أَحيَيتَyou revived مَيتَthe dead رَجائِناour hope بِصَحيفَةٍwith a newspaper
أَحيَيتَ مَيتَ رَجائِنا بِصَحيفَةٍ
أَثنىpraised عَلَيهاupon it الشَرقُthe East وَالإِسلامُand Islam
أَثنى عَلَيها الشَرقُ وَالإِسلامُ
You revived our dead hope with a newspaper
You revived our lost hope with a leaf
that the East and Islam praised.
The East and Islam praised it
أَضحَتit became مُصَلّىًa place of prayer لِلبَلاغَةِfor eloquence عِندَماwhen
أَضحَت مُصَلّىً لِلبَلاغَةِ عِندَما
سَجَدَتprostrated themselves بِرَحبِin the spacious expanse of فَنائِهاits courtyard الأَقلامُthe pens
سَجَدَت بِرَحبِ فَنائِها الأَقلامُ
It became a place of prayer for eloquence when
It became a shrine of eloquence when
the pens prostrated themselves in its spacious courtyard.
The pens prostrated in its vast courtyard
فَعَلىso upon مُؤَيَّدِكَyour Mu’ayyad الجَديدِnew تَحِيَّةٌa salute
فَعَلى مُؤَيَّدِكَ الجَديدِ تَحِيَّةٌ
وَعَلىand upon مُؤَيَّدِكَyour Mu’ayyad القَديمِold سَلامُpeace
وَعَلى مُؤَيَّدِكَ القَديمِ سَلامُ
So a salute to your new Mu’ayyad,
So greetings to your new supporter
and peace to your old Mu’ayyad.
And peace upon your old supporter