اللهGod أكبرis greatest والتكبيرand proclaiming God's greatness منamong دأبيmy habits
الله أكبر والتكبير من دأبي
إذاwhenever اعترانيbefalls me ماsomething that يدعوcalls إلىfor العجبwonder
إذا اعتراني ما يدعو إلى العجب
God is greatest, and proclaiming His greatness is my habit
God is Great, and glorifying Him is my habit
whenever something befalls me that calls for wonder.
Whenever I'm amazed by something that calls for wonder
قلtell ليme بربكby your Lord ماwhat هذاthis النداءcall وماand what
قل لي بربك ما هذا النداء وما
هذاthis الذيwhich جعلhas made الأقوامthe peoples فيin طربdelight
هذا الذي جعل الأقوام في طرب
Tell me, by your Lord, what is this call, and what
Say, by your Lord, what is this call? And what
is this that has set the peoples rejoicing?
Is this that has put people in rapture?
ماجدwhat is new فيin الشرقthe East قلtell إنيindeed I أرىsee عجباa marvel
ماجد في الشرق قل إني أرى عجبا
فيin كلevery عاصمةcapital عيدa feast بلاwithout سببa cause
في كل عاصمة عيد بلا سبب
What is new in the East? Tell me—I see a marvel:
Majid in the East, say that I see wonder
in every capital, a feast without a cause.
In every capital, a feast for no reason
دارAbode السلامof Peace بهاin it الأعلامthe flags خافقةfluttering
دار السلام بها الأعلام خافقة
وجلقand Jilliq ظهرتhas appeared فيin ثوبهاher robe القشبfresh and new
وجلق ظهرت في ثوبها القشب
Dar al-Salam has its flags fluttering,
The abode of peace, its flags fluttering there
and Jilliq has appeared in her fresh new robe.
And planets appeared in their attire of straw
ومصرand Egypt أحسبهاI picture her والبشرand gladness يغمرهاenvelops her
ومصر أحسبها والبشر يغمرها
مجموعةa cluster نسقتarrayed منfrom لامعgleaming الشهبmeteors
مجموعة نسقت من لامع الشهب
And Egypt, I picture her, with gladness enveloping her,
And Egypt, I reckon, as good news inundates it
as a cluster arrayed from gleaming meteors.
A group harmonized from the radiant meteors
وعدنand Aden فيin حسنهاher beauty صارتhas become كجنتهاlike her paradise
وعدن في حسنها صارت كجنتها
والأرزand the cedar منfrom فخرهits pride يعلوrises علىabove السحبthe clouds
والأرز من فخره يعلو على السحب
And Aden, in her beauty, has become like her own paradise,
And Aden, in its beauty it became like its paradise
and the cedar, in its pride, rises above the clouds.
And the cedar from pride ascends above the clouds
أماas for الرياضRiyadh فقدthen indeed حاكتhas matched ببهجتهاin her splendor
أما الرياض فقد حاكت ببهجتها
ماwhat قيلwas said عنabout جنةParadise فيin أشرفthe noblest الكتبof books
ما قيل عن جنة في أشرف الكتب
As for Riyadh, in her splendor she has matched
As for Riyadh, it emulated with its splendor
what is told of Paradise in the noblest of books.
What's been said of a garden in the most noble books
وفيand in فلسطينPalestine هذاthis اليومday منقطعunmatched
وفي فلسطين هذا اليوم منقطع
نظيرهits equal بهجةin joy فيin سائرall الحقبthe ages
نظيره بهجة في سائر الحقب
And in Palestine this day is without
And in Palestine on this day there is no
equal in joy throughout all the ages.
Match to its joy in the rest of eras
عمانAmman ياoh حسنهاher beauty والعيدand the feast مزدوجtwofold
عمان يا حسنها والعيد مزدوج
والنهرand the river منfrom طربdelight فيin شبهa semblance مضطربof turbulence
والنهر من طرب في شبه مضطرب
Amman—how beautiful she is, with a twofold feast!
Oman, its beauty! And the feast is twofold
And the river, from delight, seems almost turbulent.
The river is in rapture, somewhat perturbed
والقومand the people فيin كلevery قطرland للعروبةof Arabdom قدindeed
والقوم في كل قطر للعروبة قد
علاهمhas come over them البشرgladness بعدafter الغمgrief والنصبand toil
علاهم البشر بعد الغم والنصب
And the people in every Arab land have
And the people in every homeland have
been overtaken by gladness after grief and toil.
Risen above sorrow and fatigue for Arabism
وفيand in نداءاتهمtheir calls تمجيدglorification وحدتهمof their unity
وفي نداءاتهم تمجيد وحدتهم
وفيand in قلوبهمtheir hearts شيءsomething منof الغضبanger
وفي قلوبهم شيء من الغضب
And their calls glorify their unity,
And in their calls is the glorification of their unity
and in their hearts is a measure of anger.
And in their hearts something of wrath
إنif زالvanishes موجبهits cause زالتvanish بوادرهits first stirrings
إن زال موجبه زالت بوادره
وإنand if يظلit persists فإنthen indeed الحكمjudgment للقضبto the swords
وإن يظل فإن الحكم للقضب
If its cause vanishes, its first stirrings vanish;
If its cause ceases, its indications cease
and if it persists, judgment belongs to the swords.
And if it remains, then the rule belongs to the staff
الآنnow آمنتI have come to believe هذاthis العيدfeast يعصمناprotects us
الآن آمنت هذا العيد يعصمنا
منfrom التفرقdivision أوor منfrom حكمthe rule مغتصبof a usurper
من التفرق أو من حكم مغتصب
Now I believe: this feast protects us
Now I believe this feast will protect us
from division or from a usurper's rule.
From division or from the rule of a usurper
اللهGod أكبرis greatest هذاthis اليومday للعربfor the Arabs
الله أكبر هذا اليوم للعرب
عيدa feast لوحدتهمfor their unity فيin القصدpurpose والأدبand letters
عيد لوحدتهم في القصد والأدب
God is greatest! This day is, for the Arabs,
God is Great! This day belongs to the Arabs
a feast of their unity in purpose and letters.
A feast for their unity in purpose and propriety
عيدa feast بهon it وقعواthey signed ميثاقthe charter جامعةof a league
عيد به وقعوا ميثاق جامعة
توحدunites العربthe Arabs فيin قصدpurpose وفيand in طلبpursuit
توحد العرب في قصد وفي طلب
A feast on which they signed the charter of a league
A feast in which they pledged the covenant of a League
that unites the Arabs in purpose and in pursuit.
That unites the Arabs in purpose and in quest
وشيدواand they built ركنهاits pillar العاليlofty وغايتهمand their aim
وشيدوا ركنها العالي وغايتهم
توحيدuniting ضادḍād, symbol of Arabic ونعمand how fine الرمزthe symbol منof نسبkinship
توحيد ضاد ونعم الرمز من نسب
And they raised its lofty pillar, their aim being
And erected its sublime pillar, and their goal
to unite ḍād—what a fine symbol of kinship!
Is to unite the letter 'd', an excellent lineage!
وحققواand they fulfilled أملاكمa hope—how often كانwas ينشدهseeking it
وحققوا أملاكم كان ينشده
أمثالmen like فيصلFaisal ذيpossessed of ملكkingship وذيand possessed of نشبwealth
أمثال فيصل ذي ملك وذي نشب
And fulfilled a hope so often sought
And they achieved your hopes, which
by men like Faisal, possessed of kingship and wealth.
The likes of Faisal, possessing a kingdom and glory, longed for
لوif أنthat معجزةa miracle للهof God تبعثهwere to resurrect him
لو أن معجزة لله تبعثه
حياalive لأعجبhe would marvel بالعزامat al-Azzam والنجبand the noble men
حيا لأعجب بالعزام والنجب
If a miracle of God were to raise him
If God's miracle revived him
alive, he would marvel at al-Azzam and the noble men
He would be amazed at the resoluteness and excellence
منamong البهاليلthe illustrious leaders أبناءsons العروبةof Arabdom منwho
من البهاليل أبناء العروبة من
جاءواthey came بمعجزةwith a miracle فيin وحدةthe unity العربof the Arabs
جاءوا بمعجزة في وحدة العرب
among the illustrious leaders, sons of Arabdom, who
Of the outstanding sons of Arabism who
brought about a miracle in the unity of the Arabs.
Came with a miracle in the unity of Arabs
لوif أنthat غايتهمtheir goal فوقabove النجومthe stars لماit would not
لو أن غايتهم فوق النجوم لما
أعيتهمhave thwarted them وأتواand they would have come للقصدto the goal بالسببwith the means
أعيتهم وأتوا للقصد بالسبب
Had their goal lain above the stars, it would not
Had their goal been beyond the stars, they would not
have thwarted them; they would have found the means to reach it.
Have wearied and came to the purpose with the cause
ياoh باركmay bless اللهGod فيهمin them منsuch جهابذةmen of genius
يا بارك الله فيهم من جهابذة
صانواthey preserved الكيانthe body politic منfrom التصديعfracturing والعطبand ruin
صانوا الكيان من التصديع والعطب
Oh, may God bless them—such men of genius,
O God, bless them, those titans
who shielded the body politic from fracture and ruin.
Who protected the entity from splitting and defects
إنindeed العروبةArabdom ماas long as دامتit endures تمجدهمit glorifies them
إن العروبة ما دامت تمجدهم
جدتit strove earnestly إلىtoward الجدserious work أمor خفتit moved lightly إلىtoward اللعبplay
جدت إلى الجد أم خفت إلى اللعب
Indeed, Arabdom will glorify them as long as it endures,
For as long as Arabism glorifies them
whether it turns earnestly to work or lightly to play.
It attained glory or receded into play
أبناءsons يعربof Ya'rub هذاthis العيدfeast مرحلةa stage
أبناء يعرب هذا العيد مرحلة
قطعتموهاyou have traversed it فجدواso press on earnestly السيرthe march فيin الطلبpursuit
قطعتموها فجدوا السير في الطلب
Sons of Ya'rub, this feast is a stage
Sons of Arabs, this feast is a milestone
you have traversed; so press on earnestly in pursuit.
You have crossed, so march on in the quest
فعصرتاthen [unclear in source] قلبheart خطواmark out طريقكمyour path
فعصرتا قلب خطوا طريقكم
وحاذرواand beware منof وعودpromises الزورof falsehood والكذبand lies
وحاذروا من وعود الزور والكذب
Then [unclear phrase involving the heart]—mark out your path,
My heart squeezes for you, so walk your path
and beware promises of falsehood and lies.
And beware the promises of lies and falsehoods
لاdo not ترجعواturn back أبداever سيرواmarch بناwith us قدماonward
لا ترجعوا أبدا سيروا بنا قدما
إلىtoward الأمامthe front فإنfor indeed الوقتtime منof ذهبgold
إلى الأمام فإن الوقت من ذهب
Never turn back; lead us onward,
Never turn back, march with us forward
forward—for time is gold.
To the fore, for time is made of gold
نشيدناour anthem دائماalways فيat كلevery مرحلةstage
نشيدنا دائما في كل مرحلة
الحقright للسيفfor the sword ليسis not الحقright للكتبfor books
الحق للسيف ليس الحق للكتب
Our anthem, always, at every stage:
Our anthem, always in each milestone
Right belongs to the sword, not to books.
Right belongs to the sword, right does not belong to books