ياO خاتمَseal الملكِsovereignty وياand O قاهرَvanquisher الthe
يا خاتمَ الملكِ ويا قاهرَ ال
أملاكِkings بينَbetween الأخذِcapture والصفْحِand pardon
أملاكِ بينَ الأخذِ والصفْحِ
O seal of sovereignty, and O vanquisher of the
O seal of kingdom, o vanquisher of
kings, through capture and pardon.
Kingdoms, between taking and pardoning
عليكَupon you عينُeye اللهِGod منas a فاتحٍconqueror
عليكَ عينُ اللهِ من فاتحٍ
للأرضِof the earth مُسْتَوْلٍholding sway علىover النُّجْحِsuccess
للأرضِ مُسْتَوْلٍ على النُّجْحِ
May God's eye be upon you, conqueror
The eye of God is upon you, opener
of the earth, holding sway over success.
Of the earth, empowered with success
راياتُهُhis banners تنطِقُspeak بالنصرِof victory بلnay
راياتُهُ تنطِقُ بالنصرِ بل
تكادُthey almost تُمليdictate كُتُبَdispatches الفَتْحِconquest
تكادُ تُملي كُتُبَ الفَتْحِ
His banners speak of victory—nay,
His banners speak of victory, nay
they almost dictate dispatches of conquest.
Almost dictate books of conquest
كَمْhow many أثرٍa mark فيin الدينthe faith أثَّرْتَهُyou have left it
كَمْ أثرٍ في الدين أثَّرْتَهُ
يقصِرُfalls short عنهُof it أثرُmark الصُّبْحِdawn
يقصِرُ عنهُ أثرُ الصُّبْحِ
How many a mark you have left in the faith,
How much effect in religion you imprinted
beside which the mark of dawn falls short!
Beyond which the dawn's effect falls short
وكمand how many عُلاًheights للمجدِfor glory شيَّدْتهاyou have built them
وكم عُلاً للمجدِ شيَّدْتها
تثنيextol عليهاupon them ألسنtongues المدْحِpraise
تثني عليها ألسن المدْحِ
And how many heights you have built for glory,
And how much glory's height you erected
which the tongues of praise extol!
That tongues of praise bend toward
فاسعدso rejoice بأيَّامكin your days واستغرقand overwhelm الthe
فاسعد بأيَّامك واستغرق ال
أعداءَenemies بالكبْحِthrough subjugation وبالذبْحِand through slaughter
أعداءَ بالكبْحِ وبالذبْحِ
So rejoice in your days, and overwhelm the
So revel in your days, and immerse the
enemies through subjugation and slaughter.
Foes in suppression and slaughter
ودُمْand remain رفيعاًexalted عاليَhigh القِدْحِthe lot-arrow
ودُمْ رفيعاً عاليَ القِدْحِ
ممتنعِunassailable الملكsovereignty عنfrom القَدْحِdisparagement
ممتنعِ الملك عن القَدْحِ
And remain exalted, your lot-arrow high,
And remain lofty, sublime pride
your sovereignty immune to disparagement.
Inaccessible kingdom against harm