عمادَpillar المعاليlofty honors ياO أخاbrother of الفضلvirtue والنَّدىand generosity
عمادَ المعالي يا أخا الفضل والنَّدى
وياand O تربَpeer of آدابٍletters ، وياand O خدنَintimate of أشعارِpoems
ويا تربَ آدابٍ ، ويا خدنَ أشعارِ
O pillar of lofty honors, brother of virtue and generosity,
O pillar of glory, O brother of merit and dew
And O peer of letters, O intimate of verse,
O soil of literature, O garden of poetry
وياand O أرْيحيّاgenerous soul فيهin him للبِشْرِfor good cheer هزةٌa thrill
ويا أرْيحيّا فيه للبِشْرِ هزةٌ
كماjust as اهتزَّswayed نوَّارٌblossoms بأنسامِwith breezes أسحارِpre-dawn hours
كما اهتزَّ نوَّارٌ بأنسامِ أسحارِ
And O generous soul, in whom good cheer awakens a thrill,
In you is a tremor for mankind
As blossoms sway in the breezes before dawn.
As shivered a lantern with the breeze of dawn
لكfor you اللهGod منas ذيpossessor of نخوةٍchivalry مضريةٍMudarite
لك الله من ذي نخوةٍ مضريةٍ
وحاميand guardian of ذمارٍhonor فيin كريهةِfierce battle مغوارِbold raider
وحامي ذمارٍ في كريهةِ مغوارِ
God bless you, bearer of Mudarite chivalry,
May Allah grant you the nobility of magnanimity
And guardian of honor, a dauntless raider in battle,
And protector of the honorable against the terrors of darkness
ومنand as جاهزٍone ever ready فيin كلِّeach قدحٍlot-arrow يجيلهُhe casts it
ومن جاهزٍ في كلِّ قدحٍ يجيلهُ
مفاخرproud feats أنصابٍsacrificial stones ، وأمجادَand glories أيسارِlot-casters
مفاخر أنصابٍ ، وأمجادَ أيسارِ
And one ever ready: in each lot-arrow he casts
And one prepared in every chalice that excites him
Are the proud feats of sacrificial stones and the glories of lot-casters.
The glories of the eminent, and the triumphs of the generous
ففيfor in قصبٍreed للسبقِfor preeminence فيin حومةِmidst الوغىbattle
ففي قصبٍ للسبقِ في حومةِ الوغى
زحوفُadvancing hosts مغاويرٍbold raiders ، وراياتُand banners أنصارِallies
زحوفُ مغاويرٍ ، وراياتُ أنصارِ
For in the reed of victory in the thick of battle
So in the meadow of outpacing in the fervor of turmoil
Are advancing hosts of bold raiders and the banners of allies;
Are the onslaughts of the valiant, and the banners of supporters
وفيand in قَصَبٍreed للسبقِfor preeminence فيماin what يخطهhe writes it
وفي قَصَبٍ للسبقِ فيما يخطه
ترانيمُmelodies أوتارٍstrings ، وروعةُand splendor أسفارِbooks
ترانيمُ أوتارٍ ، وروعةُ أسفارِ
And in the reed of victory, in what he writes,
And in the meadow of outpacing in what he inscribes
Are the melodies of strings and the splendor of books.
Are the melodies of strings, and the splendor of legends
عمادَpillar المعاليlofty honors والكريمand the generous man موكَّلٌdevoted
عمادَ المعالي والكريم موكَّلٌ
بأشباههto his like منamong طيبينَgood-hearted people وأخيارِand virtuous people
بأشباهه من طيبينَ وأخيارِ
O pillar of lofty honors, the generous man is devoted
O pillar of glory, the generous is entrusted
To his like among the good-hearted and the virtuous.
With his like of the virtuous and the righteous
أفضتْbestowed بتكريمwith honor سماحةُgenerosity منعمٍa benefactor
أفضتْ بتكريم سماحةُ منعمٍ
علىupon كلِّevery موهوبٍgifted person ، لدىin كلِّevery مضمارِracecourse
على كلِّ موهوبٍ ، لدى كلِّ مضمارِ
A benefactor's generosity has bestowed honor
The magnanimity of the benevolent has poured upon
Upon every gifted soul, in every arena.
Every talented one, at every arena
فياso O فارسَknight of الأوطانِthe homelands تلتفُّgather حولَهُaround him
فيا فارسَ الأوطانِ تلتفُّ حولَهُ
أضاميمُclusters خلاَّنٍfriends ، وأوضاحُand radiant figures سُمّارِnighttime companions
أضاميمُ خلاَّنٍ ، وأوضاحُ سُمّارِ
So, O knight of the homelands, around whom gather
O knight of nations, around him gather
Clusters of friends and radiant nighttime companions,
The robes of singers, and the glow of narrators
تقبَّلaccept أضاميماًsheaves منَof الشعرِpoetry صُغتهاI fashioned them
تقبَّل أضاميماً منَ الشعرِ صُغتها
لندوتكَfor your gathering الزَّهراءِradiant باقاتِbouquets أزهارِflowers
لندوتكَ الزَّهراءِ باقاتِ أزهارِ
Accept these sheaves of verse that I have fashioned
Accept then robes of poetry composed
For your radiant gathering, as bouquets of flowers.
For your brilliant assembly, bouquets of flowers