زَمَانٌan age جَدِيدٌnew وَصُنعٌand beneficence جديدُnew
زَمَانٌ جَدِيدٌ وَصُنعٌ جديدُ
ودنياand a world تَرْوقُdelights وَنُعْمىand bounty تَزِيدُincreases
ودنيا تَرْوقُ وَنُعْمى تَزِيدُ
A new age, and fresh beneficence;
A new era and a new craftsmanship
And a world that delights, and bounty that grows;
And a world that pleases and prosperity that grows
وغيثٌand rain يَصُوبُpours down وعيشٌand life يِطيبُgrows pleasant
وغيثٌ يَصُوبُ وعيشٌ يِطيبُ
وَعِزٌّand glory يدومُendures وعِيدٌand a festival يعودُreturns
وَعِزٌّ يدومُ وعِيدٌ يعودُ
And rain that pours down, and life that grows sweet;
And rain that pours and a life that is good
And glory that endures, and a festival that returns;
And power that persists and a threat that recurs
ومُلْكٌand a kingdom يُنِيرُshines بِعَبْدِthrough Abd المليكِal-Malik
ومُلْكٌ يُنِيرُ بِعَبْدِ المليكِ
كَشَمْسِlike the sun of الضُّحىmidmorning سَاعَدَتْهَاfavored it السُّعُودُthe auspicious stars
كَشَمْسِ الضُّحى سَاعَدَتْهَا السُّعُودُ
And a kingdom that shines through Abd al-Malik,
And a kingdom that illuminates with the servant of the King
Like the midmorning sun, favored by auspicious stars;
Like the mid-morning sun assisted by luck
وَنَصْرٌand victory كَمَاas تَتَمَنَّىwish for الأَمَانِيhopes
وَنَصْرٌ كَمَا تَتَمَنَّى الأَمَانِي
وَمَوْلَىًand a master كَمَاas يتمنّىwish for العبيدُslaves
وَمَوْلَىً كَمَا يتمنّى العبيدُ
And victory such as hopes desire,
And victory as wishes hope for
And a master such as slaves desire;
And a master as the slaves desire
حَيَاءٌmodesty وَحِلمٌand forbearance وفضلٌand excellence وعدلٌand justice
حَيَاءٌ وَحِلمٌ وفضلٌ وعدلٌ
وعَطْفٌand compassion وَعَفْوٌand pardon وبأسٌand valor وجُودُand generosity
وعَطْفٌ وَعَفْوٌ وبأسٌ وجُودُ
Modesty and forbearance, excellence and justice,
Modesty, patience, grace, justice
And compassion and pardon, valor and generosity.
Compassion, pardon, might and munificence
إِذاwhen سِيلَhe is petitioned كادalmost يذوبُhe melts ارتياحاًwith delight
إِذا سِيلَ كاد يذوبُ ارتياحاً
وإِنْand if صالَhe charges كادَalmost يذوبُmelts الحديدُiron
وإِنْ صالَ كادَ يذوبُ الحديدُ
When petitioned, he almost melts with delight,
When he attacks, melting with comfort
And if he charges, iron almost melts.
And if he draws (the sword), the iron melts
فياso, O خيرbest منthose whom وَلَدَتْهُbegot him الملوكُthe kings
فيا خير من وَلَدَتْهُ الملوكُ
وأَكرَمَand noblest منthose whom نَصَرَتْهُaided him الجنودُthe troops
وأَكرَمَ من نَصَرَتْهُ الجنودُ
So, O best of those whom kings have begotten,
Oh best of those born of kings
And noblest of those whom troops have aided,
And most generous of those the troops have supported
وأَشجعَand bravest منthose whom حملتهcarried him الخيولُthe horses
وأَشجعَ من حملته الخيولُ
وأَهيَبَand most formidable منthose whom رَهِبَتْهُfeared him الأُسودُthe lions
وأَهيَبَ من رَهِبَتْهُ الأُسودُ
And bravest of those whom horses have borne,
And bravest whom the horses have carried
And most formidable of those whom lions have feared,
And most awe-inspiring whom the lions have feared
وأَصمدَand most steadfast منthose whom جَرَّبَتْهُtested him السيوفُthe swords
وأَصمدَ من جَرَّبَتْهُ السيوفُ
وأَجملَand fairest منthose whom ظَلَّلَتْهُshaded him البُنُودُthe banners
وأَجملَ من ظَلَّلَتْهُ البُنُودُ
And most steadfast of those whom swords have tested,
And most steadfast whom the swords have tested
And fairest of those whom banners have shaded,
And most beautiful whom the banners have shaded
ومَنْand one who هوhe للمُلْكِfor the kingdom سورٌa wall منيعٌimpregnable
ومَنْ هو للمُلْكِ سورٌ منيعٌ
ومنand one who هوhe للدينِfor the faith ركنٌa pillar مَشِيدُlofty
ومن هو للدينِ ركنٌ مَشِيدُ
And you who are an impregnable wall for the kingdom,
And he who is for the kingdom an impregnable fortress
And you who are a lofty pillar for the faith,
And he who is for the religion a towering pillar
تقبَّلْaccept هدِيَّةَa gift عبدٍa servant حَدَاهاurged it onward
تقبَّلْ هدِيَّةَ عبدٍ حَدَاها
لسانٌa tongue شَكورٌgrateful وقلبٌand a heart وَدُودُloving
لسانٌ شَكورٌ وقلبٌ وَدُودُ
Accept a servant's gift, urged onward by
Accept the gift of a servant who fashioned it
A grateful tongue and a loving heart:
With a thankful tongue and an affectionate heart
جواهِرَjewels منfrom نظمِstringing حُرِّpure الثناءِpraise
جواهِرَ من نظمِ حُرِّ الثناءِ
تبيدُperish اللَّياليthe nights وَمَاbut not إِنْat all (emphasis) تبيدُthey perish
تبيدُ اللَّيالي وَمَا إِنْ تبيدُ
Jewels strung from pure praise;
Jewels of poetry of free praise
The nights perish, but these never perish.
The nights pass but do not pass away