1. الشكرُ يجدر أن يُمثَّل عيدا

    فرحاً بأحلام الجدودِ جديدا

    Gratitude deserves to be embodied in a holiday,

    A renewed rejoicing in the dreams of the forebears,

  2. وبكلِّ إرثٍ لا يُجِّررُ ذيلهُ

    زَهواً ولكن يستقل مزيدا

    And in every legacy that does not trail its hem

    In pride, but deems even more too little.

  3. يُحصىِ لنا النِّعم الجسام وإن تكن

    منا ويفرض حَقَّها التمجيدا

    It counts for us the great blessings, even if they are

    From us, and demands the glorification that is their due.

  4. حُرِّيةُ الإنسانِ في إيمانه

    وُشعورِه لا يائساً رعديدا

    Man's freedom lies in his faith

    And his awareness, not in despair and cowardice.

  5. يمشى على الخوفِ الأثيمِ مُظفراً

    والعوزِ يهتفُ للحياةِ سَعيدا

    He walks triumphant over sinful fear

    And want, crying out to life in joy.

  6. كل الصعابِ حيالهُ ما جاوزت

    شوكاً لزهرٍ يَستعُّز نَضيدا

    All the hardships before him amount to no more than

    Thorns for flowers that stand strong, densely clustered.

  7. يا أمنَّا الأرض العزيزةَ طاولي

    كُلَّ الكواكب وامرِحي تعييدا

    O our mother, beloved Earth, rival in height

    All the planets, and frolic in celebration.

  8. لن يسقطَ الإنسانُ من عليائِه

    فالسَّيرُ كان على الجبالِ وئيدا

    Man will not fall from his lofty heights,

    For the journey over the mountains has been slow.

  9. يكفيكِ في هذى الربوعِ سُمُّوهُ

    كبدايةٍ حتى يسير مديدا

    His loftiness in these lands suffices you

    As a beginning, until he journeys far.

  10. وطنٌ تضمَّخَ بالمبادئ والمنى

    والنبلِ حتى قد يُعدَّ فريدا

    A homeland perfumed with principles and hopes,

    And nobility, until it may be deemed unique.

  11. وتُطل منه التضحياتُ شواهداً

    تُومي فتعلنُ رائداً وشهيدا

    And sacrifices emerge from it as witnesses,

    They point, proclaiming a pioneer and a martyr.

  12. العيدُ ليسَ له خصيصاً وحدهُ

    ولو أنَّ في الدنيا وَغىً وعبيداً

    The holiday is not reserved for it alone,

    Even though the world has warfare and slaves.

  13. ما كان عن نقدِ النظامِ مُبَّرأ

    لكنه مَثلٌ سما وأجيدا

    It was not immune to criticism of its system,

    Yet it is an example that rose high and was finely wrought.

  14. مَثلُ الحكومةِ من صميمِ الشعب لم

    تَعرف سِوَاهُ مُسوداً معدودا

    A model of government from the people's very heart; it has not

    Known anyone but them as an acknowledged sovereign.

  15. وطنٌ حبتهُ يدُ العناية كلَّ ما

    يَهوى فآثرَ أن يفىِ ويَجودا

    A homeland to which the hand of providence granted all that

    It desires; so it chose to keep faith and give generously.

  16. ببنيهِ بر وبالشعوبِ جميعها

    لو مكنَّتهُ ولو جزتَهُ جحودا

    Kind to its children and to all peoples,

    If they give it the chance, even if they repay it with ingratitude.

  17. أهلاً بيومِ الشكرِ يغمرنُا رضىً

    حتى الفقيرُ أَعزَّ فيه العيدا

    Welcome, Thanksgiving Day—contentment floods us,

    Even the poor man cherished the holiday on this day.

  18. رَّقت بشاشته كأنَّ بيومه

    رَقَصَ الربيعُ مُمازحاً غرّيدا

    His cheer grew tender, as though upon his day

    Spring danced, playful and full of song.

  19. ساوى الفقيرُ به الغنىَّ طلاقةً

    والغيمُ رقرقَ في الدموعِ قصيدا

    Through it the poor man matched the rich in cheerfulness,

    And the clouds made a poem ripple in the tears.

  20. هي فرحةٌ عمَّت ومظهرُ نعمةٍ

    شَملت فلم نرَ سيداً ومسودا

    It is a joy that spread to all, a manifestation of blessing

    That embraced all; we saw neither master nor subject.

  21. لم يُحصِ أنفاساً عليه مُسلَّطٌ

    يوماً ولا هو سامه تحديدا

    No one in power over him counted his breaths

    On any day, nor did he impose restrictions upon him.

  22. فُرصُ الحياةِ أمامهَ موفورةٌ

    وتكافأت كالنورِ فاضَ وَحيدا

    Life's opportunities lie plentiful before him,

    And have become equal, like light pouring forth as one.

  23. أهلاً بيومِ الشكر من نعمائِه

    نَهبُ الحياةَ ولاءنا المعدودا

    Welcome, Thanksgiving Day! From its blessings

    We give life our valued allegiance.

  24. نَهبُ الحياةَ عواطفاً ومساعياً

    حتى يُحس جميعنا التعييدا

    We give life feelings and endeavors,

    So that all of us may feel the celebration.

  25. ونُبادلُ الأنخابَ بين موائدٍ

    حملت لعرفانِ الجميلِ شُهودا

    And we exchange toasts among tables

    That bore witnesses to gratitude for kindness.

  26. وصلاتُنا البرُّ العميمُ وحُّظنا

    حُّظ الجميع نَزيدُهُ تجديدا

    And our prayer is all-embracing kindness, and our share

    Is everyone's share; we enlarge it through renewal.

  27. أهلاً به للناس مظهرَ رحمةٍ

    ووفاءَ أفئدةٍ أبينَ جُمودا

    Welcome to it, a manifestation of mercy for people,

    And the faithfulness of hearts that refused coldness.

  28. أهلاً به عُنوان كلِّ كريمةٍ

    تذرُ المناحَةَ في الوجود نشيدا

    Welcome to it, the emblem of every noble deed

    That turns lamentation in the world into song.