الملكthe king أصبحhas dawned عليناupon us
الملك أصبح علينا
هاذthis هوit is صباحthe morning الأفراحof joys
هاذ هو صباح الأفراح
The king has dawned upon us.
The king has risen over us
This is the morning of joys.
This is the dawn of joys
وبالتحياand with greetings قدalready بديناwe began
وبالتحيا قد بدينا
ونسيمand the breeze الصبحof dawn قدalready فاحwafted fragrance
ونسيم الصبح قد فاح
And with greetings we have begun.
And with greetings we have begun
And dawn's breeze has wafted its fragrance.
The morning breeze has blown
منwhoever يرّيsees طلعةface; appearance غدواat daybreak
من يرّي طلعة غدوا
إشwhy يريدwants الشمسthe sun تطلعto rise
إش يريد الشمس تطلع
Whoever sees his face at daybreak—
Who sees the rising of tomorrow
why would he want the sun to rise?
What does the sun want to rise for
فيregarding جمالbeauty عنهabout him سلواask (plural)
في جمال عنه سلوا
والبدورand the full moons لحسنto beauty تخضعbow; submit
والبدور لحسن تخضع
As for beauty, ask about him;
For its beauty ask about it
and the full moons bow to his beauty.
And the full moons submit to its beauty
منذsince حزنsorrow منthose who خلواhave gone
منذ حزن من خلوا
السعودthe auspicious stars تجينcome باجمعall together
السعود تجين باجمع
Since the sorrow of those who have gone,
Since the sadness of those who left
all the auspicious stars come together,
Saud has come back altogether
وتقبلand kiss عدagain بديناour hands (uncertain reading)
وتقبل عد بدينا
وتحنand yearn اليناfor us الأرواحthe spirits
وتحن الينا الأرواح
and once more they kiss our hands,
And dear souls accept our return
and spirits yearn for us.
And yearn for us
الشموسthe suns تغيرgrow jealous لحسنواof his beauty
الشموس تغير لحسنوا
ولذاand therefore تصفرturn yellow عشيّاin the evening
ولذا تصفر عشيّا
The suns envy his beauty,
The suns change for its beauty
and so turn yellow in the evening.
And so the evening turns yellow
والصباحand dawn يخجلblushes منّواbefore him
والصباح يخجل منّوا
منهbecause of him ظللis shaded فالثنياin the mountain pass
منه ظلل فالثنيا
And dawn blushes before him;
And the dawn is shy of it
because of him, it is shaded in the mountain pass.
Of its shadows between the two slopes
والرياضand the gardens ترولنtell us (uncertain form) عنواabout him
والرياض ترولن عنوا
طيبsweet fragrance شمائلcharacter; qualities عنبرياambergris-scented
طيب شمائل عنبريا
And the gardens tell us of him:
And Riyadh rolls around it
the ambergris-scented sweetness of his nature.
The good traits of amber
منهاfrom them تهديthey offer إليناto us
منها تهدي إلينا
مسكهاtheir musk فطيّwithin the folds of الأرياحthe winds
مسكها فطيّ الأرياح
From these they offer us
From it, it gives us
their musk enfolded in the winds.
Its musk that the winds blow
كنwe were (uncertain reading) غفلاًheedless فالخبيّاin seclusion
كن غفلاً فالخبيّا
وشعاعand a ray الشمسof the sun قدalready طلappeared
وشعاع الشمس قد طل
We were heedless in seclusion,
Be heedless in the ruin
and a ray of the sun had already appeared,
And the ray of sun has risen
والصبحand dawn لمhad not يصفbecome clear نيّاintention (uncertain reading)
والصبح لم يصف نيّا
ورواقand the curtain الليلof night مسبلhanging down
ورواق الليل مسبل
and dawn was not yet clear in its intent,
And the dawn has not cleared
while the curtain of night hung down.
And the porch of night is draped
فعجبناso we marveled فالقضيّاat the matter
فعجبنا فالقضيّا
كلevery احدperson يقولsays ويسئلand asks
كل احد يقول ويسئل
So we marveled at the matter,
We were surprised by the matter
everyone speaking and asking:
Everyone says and asks
الملكthe king تقولyou would say جيناhas come to us (contextual reading)
الملك تقول جينا
أوor أحدsomeone يمشيwalks بمصباحwith a lamp
أو أحد يمشي بمصباح
'The king, you'd say, has come to us,
The king, they say, has come
or someone is walking with a lamp.'
Or someone walks with a lantern
قلتI said ماهit is not غيرother than غرّاa radiant brow
قلت ماه غير غرّا
منّهاfrom it تشرقshine forth الأنوارthe lights
منّها تشرق الأنوار
I said, 'It is only a radiant brow
I said nothing but pride
from which the lights shine forth.'
From it the lights shine
أبرزتwas revealed للكونto the world غرّاa radiant brow
أبرزت للكون غرّا
منfrom سلالةthe lineage فخرthe pride الأنصارof the Ansar
من سلالة فخر الأنصار
A radiant brow was revealed to the world,
It brought pride to the universe
from the lineage of the pride of the Ansar.
From the lineage of the pride of the supporters
احرزتit won فالأرضupon the earth شهراrenown
احرزت فالأرض شهرا
بهthrough it تشرّفare ennobled الأعصارthe ages
به تشرّف الأعصار
It won renown upon the earth,
It gained prominence on earth
through which the ages are ennobled.
With it the eras were honored
كمhow many فتحتit conquered منof مديناa city
كم فتحت من مدينا
كنwas لهاfor it منof سعدgood fortune مفتاحa key
كن لها من سعد مفتاح
How many cities it has conquered!
How many cities it opened
Good fortune served as its key.
Which had the key of happiness for it
هذاthis يومday يومthe day جناhe came to us
هذا يوم يوم جنا
ماnot لهاit has فالفخرin glory قسيماan equal
ما لها فالفخر قسيما
This day—the day he came to us—
This is a day, a day of harvest
has no equal in glory.
It has no equal in pride
لسthere is not يجدis found أعظمgreater شمناworth (uncertain form)
لس يجد أعظم شمنا
منthan مجيthe arrival ذاتperson; being الكريماthe noble
من مجي ذات الكريما
Nothing of greater worth can be found
No one can find greater auspiciousness
than the arrival of the noble one.
Than the coming of the generous one
لاno ولاand no لاnot حدanyone مناamong us
لا ولا لا حد منا
علىfor شكرgiving thanks ذاthis الغنيماbounty
على شكر ذا الغنيما
No—no, not one of us
No, no one of us
can give thanks enough for this bounty.
Can thank the owner of this bounty
ولاnor يوجدis found كابنlike Ibn سيناSina
ولا يوجد كابن سينا
طبa healer للأرواحfor the spirits والأشباحand the bodies
طب للأرواح والأشباح
Nor can anyone like Ibn Sina be found,
And none can be found like Ibn Sina
a healer of spirits and bodies.
A cure for souls and imaginations