صدركَyour breast الرَّحبُspacious والمناقبand the virtues فيهwithin it
صدركَ الرَّحبُ والمناقب فيه
زاهياتٌradiant مثلlike النجومthe stars المضيهshining
زاهياتٌ مثل النجوم المضيه
Your spacious breast—the virtues within it
Your generous chest and merits in it
radiant like shining stars—
Are radiant like the shining stars
قدindeed أراناshowed us منَof البيانeloquence شُعاعاًa ray
قد أرانا منَ البيان شُعاعاً
ومنand of الفضلexcellence حُلةًa robe سُندسُيةof fine silk
ومن الفضل حُلةً سُندسُية
has shown us a ray of eloquence,
You have shown us a beam of eloquence
and a fine-silk robe of excellence;
And a garment of brocade
وسقاناand gave us to drink منfrom نثرهits prose سلسبيلاًSalsabil's sweet water
وسقانا من نثره سلسبيلاً
ومنand from النظمverse خَمرةًwine بابليهBabylonian
ومن النظم خَمرةً بابليه
and given us Salsabil to drink from its prose,
And quenched our thirst with his pouring rain
and Babylonian wine from its verse.
And a Babylonian wine
إِنَّindeed صدراًa breast رصعتهُyou studded it بالمعاليwith noble merits
إِنَّ صدراً رصعتهُ بالمعالي
لجديرٌsurely worthy بالشارةof the insignia الذهبيةgolden
لجديرٌ بالشارة الذهبية
Indeed, a breast you have studded with noble merits
A chest adorned with glories
is surely worthy of the golden insignia;
Is worthy of the golden medal
وفؤَاداًand a heart ارويتهُyou watered it فيin صباهُits youth
وفؤَاداً ارويتهُ في صباهُ
منfrom زُلالpure water المعارفknowledge العصريَّهmodern
من زُلال المعارف العصريَّه
and a heart you watered in its youth
And a heart I watered in his youth
with the pure water of modern knowledge
From the fresh knowledge of the age
لَحريٌّsurely fit بأنto يكونbe مَناراًa beacon
لَحريٌّ بأن يكون مَناراً
وحقيقٌand deserving بالتهنئاتof congratulations السنيةsplendid
وحقيقٌ بالتهنئات السنية
is surely fit to be a beacon,
It deserves to be a lighthouse
and deserving of splendid congratulations.
And truly deserves congratulations
عرفتكَhas known you البلادُthe country منfor ربُعa quarter قرنٍa century
عرفتكَ البلادُ من ربُع قرنٍ
بلبلاًa nightingale فيin ربوعهاits realms الأدبيهliterary
بلبلاً في ربوعها الأدبيه
The country has known you for a quarter-century
The countries have known you for a quarter century
as a nightingale in its literary realms,
As a nightingale in its literary territory
مُطرباًdelighting مسمعَthe ear العلىglory بقوافٍwith rhymes
مُطرباً مسمعَ العلى بقوافٍ
غردتsang sweetly فوقupon غصنهاtheir bough الشاعريَّهpoetic inspiration
غردت فوق غصنها الشاعريَّه
delighting glory's ear with rhymes
Delighting the hearing of the highest with poems
on whose bough poetic inspiration sang.
That twittered above its poetic branch
حولكَaround you النشءُthe rising generation يشربونdrink نِميراًpure water
حولكَ النشءُ يشربون نِميراً
منfrom مجاريthe channels آدابكَyour literary arts الكَوثريَّهKawthar-like
من مجاري آدابكَ الكَوثريَّه
Around you, the rising generation drinks pure water
Around you the youth drink pure
from the Kawthar-like streams of your literary arts.
From the springs of your generous knowledge
حملواthey bore رايةَthe banner الجهادِstriving ونالواand won
حملوا رايةَ الجهادِ ونالوا
قصبَthe prize السَّبقvictory فيin مجالthe arena الحميَّهzeal
قصبَ السَّبق في مجال الحميَّه
They bore the banner of striving and won
They carried the banner of jihad and obtained
the prize of victory in the arena of zeal.
The forefront in the field of zeal
انeven if تكُنyou are واحداًone فحولكthen around you جيشٌan army
ان تكُن واحداً فحولك جيشٌ
دربتهُtrained it اقوالكَyour sayings الحكميةwise
دربتهُ اقوالكَ الحكمية
Though you are but one, around you stands an army
If you are one, your heroes are an army
trained by your wise sayings.
Trained by your wise words
لغةُthe language العربِthe Arabs قدindeed حميتَyou defended حماهاits sanctuary
لغةُ العربِ قد حميتَ حماها
بيراعٍwith a pen أَمضىsharper منَthan المشرفيهMashrafi swords
بيراعٍ أَمضى منَ المشرفيه
The Arabs' tongue—you have defended its sanctuary
The language of the Arabs you have protected its protector
with a pen sharper than Mashrafi swords.
With a weapon sharper than sharpened
أَينماwherever كنتَyou are ينشقُinhale الناسُpeople عَرفاًa fragrance
أَينما كنتَ ينشقُ الناسُ عَرفاً
مِنfrom أَزاهيرِthe blossoms أَصغريكَyour heart and tongue الذكيهsweet-scented
مِن أَزاهيرِ أَصغريكَ الذكيه
Wherever you are, people inhale a fragrance
Wherever you are, people make way
from the sweet-scented blossoms of your heart and tongue.
From the flowers of your intelligent juniors
وإذاand when كانتِare النفوسُsouls سكارىintoxicated
وإذا كانتِ النفوسُ سكارى
بالتَّهانيwith congratulations تُهدىare offered اليكto you نقيَّهsincere
بالتَّهاني تُهدى اليك نقيَّه
And when souls are intoxicated
And if the souls are drunk
with sincere congratulations offered to you,
With congratulations sent to you purely
فالوسامُthen the medal الخطيرillustrious يهتزُّquivers فخراًwith pride
فالوسامُ الخطير يهتزُّ فخراً
فوقَupon صدرa breast تزينهُadorns it الأريحيهmagnanimity
فوقَ صدر تزينهُ الأريحيه
then the illustrious medal quivers with pride
So the prestigious decoration shakes proudly
upon a breast adorned by magnanimity.
Above a chest adorned with comfort
فهنيئاًso, congratulations لكَto you الوسامُthe medal وأَولىand worthier
فهنيئاً لكَ الوسامُ وأَولى
بالتَّهانيof congratulations آثارُكyour achievements الوطنيهpatriotic
بالتَّهاني آثارُك الوطنيه
So congratulations to you on the medal; and worthier still
Congratulations on the medal and first
of congratulations are your patriotic achievements.
Deserving of congratulations are your patriotic works
كلُّeveryone منwho يزرعُsows الجميلَkindness كبيراًon a grand scale
كلُّ من يزرعُ الجميلَ كبيراً
يحصُدُreaps الشُّكرَgratitude منfrom قلوبٍhearts وفيهfaithful
يحصُدُ الشُّكرَ من قلوبٍ وفيه
Everyone who sows kindness on a grand scale
Everyone who plants good greatly
reaps gratitude from faithful hearts.
Reaps thanks from faithful hearts
ياO فِرنَساFrance وأنتِand you فيin كلevery عصرٍage
يا فِرنَسا وأنتِ في كل عصرٍ
آيةُa marvel اللهGod فيin سماthe firmament العَبقريةgenius
آيةُ الله في سما العَبقرية
O France—you who in every age are
Oh France, and you in every age
God's marvel in the firmament of genius—
God's sign in the sky of genius
علميناteach us كيفhow النُّبوغgenius يُجازىis rewarded
علمينا كيف النُّبوغ يُجازى
فنراهso we may see it فيin الأُمَةthe nation العربيةArab
فنراه في الأُمَة العربية
teach us how genius is rewarded,
Teach us how genius is rewarded
so we may see it in the Arab nation.
We see it in the Arab nation