لكَyours الإمارةُprincely rule وَالأَقوامُand the peoples ماnot بَرِحَتceased
لكَ الإمارةُ وَالأَقوامُ ما بَرِحَت
بكلِّfrom every عاليlofty الذُراthe summits فيin الكونِthe world تَأتَمِرُtake orders
بكلِّ عالي الذُرا في الكونِ تَأتَمِرُ
Princely rule is yours, and peoples have never ceased
To heed every towering figure in the world.
لوif لمnot تَرثهاyou inherited it لماwould not أَلقَتcast أَعِنَّتَهاtheir reins
لو لم تَرثها لما أَلقَت أَعِنَّتَها
إِلّاexcept إلَيكَto you خلالٌvirtues كلُّهاall of them غُرَرُradiant distinctions
إِلّا إلَيكَ خلالٌ كلُّها غُرَرُ
Had you not inherited it, their reins would have been yielded
To none but you by virtues, every one resplendent.
يَاِبنO son of الأُلىthose who لوif أَطلّواthey looked out منfrom مَضاجِعِهِمtheir resting places
يَاِبن الأُلى لو أَطلّوا من مَضاجِعِهِم
يوماone day عليكَupon you لَقالواthey would surely say إيهcarry on! ياO عُمَرUmar
يوما عليكَ لَقالوا إيه يا عُمَر
O son of those who, were they to look from their resting places
Upon you one day, would say, "Carry on, Umar!"
أَعَدتyou restored أَيّامَهُمtheir days فيin مِصرَEgypt ثانيةًagain
أَعَدت أَيّامَهُم في مِصرَ ثانيةً
حتىuntil تَوَهَّمَimagined قومٌsome people أَنَّهُمthat they نشِرواwere resurrected
حتى تَوَهَّمَ قومٌ أَنَّهُم نشِروا
You have restored their days in Egypt once more,
Until some imagined they had risen from the dead.
وَسِرتَand you followed سيرتَهُمtheir way حتىuntil كأنَّهمُas though they
وَسِرتَ سيرتَهُم حتى كأنَّهمُ
إذاwhenever خطَرتَyou strode بِأرضthrough a land مرّةًonce خَطرواthey strode
إذا خطَرتَ بِأرض مرّةً خَطروا
And you followed their way, until it was as though they,
Whenever you strode through a land, even once, strode there too.
لِلَّهِto God درُّكَyour excellence كمhow many نَبَّهتَyou awakened منof هممٍnoble resolves
لِلَّهِ درُّكَ كم نَبَّهتَ من هممٍ
تُثنىsing praise علىupon أَهلِهاtheir bearers الآصالُthe late afternoons وَالبُكرُand the early mornings
تُثنى على أَهلِها الآصالُ وَالبُكرُ
God bless you! How many noble resolves you have awakened,
Whose bearers are praised by evenings and early mornings.
وَكمand how many تَعهَّدتyou tended جرحىwounded men منamong أُسودِlions of وغىًbattle
وَكم تَعهَّدت جرحى من أُسودِ وغىً
إنif يَكشِرbares its teeth الدهرُTime عنrevealing أحداثهِits calamities كَشَرواthey bared their teeth
إن يَكشِر الدهرُ عن أحداثهِ كَشَروا
And how many wounded lions of battle you have tended,
Who, if Time bares the fangs of its calamities, bare theirs.
مستنجِداًseeking help منfrom بنيthe sons of مصرٍEgypt إلىto شَممٍlofty pride
مستنجِداً من بني مصرٍ إلى شَممٍ
إذاwhenever رأواthey saw ثُلمةًa breach فيin حوضِهمtheir basin جبَرواthey mended it
إذا رأوا ثُلمةً في حوضِهم جبَروا
Seeking help from Egypt's sons, appealing to their lofty pride,
Who mend any breach they see in their basin.
مستَهمياًseeking showers هامياًa pouring raincloud واليلُand the Nile (probable reading) فيin وَجلٍdread
مستَهمياً هامياً واليلُ في وَجلٍ
منof أَنthat تجودَmay give generously بهwith it أيمانكُمyour right hands حَذِرُfearful
من أَن تجودَ به أيمانكُم حَذِرُ
Calling for showers from a pouring cloud, while the Nile is in dread,
Fearful lest your right hands give it away.
حتىuntil تَفاهَمتfound mutual understanding الأرحامُkinship ties وادَّكَرَتand recalled
حتى تَفاهَمت الأرحامُ وادَّكَرَت
ماwhat بينهاbetween them الأَهلُkinfolk وَالخَلّانُand friends وَالأُسَرand families
ما بينها الأَهلُ وَالخَلّانُ وَالأُسَر
Until kinship's bonds found accord, and there was remembrance
Of their mutual ties among kinfolk, friends, and families.
وَآذنَand announced البرُّthe land بِالسُقياof watering وماand not فَتِئَتceased
وَآذنَ البرُّ بِالسُقيا وما فَتِئَت
منهمfrom them وَمنكَand from you صنوفُkinds of البرِّkindness تُنتَظَرُare awaited
منهم وَمنكَ صنوفُ البرِّ تُنتَظَرُ
And the land announced its watering, while still
From them and you, manifold acts of kindness are awaited.
وَحرَّكَتand stirred كلَّevery كفٍّpalm بِالنَدىwith generosity's dew مِقَةٌaffection
وَحرَّكَت كلَّ كفٍّ بِالنَدى مِقَةٌ
حتىuntil تَعَجَّبَتmarveled الأَنهارُthe rivers وَالغُدرُand the pools
حتى تَعَجَّبَت الأَنهارُ وَالغُدرُ
And affection stirred every palm with the dew of generosity,
Until the rivers and pools marveled.
وَالناسُand the people إنif قامrises يَستَسقىseeks rain الكريمُthe generous man لهمfor them
وَالناسُ إن قام يَستَسقى الكريمُ لهم
سحائبَclouds of الفضلِbounty بَشَّرهُمgive them glad news فَقدfor already مُطرواthey received rain
سحائبَ الفضلِ بَشَّرهُم فَقد مُطروا
And the people—if a generous man rises to seek for them
The clouds of bounty—give them glad news: they have been showered.
يَأبىrefuses علاءُthe eminence of سعيدٍSa'id أنthat يُشابههُsomeone resemble him
يَأبى علاءُ سعيدٍ أن يُشابههُ
إلّاexcept أينَwhere (probably intended: son of) دوحتِهhis spreading tree إنif قامَhe rises يَفتَخِرُhe boasts
إلّا أينَ دوحتِه إن قامَ يَفتَخِرُ
Sa'id's eminence allows none to resemble him
Save a son of his spreading tree, if he rises to boast.
ماnot زالَceased يحمَدهُpraises him رائيكَone who sees you مُدَّكِراًremembering
ما زالَ يحمَدهُ رائيكَ مُدَّكِراً
وَالأَصلُand the root بِالفَرعِthrough the branch إنif حاكاهُit resembles it يُدَّكَرis remembered
وَالأَصلُ بِالفَرعِ إن حاكاهُ يُدَّكَر
Whoever sees you keeps praising him, remembering,
And the root is remembered through the branch, if the branch resembles it.
Translation model: Sol 6.1