position of شريكa partner
فأقم في الحمى مقام شريك
ليto me فيin الحبlove لاnot مقامin the position of ضيوفguests
لي في الحب لا مقام ضيوف
So dwell within this sanctuary as a partner,
So stay in this realm as a partner
with me in affection—not as a guest.
with me in love, not as a guest.
إنindeed قوماًa people أرضواpleased أباكyour father وأرضاand he pleased (continued)
إن قوماً أرضوا أباك وأرضا
همthem (completing 'pleased them') لأهلsurely worthy لذلكof that التشريفhonor
هم لأهل لذلك التشريف
Indeed, a people who pleased your father, and whom he plea-
Indeed, a people who pleased your father—and he pleased
sed, are worthy of that honor.
them—are surely worthy of that honor.
نظرةa glance منfrom أبيmy father إلىtoward عرشthe throne of غليوWilhelm (first part)
نظرة من أبي إلى عرش غليو
م(completes 'Wilhelm') أبيكyour father الساميexalted الكريمnoble الموفيtrue to his word
م أبيك السامي الكريم الموفي
A glance from my father toward the throne of Wil-
A glance from my father toward the throne of Wilhelm,
liam—your lofty, noble, faithful father—
your exalted, noble father, true to his word,
هيit أبقىmore enduring وقدand indeed تحيرتwere bewildered الأعthe enemies (first part)
هي أبقى وقد تحيرت الأع
داء(completes 'the enemies') فيهاby it منthan وفدِهِhis visit المعروفwell-known
داء فيها من وفدِهِ المعروف
is more enduring; the ene-
is more enduring—and the enemies were baffled
mies were bewildered by it—more than by his renowned delegation.
by it—than his well-known visit.
وهيand it تغنيdispenses عنwith أنthat يسيرhe travel إلىto موsovereign (first part)
وهي تغني عن أن يسير إلى مو
لاكyour sovereign (completion) فيin موكبthe procession of الصديقthe friend الأليفclose
لاك في موكب الصديق الأليف
And it makes needless his journey to your sov-
And it spares him the need to travel to your
ereign in the procession of a close, intimate friend.
sovereign in the procession of a close friend.
إنindeed عبدAbd (servant of) الحميدal-Hamid (the Praiseworthy) لاnot يتركleaves العرthe throne (first part)
إن عبد الحميد لا يترك العر
ش(completes 'the throne') لعاتto a tyrant قاسيfierce in العداءhostility عنيفviolent
ش لعات قاسي العداء عنيف
Abdul Hamid will not leave the thro-
For Abd al-Hamid will not leave the throne
ne to a defiant man, harsh in enmity and violent.
to a tyrant, fiercely hostile and violent.
منwho لهfor it إنif أقامhe stayed عنهaway from it بعيداًfar
من له إن أقام عنه بعيداً
لحظةa moment وهوwhile it is مائجseething بالصروفwith reversals of fortune
لحظة وهو مائج بالصروف
Who would tend to it if he stayed far from it
Who would tend it if he stayed far away,
for an instant, while it surges with vicissitudes?
for a moment, while it seethes with reversals of fortune?
إنماbut قومكyour people الشبابthe young وقوميand my people الthe (prefix)
إنما قومك الشباب وقومي ال
شيبgray-haired elders صفa rank يخيفfrightens كلevery الصفوفrank
شيب صف يخيف كل الصفوف
Your people are the young, while mine are the
Your people, the young, and mine, the
gray-haired—a rank that frightens every rank.
gray-haired, are but one rank that frightens every rank.
بينbetween أهليmy people وبينand between أهلكyour people لاnot أعI know (first part)
بين أهلي وبين أهلك لا أع
رف(completes 'I know') ثأراًa blood-debt لقادرfor someone powerful أوor ضعيفsomeone weak
رف ثأراً لقادر أو ضعيف
Between my people and yours, I know
Between my people and yours, I know
of no blood feud, whether involving mighty or weak.
no blood-debt owed to the strong or the weak.
انتقمتمyou took vengeance بذاكby that منon أممnations عدcounted (first part)
انتقمتم بذاك من أمم عد
دَت(completes 'counted') عليناagainst us ثاراتهاtheir acts of vengeance بالألوفby the thousands
دَت علينا ثاراتها بالألوف
By that, you avenged us upon nations that had coun-
By that you took vengeance on nations that counted
ted their claims of vengeance against us by the thousands.
their acts of vengeance against us in the thousands.
استحلناwe turned إلىinto حديدiron ونارand fire
استحلنا إلى حديد ونار
فاغتنيناso we had no need عنof مدفعa cannon وسيوفand swords
فاغتنينا عن مدفع وسيوف
We transformed ourselves into iron and fire,
We have turned into iron and fire,
and so had no need of cannon or swords.
and so have no need of cannon or swords.
نحنwe كالبرقlike lightning فيin الحروبwars سراعswift
نحن كالبرق في الحروب سراع
والأعاديand the enemies مثلlike الغمامthe clouds الكثيفdense
والأعادي مثل الغمام الكثيف
We are swift as lightning in wars,
We are swift as lightning in wars,
while our enemies are like dense clouds.
and our foes are like dense clouds.
لوif بقيناwe remained وأنتمand you فيin وفاقaccord
لو بقينا وأنتم في وفاق
لظفرناwe would surely attain بمطلقwith absolute التصريفfreedom of action
لظفرنا بمطلق التصريف
If we remained, with you in harmony,
If we and you were to remain in accord,
we would attain unfettered command.
we would gain complete freedom of action.