ياO صاحبholder of الدولةstate authority ياO ابـson (first part)
يا صاحب الدولة يا ابـ
ـنson (completion) صفوةthe finest of العشائرthe clans
ـن صفوة العشائر
O Your Excellency, O son
O lord of the state, O son
of the finest of clans,
of the finest clans
شمائلnoble traits العلياءlofty nobility فيكمin you (plural)
شمائل العلياء فيكم
كابراًa noble descendant عنfrom كابرa noble forebear
كابراً عن كابر
the virtues of high nobility are yours,
The traits of the noble are in you
inherited from noble forebear after noble forebear.
Great above every great one
ياO (exclamation) لطفgraciousness ماwhat أبدعتyou accomplished splendidly فيin
يا لطف ما أبدعت في
سفارةdiplomatic mission المسافرthe traveler
سفارة المسافر
How gracious is what you have accomplished in
Oh what fine qualities you have shown
the traveler's diplomatic mission!
In receiving the traveler
ذاكthat جميلbeautiful ياO جميـbeautiful (first part)
ذاك جميل يا جميـ
ـلbeautiful (completion) الخلقcharacter والمآثرand glorious deeds
ـل الخلق والمآثر
That is beautiful, O you of beautiful
That is beautiful, O most
character and glorious deeds!
gracious in manners and feats
تلقreceive حمداًpraise صادراًissuing
تلق حمداً صادراً
عنfrom أصدقthe truest المصادرthe sources
عن أصدق المصادر
Receive praise that springs
Receive praise flowing
from the truest of sources;
from the truest sources
يشفshines through منهthrough it بعضsome of ماwhat
يشف منه بعض ما
تكنهconceal it سرائريmy inmost thoughts
تكنه سرائري
through it shines a little of what
It heals some of what
my inmost thoughts conceal.
my inner self harbors
وأرفعand I offer إلىto فخامةHis Excellency الرئيـthe President (first part)
وأرفع إلى فخامة الرئيـ
ـسPresident (completion) شكرthanks الشاعرthe poet
ـس شكر الشاعر
And I offer to His Excellency the President
And I send to the excellency of the president the poet's thanks
the poet's thanks.
How many favors I have
كمhow many لكماto you both لوif أحصيتwere counted
كم لكما لو أحصيت
نعماًfavors كماyour (both; apparently a split suffix) منof شاكرone who gives thanks
نعماً كما من شاكر
How many are grateful to you both—were one to count
if counted, as many as those thankful
your favors—
Among the people of Levant
بينamong بنيsons of الشامal-Sham (Greater Syria) منfrom among
بين بني الشام من
بادa nomad بهمamong them وحاضرand a town-dweller
باد بهم وحاضر
among the sons of al-Sham,
both resident and traveler
nomads and townsfolk alike,
And the elite Arabs in the
ونجباءand the nobles of العربthe Arabs فيin الـthe
ونجباء العرب في الـ
ـأوطانhomelands والمهاجرand lands of emigration
ـأوطان والمهاجر
and the noble Arabs in their
homelands and emigrants
homelands and lands of emigration!
Long live the president, his days
عاشlong live الرئيسthe President حافلfilled الـthe
عاش الرئيس حافل الـ
ـأيامdays بالمفاخرwith glorious achievements
ـأيام بالمفاخر
Long live the President, whose
filled with pride
days are filled with glorious achievements,
And his righteous companions in the
وصحبهand his companions الأبرارthe righteous فيin الـthe
وصحبه الأبرار في الـ
ـعهدera الجديدthe new الزاهرthe flourishing
ـعهد الجديد الزاهر
and his righteous companions in the
new splendid era
new, flourishing era;
And may you remain in the care of God,
ودمتand may you remain فيin رعايةcare of اللَـGod (first part)
ودمت في رعاية اللَـ
ـهGod (completion) العليthe Most High القادرthe Almighty
ـه العلي القادر
and may you remain in the care of
the Most High, All Powerful
God, the Most High, the Almighty.
Partial English translation: 25 of 26 Arabic lines translated.