نُورُthe light الرَّجَاءِof hope بَدَاappeared وَيُمْنُand the good fortune الطَّالِعِof the rising star
نُورُ الرَّجَاءِ بَدَا وَيُمْنُ الطَّالِعِ
لِلشَّعْبِfor the people فِيin وَجْهِthe face الأَمِيرِof the prince الزَّارِعِwho tills
لِلشَّعْبِ فِي وَجْهِ الأَمِيرِ الزَّارِعِ
Hope's light has dawned, and the rising star's good fortune,
The light of hope has dawned and the luck of fate
for the people, in the farming prince's face.
Has smiled on the people in the face of the cultivating prince
عِشْlive on يَاO وَلِيَّheir العَهْدِto the succession وَابْرُزْand emerge فِيin سَنىًradiance
عِشْ يَا وَلِيَّ العَهْدِ وَابْرُزْ فِي سَنىً
يَعْلُوكَrises over you مِنْfrom أُفُقِthe horizon السَّمَاءِof heaven اللاَّمِعِshining
يَعْلُوكَ مِنْ أُفُقِ السَّمَاءِ اللاَّمِعِ
Live on, O heir to the throne, and emerge in radiance
Live long, O Heir Apparent, and shine forth gloriously
that rises over you from heaven's shining horizon.
With the virtues you possess, high as the glittering horizon
فِيin الحِسِّoutward form وَالمَعْنَىand inward worth عَلَىto قَدْرِthe measure المُنىof hopes
فِي الحِسِّ وَالمَعْنَى عَلَى قَدْرِ المُنى
كَمُلَتْwere perfected صِفَاتُكَyour qualities فَهْيَfor they are عِقْدُa necklace بَدَائِعِof marvels
كَمُلَتْ صِفَاتُكَ فَهْيَ عِقْدُ بَدَائِعِ
In outward form and inward worth, to the measure of hopes,
In feeling and meaning you have attained all hopes
your qualities are perfected—a necklace of marvels.
Your qualities are perfect, a necklace of wonders
أَلفَضْلُthe credit فَضْلُthe credit أَبِيكَof your father فِيin تَذْلِيلِهِhis easing
أَلفَضْلُ فَضْلُ أَبِيكَ فِي تَذْلِيلِهِ
لَكَfor you كُلَّevery صَعْبٍdifficulty فِيon المَعَارِجِthe paths of ascent فَارعِtowering
لَكَ كُلَّ صَعْبٍ فِي المَعَارِجِ فَارعِ
The credit is your father's, for making easy
The superiority of your father in paving the way for you
for you every towering difficulty on the paths of ascent.
To surmount all difficulties on the ladder of ascent
لَيْسَتْis not مُشَارَفَةُthe overseeing الأَمِيرِby the prince لِضَيْعَةٍof a farm
لَيْسَتْ مُشَارَفَةُ الأَمِيرِ لِضَيْعَةٍ
ضَعَةًabasement وَمَاand not الجُهْدُthe effort المُغِلُّyield-bearing بِضَائعِwasted
ضَعَةً وَمَا الجُهْدُ المُغِلُّ بِضَائعِ
A prince's overseeing a farm is not
It is no condescension for the prince to care for the poor
abasement, nor is fruitful toil ever wasted.
Industry is no disgrace and tireless toil no shame
إِنَّindeed الفِلاَحَةَfarming وَالفَلاَحَand flourishing تَسَلسَلاhave descended together
إِنَّ الفِلاَحَةَ وَالفَلاَحَ تَسَلسَلا
لفْظاًin wording وَمَعْنىًand in meaning مِنْfrom نِجَارٍa root جَامِعِcommon
لفْظاً وَمَعْنىً مِنْ نِجَارٍ جَامِعِ
Indeed, farming and flourishing have sprung together,
Agriculture and the farmer flow together
in word and meaning, from a common root.
In word and meaning from one comprehensive source
فِيin خِدْمَةِservice الأَرْضِto the earth الَّتِيwhich هِيَis أُمُّناour mother
فِي خِدْمَةِ الأَرْضِ الَّتِي هِيَ أُمُّنا
يَتَأَلَّفُwins over المَتْبُوعُthe leader قَلْبَthe heart التَّابِعِof the follower
يَتَأَلَّفُ المَتْبُوعُ قَلْبَ التَّابِعِ
In service to the earth, which is our mother,
Serving the land that is our mother
the leader wins the follower's heart.
Ruler and ruled are drawn heart to heart
مَاhow أَرْوَحَrefreshing الأَمَلَthe hope الَّذِيwhich قِيَّضْتَهُyou bestowed
مَا أَرْوَحَ الأَمَلَ الَّذِي قِيَّضْتَهُ
لِسَوَادِfor the masses أُمَّتِكَof your nation الأَمِينِfaithful الوَادِعِpeaceable
لِسَوَادِ أُمَّتِكَ الأَمِينِ الوَادِعِ
How refreshing is the hope you have bestowed
How you have revived the hopes you were entrusted with
upon the faithful, peaceable masses of your nation:
For your loyal and tranquil nation
أَلحَارِثِthe plowman الدَّرِبِexperienced العَكُوفِdevoted عَلَىto الثَّرَىthe soil
أَلحَارِثِ الدَّرِبِ العَكُوفِ عَلَى الثَّرَى
أَلكَادِحِthe laborer التَّعِبِweary الصَّبُورِpatient القَانِعِcontent
أَلكَادِحِ التَّعِبِ الصَّبُورِ القَانِعِ
the experienced plowman, devoted to the soil,
Hail to the tiller of the earth, bending over the soil
the weary laborer, patient and content.
To the toiler, patient and content with his lot
منْwhoever لَمْhas not يُطَالِعْهُobserved him وَيَعْرِفْand known دَاءَهُhis ailment
منْ لَمْ يُطَالِعْهُ وَيَعْرِفْ دَاءَهُ
هَيْهَاتَfar from possible يَأْتِيhe comes بِالدَّوَاءِwith the remedy النَّاجِعِeffective
هَيْهَاتَ يَأْتِي بِالدَّوَاءِ النَّاجِعِ
Whoever has not observed him and understood his ailment
One who does not study their condition and know their plight
is far from bringing an effective remedy.
Will never find the cure that will avail
لِلّهِto God مُنْجِبُكَyour father العَظِيمُgreat وَمَاand what لَهُhe possesses
لِلّهِ مُنْجِبُكَ العَظِيمُ وَمَا لَهُ
مِنْof حُسْنِexcellence تَدْبِيرٍin planning وَلُطْفِand subtlety ذَرَائعِof means
مِنْ حُسْنِ تَدْبِيرٍ وَلُطْفِ ذَرَائعِ
Praise be to God for your great father, and all he has
Thanks be to the Lord for your noble birth
of sound planning and subtle means.
And for your wise governance and refined means
لَمْnot يَبْنِhas built لِلدُّنْيَاfor the world أَبٌa father كَبِنَائِهِlike his building
لَمْ يَبْنِ لِلدُّنْيَا أَبٌ كَبِنَائِهِ
خُلُقَthe character الرُّجُولَةِof manhood فِيin فَتَاهُhis son اليَافعِyouthful
خُلُقَ الرُّجُولَةِ فِي فَتَاهُ اليَافعِ
No father has fashioned for the world, as he has,
No father has reared a son for the world
the character of manhood in his youthful son.
With manly virtues in his blooming youth
يَقِظٌwatchful يُنَبِّهُawakens كَامِنَاتِlatent aspects خِصَالِهِof his qualities
يَقِظٌ يُنَبِّهُ كَامِنَاتِ خِصَالِهِ
تَنْبِيهَan awakening مَعْرِفَةٍof knowledge وَخُبْرٍand experience وَاسِعِbroad
تَنْبِيهَ مَعْرِفَةٍ وَخُبْرٍ وَاسِعِ
Watchful, he awakens his son's latent qualities,
Awake, evoking the latent gifts within you
awakening them with knowledge and broad experience,
With enlightened discernment and ample knowledge
حَتَّىuntil يُلِمَّbecomes versed بِكُلِّin every شَأْنٍmatter نَابِهٍimportant
حَتَّى يُلِمَّ بِكُلِّ شَأْنٍ نَابِهٍ
فَيَسُوسَهُso he governs it وَبِكُلِّand in every شَأْنٍmatter نَافِعِuseful
فَيَسُوسَهُ وَبِكُلِّ شَأْنٍ نَافِعِ
until he grasps every important matter,
To comprehend each significant matter, trivial or momentous
to govern it, and grasps every useful matter too.
And rule it rightly, harmful or beneficial
مَلِكٌa king بِهِby him قِسْتُI measured المُلُوكَthe kings فَلاَحَso became apparent ليto me
مَلِكٌ بِهِ قِسْتُ المُلُوكَ فَلاَحَ لي
شَأْوُthe reach الظَّلِيعِof the limping one بِهِمْamong them وَشَأْوُand the reach الطَّالِعِof the rising one
شَأْوُ الظَّلِيعِ بِهِمْ وَشَأْوُ الطَّالِعِ
A king by whom I measured kings, and saw clearly
You are a king by whom I measure kings, and I see
the reach of the limping among them and the reach of the rising.
The state of decline or rise in each clearly
أَوْفَىsurpassed عَلَيْهِمْthem بِالحَصَافَةِin sound judgment وَالنَّدَىand generosity
أَوْفَى عَلَيْهِمْ بِالحَصَافَةِ وَالنَّدَى
وَبِسُؤْددٍand in nobility مِلءِfilling النَّوَاظِرِthe eyes نَاصِعِradiant
وَبِسُؤْددٍ مِلءِ النَّوَاظِرِ نَاصِعِ
He surpassed them in sound judgment and generosity,
You have treated them with purity and freshness
and in radiant nobility that fills the eyes.
And perfect composure, meeting their gaze
مَاnot أَنْسَI forget يَوْمَthe day لَمَحْتُهُI glimpsed him وَلَمَحْتُهُمْand I glimpsed them
مَا أَنْسَ يَوْمَ لَمَحْتُهُ وَلَمَحْتُهُمْ
فِيin مَشْهَدٍa gathering بَادِيmanifest in المَفَاخِرِglories شَائعِpublic
فِي مَشْهَدٍ بَادِي المَفَاخِرِ شَائعِ
I shall not forget the day I glimpsed him and them
I cannot forget the day I saw you and saw them
at a public gathering, its glories manifest.
At a spectacle of resplendent glory
فَرَأَيْتُand I saw مِنْهُin him فِيin جَلاَلٍmajesty رَائِعٍawe-inspiring
فَرَأَيْتُ مِنْهُ فِي جَلاَلٍ رَائِعٍ
أَزْهَىthe most splendid مِثَالٍembodiment لِلجَمَالِof beauty الرَّائِعِwondrous
أَزْهَى مِثَالٍ لِلجَمَالِ الرَّائِعِ
And I saw in him, amid awe-inspiring majesty,
I saw in you such majestic splendor
the most splendid embodiment of wondrous beauty.
The finest example of shining beauty
لَدْنٌgentle شَدِيدٌfirm لاَno اتِّضَاعَabasement بِهِin him وَإِنْand though
لَدْنٌ شَدِيدٌ لاَ اتِّضَاعَ بِهِ وَإِنْ
لَمْnot تَنْأَhas drawn away عَنْهُfrom him كِيَاسَةُthe tact المُتَواضعِof the humble
لَمْ تَنْأَ عَنْهُ كِيَاسَةُ المُتَواضعِ
Gentle yet firm, with no abasement in him, though
A natural loftiness you do not diminish by humility
the humble man's tact has never left him.
Though modesty graces the humble
هُوَhe مَصدَرٌa source مِنْهُfrom him المَصَادِرُthe sources تَسْتَقِيdraw water
هُوَ مَصدَرٌ مِنْهُ المَصَادِرُ تَسْتَقِي
هُوَhe مَنْبَعٌa spring وَلهُand he has فُيُوضُoutpourings مَنَابِعِof springs
هُوَ مَنْبَعٌ وَلهُ فُيُوضُ مَنَابِعِ
He is a source from which sources draw;
You are the source from which sources derive
he is a spring with the outpourings of many springs.
The fountainhead, and yours are the overflowing springs
لاَnot شَيْءَanything يَعْزُبُescapes عَنْfrom مَدَارِكِهِhis perceptions وَلاَand not
لاَ شَيْءَ يَعْزُبُ عَنْ مَدَارِكِهِ وَلاَ
يَخْفَىis hidden عَلَىfrom ذَاكَthat الذَّكَاءِintelligence السَّاطعِradiant
يَخْفَى عَلَى ذَاكَ الذَّكَاءِ السَّاطعِ
Nothing escapes his understanding, nor
Nothing escapes your keen intellect
is hidden from that radiant intelligence.
Or hides from that piercing brilliance
وَإِذَاand when قَضَىhe decrees أَمْضَىhe carries out فَمَاso there is no مِنْany حَائِلٍobstacle
وَإِذَا قَضَى أَمْضَى فَمَا مِنْ حَائِلٍ
دُونَin the way of القَضَاءِthe decree وَمَاand there is no لَهُfor it مِنْany دَافعِone to repel
دُونَ القَضَاءِ وَمَا لَهُ مِنْ دَافعِ
And when he decrees, he carries it out; no obstacle
When you decree a thing, it is executed
blocks his decree, and none can repel it.
None can stop your decree or thwart its course
لَحَظَhe looked at الرِّمَالَthe sands القَاحِلاَتِbarren فَنُضِّرَتْso they were made verdant
لَحَظَ الرِّمَالَ القَاحِلاَتِ فَنُضِّرَتْ
وَازَّيَّنَتْand were adorned بِمَغَارِسٍwith plantations وَمَزَارِعِand farms
وَازَّيَّنَتْ بِمَغَارِسٍ وَمَزَارِعِ
He looked upon the barren sands, and they grew verdant,
You gazed on barren sands and they turned verdant
and were adorned with plantations and farms.
Adorned with orchards and farmlands
لَحَظَhe looked at المَدَائِنَthe cities وَالقُرَىand villages فَتَجَمَّلَتْso they grew beautiful
لَحَظَ المَدَائِنَ وَالقُرَى فَتَجَمَّلَتْ
وَتَكَمَّلَتْand were made complete بِمَدَارِسٍwith schools وَمَصَانعِand factories
وَتَكَمَّلَتْ بِمَدَارِسٍ وَمَصَانعِ
He looked upon the cities and villages, and they grew beautiful,
You gazed on cities and villages and they were beautified
and were made complete with schools and factories.
Developing schools, factories, and public works
لَحَظَhe looked at الثَّقَافَةَintellectual cultivation لِلعُقُولِfor minds فَأَخْرَجَتْso it brought forth
لَحَظَ الثَّقَافَةَ لِلعُقُولِ فَأَخْرَجَتْ
مَاwhat طابَwas good مِنْof ثَمَرِthe fruit العُقْولِof minds اليَانعِripe
مَا طابَ مِنْ ثَمَرِ العُقْولِ اليَانعِ
He looked to the cultivation of minds, and it brought forth
You gazed on education to enrich minds
the sweet, ripe fruit of minds.
And wholesome fruits flourished in that garden
لحَظَhe looked at الرِّيَاضَةَexercise لِلجُسُومِfor bodies فَهَيَّأَتْso it prepared
لحَظَ الرِّيَاضَةَ لِلجُسُومِ فَهَيَّأَتْ
نَشْئاًa generation جَدِيدَاًnew عَزَائِمٍresolves وَنَوَازِعِand aspirations
نَشْئاً جَدِيدَاً عَزَائِمٍ وَنَوَازِعِ
He looked to exercise for bodies, and it prepared
You gazed on sports to strengthen bodies
a generation fresh in its resolves and aspirations.
Preparing a vibrant new generation of grit and drive
لَحَظَhe looked at العُلُومَthe sciences فَمَاso not تَرَىyou see فِيin رَوْضِةٍa garden
لَحَظَ العُلُومَ فَمَا تَرَى فِي رَوْضِةٍ
إِلاَّexcept ظِمَاءَthirsty ones الطَّيْرِamong the birds حَوْلَaround مَشَارِعِwatering places
إِلاَّ ظِمَاءَ الطَّيْرِ حَوْلَ مَشَارِعِ
He looked to the sciences; in a garden you see nothing
You gazed on sciences, and everywhere like birds
but thirsty birds around watering places.
You see flocks surrounding their enterprises
لحَظَhe looked at الفُنُونَthe arts فَعَادَso returned مُؤْتَنَفاًrenewed بِهَاthrough them
لحَظَ الفُنُونَ فَعَادَ مُؤْتَنَفاً بِهَا
مَاwhat كَانَwas مِنْof فَضْلٍexcellence قَدِيمٍancient بَارعِbrilliant
مَا كَانَ مِنْ فَضْلٍ قَدِيمٍ بَارعِ
He looked to the arts, and through them was revived
You gazed on arts, and all the excellence of old
the brilliant excellence of old.
Was wonderfully renewed by your patronage
أُنْظُرْlook إِلىat طُولِthe length البِلاَدِof the land وَعَرْضِهَاand its breadth
أُنْظُرْ إِلى طُولِ البِلاَدِ وَعَرْضِهَا
تَشْهَدْyou will witness ضُرُوبَkinds مَفَاخِرٍof glories ومَنَافِعِand benefits
تَشْهَدْ ضُرُوبَ مَفَاخِرٍ ومَنَافِعِ
Look upon the length and breadth of the land;
Look across the length and breadth of the land
you will witness many kinds of glories and benefits.
Bearing witness to triumphs and benefits
لاَnot يَنْتَهِيcomes to an end مَاwhat ذَاعَspread مِنْof نَبَإِnews بِهَاthrough it
لاَ يَنْتَهِي مَا ذَاعَ مِنْ نَبَإِ بِهَا
إِلاَّexcept إِلىto نَبَإِnews طَرِيفٍfresh ذَائِعِwidely spread
إِلاَّ إِلى نَبَإِ طَرِيفٍ ذَائِعِ
No news that spreads through it comes to an end
The news from there is endless
except in fresh tidings spreading far and wide.
Except to herald ever more great tidings
مَاnot مِصْرُEgypt مِصْرُEgypt وَمَاand not الرِّبَاعُthe dwellings بِحُسْنِهَاin their beauty
مَا مِصْرُ مِصْرُ وَمَا الرِّبَاعُ بِحُسْنِهَا
هِيَthey are عَيْنُthe very same مَاwhat عَهِدَتْهُonce knew it عَيْنُthe eye الرَّابِعِof the resident
هِيَ عَيْنُ مَا عَهِدَتْهُ عَيْنُ الرَّابِعِ
Egypt is no longer Egypt, nor are the dwellings, in their beauty,
Egypt is no longer Egypt, and the countryside
the very ones the resident's eye once knew.
Now rivals what the oldest eyes remember
مَتَلاَحَقُsuccessive العُمْرَانُdevelopment لاَnot يَخْتَارُchooses فِيin
مَتَلاَحَقُ العُمْرَانُ لاَ يَخْتَارُ فِي
مَجْرَاهُits course بَيْنَbetween مَوَاقِعٍplaces وَمَوَاقِعِand places
مَجْرَاهُ بَيْنَ مَوَاقِعٍ وَمَوَاقِعِ
Development follows apace, making no distinction in
Urban growth flows on, not favoring
its course between one place and another.
Some locations over others in its course
وَتُصِيبُand receive أَطْرَافٌoutlying regions نَأَتْlie far away مِنْfrom قِسْطِهِits share
وَتُصِيبُ أَطْرَافٌ نَأَتْ مِنْ قِسْطِهِ
مَاwhat لمْnot تُصِبْhave received أَطْرَافُthe outskirts مُلكٍof a realm شَاسِعِvast
مَا لمْ تُصِبْ أَطْرَافُ مُلكٍ شَاسِعِ
And distant regions receive, from their share of it,
And remote regions attain a share of its bounty
what the outskirts of a vast realm have never received.
That no vast kingdom had attained before
لِيَدُمْmay endure فُؤَادٌFuad سَائِداًreigning وَمُصَرِّفاًand administering
لِيَدُمْ فُؤَادٌ سَائِداً وَمُصَرِّفاً
حُكْمَthe rule السِّيَادَةِof sovereignty فِيin الزَّمَانِthe age الخَاضِعِsubmissive
حُكْمَ السِّيَادَةِ فِي الزَّمَانِ الخَاضِعِ
May Fuad endure, reigning and administering
To sustain a heart ruling and guiding
sovereign rule in a submissive age.
The sovereignty of the age, by God's decree
وَلتَزْدَهِرْand may flourish أَيَّامُthe days صَاحِبِthe holder عَهْدِهِof his succession
وَلتَزْدَهِرْ أَيَّامُ صَاحِبِ عَهْدِهِ
فِيin ظِلِّهِhis shade كَالمَوْسِمِlike the season المُتَتَابِعِever-recurring
فِي ظِلِّهِ كَالمَوْسِمِ المُتَتَابِعِ
And may the days of his heir flourish
And to prosper the days of the heir to his reign
beneath his shade, like an ever-recurring season.
Flourishing in his shadow, season after season
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.