إيهٍgo on! عبدالعزيزAbdulaziz يومكyour day يومthe day of الضادḍād (symbolizing Arabic)
إيهٍ عبدالعزيز يومك يوم الضاد
مجداًglory وانكand you are المقدامthe dauntless one
مجداً وانك المقدام
Go on, Abdulaziz! Your day is the day of ḍād,
O Abdulaziz, your day is the day of glory
a day of glory—and you are the dauntless one.
With honor, for you are the courageous one
شدتهاyou built it دولةًa state بعزمكthrough your resolve تختالit strides proudly،
شدتها دولةً بعزمك تختال،
فداهاits ransom الأرواحthe souls والأجسامand the bodies
فداها الأرواح والأجسام
You built it into a state that strides proudly through your resolve;
You have strengthened the state with your determination
souls and bodies are its ransom.
Souls and bodies have been sacrificed for it
عززتهاstrengthened it السيوفthe swords شرقاًeastward وغرباًand westward
عززتها السيوف شرقاً وغرباً
وأشادتand sang praises بذكرهاof its name الأقلامthe pens
وأشادت بذكرها الأقلام
Swords strengthened it east and west,
Swords have empowered it in the East and West
and pens sang the praises of its name.
And pens have praised it in writing
وتَبَوَّأتَand you took your place بينamong قومكyour people عرشاًa throne
وتَبَوَّأتَ بين قومك عرشاً
وشادهand built it العزمresolve والندىand generosity والحسامand the keen sword
وشاده العزم والندى والحسام
You took your place on a throne among your people,
You have assumed the throne among your people
and resolve, generosity, and the keen sword built it.
Resolve, glory, and swords have built it
قدindeed أحاطتencircled بهaround it القلوبthe hearts وراحتand began
قد أحاطت به القلوب وراحت
تتباهىto take pride بودةin his affection (probable reading) الأقوامthe peoples
تتباهى بودة الأقوام
Hearts have encircled it, while
Hearts have surrounded it and found
the peoples have begun to glory in his affection.
Solace in the affection of the nations
فتقدمso advance بأمةwith the nation of الضادḍād (symbolizing Arabic) وانهضand rise
فتقدم بأمة الضاد وانهض
بلأمانيّwith aspirations فالتوانيfor indolence حرامforbidden
بلأمانيّ فالتواني حرام
So lead the nation of ḍād forward, and rise
So move forward with the nation of glory and rise
with aspirations—for indolence is forbidden.
For the hopes - hesitation is forbidden