مَنwhoever عَزاascribed المَجدَglory إِلَيناto us قَدindeed صَدَقspoke truly
مَن عَزا المَجدَ إِلَينا قَد صَدَق
لَمdid not يُلِمincur blame منwhoever قالspoke مَهماwhatever قالhe said حقْtruth
لَم يُلِم من قال مَهما قال حقْ
Whoever ascribed glory to us spoke truly.
Whoever ascribes glory to us has spoken truly.
No one who spoke was at fault—whatever he said was true.
Whoever speaks truth incurs no blame, whatever he says.
مَجدُناour glory الشَمسُthe sun سَناءًgrandeur وَسَناًand radiance
مَجدُنا الشَمسُ سَناءً وَسَناً
مَنwhoever يَرمُseeks سَترto veil سَناهاits radiance لَمdid not يُطِقْmanage
مَن يَرمُ سَتر سَناها لَم يُطِقْ
Our glory is the sun in splendor and radiance;
Our glory is the sun in grandeur and radiance.
whoever would veil its brilliance has no power to.
Whoever seeks to veil its radiance cannot do so.
أَيُّهاO you الناعيbearer of death-tidings إِلَيناto us مجدَناour glory
أَيُّها الناعي إِلَينا مجدَنا
هَلdoes يَضُرُّharm المَجدَglory أَنthat خَطبٌa calamity طَرقْcame knocking
هَل يَضُرُّ المَجدَ أَن خَطبٌ طَرقْ
O you who announce our glory’s death to us,
O you who bring us tidings of our glory's death,
can glory be harmed because calamity came knocking?
Does it harm glory that calamity has come knocking?
لاnot نُرَعwe are dismayed لِلدَمعby the tears فيin آماقِناthe inner corners of our eyes
لا نُرَع لِلدَمع في آماقِنا
مَزَجتهmingled it بِدَمٍwith blood أَيديthe hands of الحُرَقْburning grief
مَزَجته بِدَمٍ أَيدي الحُرَقْ
The tears in the corners of our eyes do not dismay us;
Let us not be dismayed by tears in the corners of our eyes,
the hands of searing grief have mingled them with blood.
Which the hands of burning grief have mingled with blood.
حَنِقَgrew enraged الدَهرُTime عَلَيناagainst us فَسَطاthen struck
حَنِقَ الدَهرُ عَلَينا فَسَطا
وَكَذاand likewise الدَهرُTime عَلىtoward الحرّthe noble man حَنِقْwrathful
وَكَذا الدَهرُ عَلى الحرّ حَنِقْ
Fate raged against us and struck,
Time raged against us, then struck;
as Fate is ever enraged against the freeborn.
And so Time is wrathful toward the noble.
وَقَديماًand long ago كَلِفbecame enamored المُلكkingship بِناof us
وَقَديماً كَلِف المُلك بِنا
وَرأىand saw مِنّاamong us شُموساًsuns فَعَشِقْand fell in love
وَرأى مِنّا شُموساً فَعَشِقْ
Long has sovereignty been enamored of us;
And long ago, kingship grew enamored of us,
it saw suns among us and fell in love.
And saw suns among us and fell in love.
قَدindeed مَضىhave passed away مِنّاfrom among us ملوكٌkings شُهِرواwere renowned
قَد مَضى مِنّا ملوكٌ شُهِروا
شُهرَةَthe renown of الشَمسِthe sun تَجَلَّتrevealed itself فيin الأُفقْthe horizon
شُهرَةَ الشَمسِ تَجَلَّت في الأُفقْ
Kings of ours have passed away, renowned
Kings from among us have passed away, famed
with the sun’s renown, revealed across the horizon.
As the sun is famed when it shines upon the horizon.
نَحنُwe أَبناءُsons of بَنيBanū (sons of) ماءِMāʾ (water of) السَماal-Samāʾ (heaven)
نَحنُ أَبناءُ بَني ماءِ السَما
نَحوناtoward us تَطمَعُyearn أَلحاظُthe glances of الحَدَقْthe pupils
نَحونا تَطمَعُ أَلحاظُ الحَدَقْ
We are descendants of the Banū Māʾ al-Samāʾ;
We are the sons of Banū Māʾ al-Samāʾ;
the glances of all eyes yearn toward us.
Toward us turn the longing glances of eyes.
وَإِذاand if ماfor emphasis اِجتَمَعis intact الدينfaith لَناfor us
وَإِذا ما اِجتَمَع الدين لَنا
فَحَقيرٌthen paltry ماwhatever مِنَof الدُنياthis world اِفتَرَقْfalls away
فَحَقيرٌ ما مِنَ الدُنيا اِفتَرَقْ
And when our faith remains whole,
And if our faith remains intact,
whatever parts from us of this world is paltry.
Then whatever of this world falls away is paltry.
حِجَجاyears عَشراًten وعشراًand ten بَعدَهاafter them
حِجَجا عَشراً وعشراً بَعدَها
وَثَلاثينَand thirty وَعِشرينَand twenty نَسَقْin succession
وَثَلاثينَ وَعِشرينَ نَسَقْ
Ten years, and ten more after them,
Ten years, and ten after them,
then thirty and twenty in succession;
And thirty and twenty in succession;
أَشرَقَتshone forth عُشرونtwenty مِنof أَنفَسهاtheir finest
أَشرَقَت عُشرون مِن أَنفَسها
وَثَلاثٌand three نَيِّراتٌradiant تأتِلقْgleam
وَثَلاثٌ نَيِّراتٌ تأتِلقْ
of those very years, twenty shone forth,
Twenty of their finest shone forth,
and three radiant ones glitter.
And three, radiant and gleaming.
