أَهلاًwelcome بِهَذاto this المَلِكِthe king المُقبِلِapproaching
أَهلاً بِهَذا المَلِكِ المُقبِلِ
جِئتَyou came مَجيءَlike the coming of العارِضِthe rain cloud المُسبِلِpouring rain
جِئتَ مَجيءَ العارِضِ المُسبِلِ
Welcome to this approaching king!
Welcome to this king who comes
You have come like a rain cloud pouring down.
You came like the beneficial rain
قَدِمتَyou arrived فَاِبتَلَّso grew moist يَبيسُthe parched part of الثَرىthe earth
قَدِمتَ فَاِبتَلَّ يَبيسُ الثَرى
وَاِخضَرَّand turned green رَوضُthe meadows of البَلَدِthe land المُمحَلِdrought-stricken
وَاِخضَرَّ رَوضُ البَلَدِ المُمحَلِ
You arrived, and the parched earth grew moist,
You arrived and the barren land revived
And the meadows of the drought-stricken land turned green.
And the meadows of the country blossomed
اللَهُGod أَعطَكَhas given you نِظامَthe necklace of العُلاeminence
اللَهُ أَعطَكَ نِظامَ العُلا
وَالفَخرِand glory فَاِفخَرso take pride ياO أَباfather of نَهشَلِNahshal
وَالفَخرِ فَاِفخَر يا أَبا نَهشَلِ
God has given you the necklace of eminence
May God grant you glory’s system
And glory—so take pride, O Abu Nahshal!
And pride, so pride yourself O Abu Nahshal
فَمَجدُكَfor your glory الآخِرُlatest يُغنيmakes independent بَنيthe sons of
فَمَجدُكَ الآخِرُ يُغني بَني
نَبهانَNabhan عَنof مَجدِهِمِtheir glory الأَوَّلِformer
نَبهانَ عَن مَجدِهِمِ الأَوَّلِ
For your latest glory frees the sons
For your later glory satisfies the sons
Of Nabhan from needing their former glory.
Of Nabhan, instead of their former glory