لَمْnot يَفْقِدُواthey lose أُمّاًa mother وَقَدْand indeed فَقَدُوكِthey lost you
لَمْ يَفْقِدُوا أُمّاً وَقَدْ فَقَدُوكِ
فَقَدُواthey lost أَباًa father وَأخاًand a brother وَخَيْرَand the finest شَرِيكِcompanion
فَقَدُوا أَباً وَأخاً وَخَيْرَ شَرِيكِ
It was not a mother alone they lost when they lost you;
They lost not merely a mother when they lost you;
they lost a father, a brother, and the finest partner.
They lost a father, a brother, and the finest companion.
جَاهَدْتِyou battled صَرْفَvicissitudes الدَّهْرِof time دُونَin defense of نُمُوِّهِمْtheir growth
جَاهَدْتِ صَرْفَ الدَّهْرِ دُونَ نُمُوِّهِمْ
فَأَلَنْتِso you softened مِنْهُof it وَلَمْand not يَكَنْit was بِرَكِيْكِat all feeble
فَأَلَنْتِ مِنْهُ وَلَمْ يَكَنْ بِرَكِيْكِ
You battled the turns of Time to defend their growth,
You battled time's vicissitudes to safeguard their growth,
and made it yield, though it was anything but frail.
So you softened it, though it was not feeble.
فَازَtriumphed الْحَنَانُtenderness وَكَمْand how many لَهُit has مِنْof آيَةٍa sign
فَازَ الْحَنَانُ وَكَمْ لَهُ مِنْ آيَةٍ
غَرَّاءَradiant أَسْطَعَmost brightly مَاwhen تَجَلَّتْit manifested itself فِيكٍin you
غَرَّاءَ أَسْطَعَ مَا تَجَلَّتْ فِيكٍ
Tenderness triumphed—and how many a radiant sign it has,
Tenderness triumphed—how many signs it has,
brightest whenever it revealed itself in you.
Radiant, revealed most brightly in you!
أُمُّmother الْيَتَامىof the orphans دَرَّmay abound دَرُّthe bounty عَلاَئِهِمْof their glory
أُمُّ الْيَتَامى دَرَّ دَرُّ عَلاَئِهِمْ
هَذِيthese الْكَوَاكِبُthe stars فِيin الْبُرُوجِthe constellations بَنُوكِyour sons
هَذِي الْكَوَاكِبُ فِي الْبُرُوجِ بَنُوكِ
Mother of orphans—how splendid, how splendid their eminence!
Mother of orphans, blessed be their glory!
These stars among the constellations are your sons.
These stars in the constellations are your sons.
أنْتِyou الَّتِيthe one who أَنْجَبْتِهِمْyou bore them وَجَعَلْتَهِمْand you placed them
أنْتِ الَّتِي أَنْجَبْتِهِمْ وَجَعَلْتَهِمْ
فِيon مَسْلَكٍa path لِسُعُودِهِمْfor their good fortune مَسْلُوكِtrodden
فِي مَسْلَكٍ لِسُعُودِهِمْ مَسْلُوكِ
You are she who bore them and set them
You are the one who bore them and placed them
on a well-trodden path toward their happiness.
On a path trodden toward their good fortune.
شَبُّواthey grew up عَلَىin أَسْمَىthe loftiest الخِلاَلِvirtues وَكاثَرُواand vied with
شَبُّوا عَلَى أَسْمَى الخِلاَلِ وَكاثَرُوا
أَسنَىthe most illustrious الرِّجَالmen بِمَاthrough what نَمَتnurtured أيْدِيكِyour hands
أَسنَى الرِّجَال بِمَا نَمَت أيْدِيكِ
They grew to manhood in the loftiest virtues and vied in number
They grew up in the loftiest virtues and vied with
with the noblest men, through all your hands had nurtured.
The most illustrious men through what your hands nurtured.
طَابَتْbecame pure سَرَائِرِهِمْtheir inner selves وَرَاعَand inspired awe ذَكَاؤُهُمْtheir intelligence
طَابَتْ سَرَائِرِهِمْ وَرَاعَ ذَكَاؤُهُمْ
وَبنُواand they built فَخَارَاglory لَيْسَis not بِالمَأفُوكِat all fabricated
وَبنُوا فَخَارَا لَيْسَ بِالمَأفُوكِ
Their inward natures were pure, their intelligence awe-inspiring;
Their inner selves were pure, and their intelligence inspired awe,
and they built a glory that was no fabrication.
And they built a glory that was not fabricated.
أَنْتِyou الَّتِيthe one who فَيَّأتِyou sheltered in shade أَجْمَلthe loveliest زَهْرَةٍflower
أَنْتِ الَّتِي فَيَّأتِ أَجْمَل زَهْرَةٍ
مَلأَتْfilled عُيُونَthe eyes الطُّهرِof purity فيin نَادِيكِyour gathering
مَلأَتْ عُيُونَ الطُّهرِ في نَادِيكِ
You are she who shaded the loveliest flower,
You are the one who sheltered the loveliest flower,
which filled the eyes of Time within your gathering.
Who filled the eyes of purity in your gathering.
تَبْكِيshe weeps فَتَسْتَبْكِيso she makes weep المَلاَئِكَthe angels رَحْمَةًout of compassion
تَبْكِي فَتَسْتَبْكِي المَلاَئِكَ رَحْمَةً
مِمَّاbecause of what شجَاهَاgrieved her البَيْنُparting إِذْwhen حَمَلُوكِthey carried you
مِمَّا شجَاهَا البَيْنُ إِذْ حَمَلُوكِ
You weep, and move the angels to tears in compassion
She weeps, making the angels weep in compassion,
because parting grieved them when they bore you away.
At the grief parting brought her when they bore you away.
أَنتِyou الَّتِيthe one who وَطَّدْتِyou firmly established بَيْتاّa house بَاذِخاًlofty
أَنتِ الَّتِي وَطَّدْتِ بَيْتاّ بَاذِخاً
كَانَwere البُنَاةُthe builders لَهُfor it عِمَادَthe pillars مُلُوكِof kings
كَانَ البُنَاةُ لَهُ عِمَادَ مُلُوكِ
You are she who firmly founded a soaring house,
You are the one who firmly established a lofty house,
whose builders were the mainstay of kings.
Whose builders were the pillars of kings.
جَدَّدْتِyou renewed عَهْدَthe era سَنائِهِof its splendor بِعَزِيمةٍwith resolve
جَدَّدْتِ عَهْدَ سَنائِهِ بِعَزِيمةٍ
لوْif لَمْnot تُعِدْهُyou restored it لَمْnot يَعُدْit returned وَأبِيكِby your father (an oath)
لوْ لَمْ تُعِدْهُ لَمْ يَعُدْ وَأبِيكِ
With resolve, you renewed its age of splendor;
You renewed its age of splendor with resolve;
had you not restored it, it would not have returned—by your father!
Had you not restored it, it would not have returned—by your father!
