عُوجوا عَلى تُونسَ الخَضراءِ وَاِبتَهِجوا

عُوجوا عَلى تُونسَ الخَضراءِ وَاِبتَهِجوا

وَأَشفوا الظماءَ بِما تَحيي بِهِ المُهَجُ

وَأَشفوا الظماءَ بِما تَحيي بِهِ المُهَجُ

Turn aside to green Tunis and rejoice,

Turn to verdant Tunis and rejoice,

And relieve the thirsty with that by which souls come alive.

And quench your thirst with what enlivens the passionate.

وَشاهِدوا في مَعالي المَجد بَدرَ هُدىً

وَشاهِدوا في مَعالي المَجد بَدرَ هُدىً

أَعلامُهُ مِن حِبالِ النورِ تَنتَسِجُ

أَعلامُهُ مِن حِبالِ النورِ تَنتَسِجُ

And behold, in the heights of glory, a full moon of guidance,

And behold in the heights of glory the full moon of guidance,

Whose banners are woven from cords of light.

Its banners of light interwoven.

هُناكَ صادَحَةٌ في الأُفقِ يَطرِبَكُم

هُناكَ صادَحَةٌ في الأُفقِ يَطرِبَكُم

عِندَ اِستِماع الثَنا مِن لَحنِها هَزَجُ

عِندَ اِستِماع الثَنا مِن لَحنِها هَزَجُ

There is a songbird on the horizon; you are enchanted,

There resounds in the horizon what excites you,

When you hear praise, by the lilt of her melody.

When you hear the melodious chant.

تَثني مُلوك البَرايا وَالشُعوب عَلى

تَثني مُلوك البَرايا وَالشُعوب عَلى

مَولى لِسانُ العُلى في مَدحِهِ لهجُ

مَولى لِسانُ العُلى في مَدحِهِ لهجُ

The kings of humankind and the peoples praise

The kings of the lands and the peoples sing praises,

A lord whom the tongue of glory never ceases to praise.

To the Lord whose eloquent tongue praises him.

الصادِقُ الفاضِلُ الفَردُ الَّذي اِنتَشَرَت

الصادِقُ الفاضِلُ الفَردُ الَّذي اِنتَشَرَت

صِفاتُهُ فَغَدا يُستَنشَقُ الأَرجُ

صِفاتُهُ فَغَدا يُستَنشَقُ الأَرجُ

Al-Sadiq, the virtuous, the peerless, whose

The sincere, virtuous, unique one whose traits,

Qualities have spread, and fragrance is now breathed in.

Spread till fragrance was inhaled.

شَمسٌ مِن الغَرب قَد مَدَّت أَشِعَّتُها

شَمسٌ مِن الغَرب قَد مَدَّت أَشِعَّتُها

فَأَصبَحَ الشَرقُ يُبديها وَيَبتَهِجُ

فَأَصبَحَ الشَرقُ يُبديها وَيَبتَهِجُ

A sun from the West has extended its rays,

A sun from the west spread its rays,

So the East now displays them and rejoices.

Till the east showed it and rejoiced.

قَد أَسَّسَ الهَدءَ في الأَقطارِ مُحتَفِظاً

قَد أَسَّسَ الهَدءَ في الأَقطارِ مُحتَفِظاً

عَلى العِباد فَلا طَيشٌ وَلا هَوَجُ

عَلى العِباد فَلا طَيشٌ وَلا هَوَجُ

He has established calm throughout the lands, safeguarding

It established calm in the regions preserving,

The people, so there is neither recklessness nor rashness.

The servants so no recklessness nor commotion.

وَشادَ لِلعَدلِ صَرحاً في مَعالِمِهِ

وَشادَ لِلعَدلِ صَرحاً في مَعالِمِهِ

فَشيَّدَ الحَقَّ لا زيغٌ وَلا عِوَجُ

فَشيَّدَ الحَقَّ لا زيغٌ وَلا عِوَجُ

And raised an edifice for justice among his landmarks,

And built the citadel of justice in its milestones,

Thus building up truth, with neither deviation nor crookedness.

So truth was set straight no deviance nor crookedness.

في خَدِّ صارِمِهِ المَصقول مَنصله

في خَدِّ صارِمِهِ المَصقول مَنصله

ماءُ الجَمالِ بِماءِ المَوتِ مُنَدَمِجُ

ماءُ الجَمالِ بِماءِ المَوتِ مُنَدَمِجُ

On the cheek of his sharp sword, whose blade is polished,

In the polished blade of his decisive sword,

The water of beauty blends with the water of death.

The water of beauty with the water of death blends.

وَفي فَمِ القَلَمِ المَرفوعُ قائِمُهُ

وَفي فَمِ القَلَمِ المَرفوعُ قائِمُهُ

ماءُ الحَيوةِ بِماءِ الرُشدِ مُمتَزِجُ

ماءُ الحَيوةِ بِماءِ الرُشدِ مُمتَزِجُ

And in the mouth of the pen, whose shaft is raised,

And in the mouth of the raised pen its pillar,

The water of life mingles with the water of sound judgment.

The water of life with the water of righteousness mixes.

طَوراً بِبَسط الهَنا تَجري إِرادَتُهُ

طَوراً بِبَسط الهَنا تَجري إِرادَتُهُ

وَتارَةً بِالقَضا المَحتوم تَندَرِجُ

وَتارَةً بِالقَضا المَحتوم تَندَرِجُ

At times his will flows with the spreading of happiness,

Sometimes by extending prosperity his will flows,

And at others it falls under the inevitable decree.

And sometimes by ordained destiny it pours.

في بَطنِ راحَتِهِ الأَقدارُ قَد كَتَبَت

في بَطنِ راحَتِهِ الأَقدارُ قَد كَتَبَت

يا مَن بَغَى فَرَجاً هَذا هُوَ الفَرَجُ

يا مَن بَغَى فَرَجاً هَذا هُوَ الفَرَجُ

In the hollow of his palm, the fates have written:

In the palm of his hand destinies have written,

“O you who sought relief, this is relief itself!”

"Oh you who sought relief this is the relief."

وَفي سَما وَجهِهِ الهادي بِرَونَقِهِ

وَفي سَما وَجهِهِ الهادي بِرَونَقِهِ

صُبحُ الرَجاءِ إِلى الأَفكارِ مُنبَلِجُ

صُبحُ الرَجاءِ إِلى الأَفكارِ مُنبَلِجُ

And in the sky of his face, which guides by its radiance,

And in the features of his guiding face in its splendor,

The dawn of hope breaks upon thoughts.

The dawn of hope to thoughts appears.

رِجالُهُ زانَتِ الأَعصارَ إِذ نُخِبَت

رِجالُهُ زانَتِ الأَعصارَ إِذ نُخِبَت

مِن كُلِّ شَهمٍ بِهِ العَلياءُ تَبتَهِجُ

مِن كُلِّ شَهمٍ بِهِ العَلياءُ تَبتَهِجُ

His men have adorned the ages, for they were chosen

His men pride of eras when chosen,

From every gallant man in whom high glory rejoices.

From every courageous the sublime rejoice over.

وَجيشُهُ الكاسِرُ الجَرّارُ عَسَكرُهُ بَحرٌ

وَجيشُهُ الكاسِرُ الجَرّارُ عَسَكرُهُ بَحرٌ

جُيوشُ المَنايا خَلفَهُ لَججُ

جُيوشُ المَنايا خَلفَهُ لَججُ

And his crushing, vast army—its troops are a sea;

And his mighty rumbling army, are an ocean,

The hosts of death behind it are deep waters.

Armies of demise behind it surge.

عِندَ الطرادِ طُيورٌ لا ثَباتَ لَها

عِندَ الطرادِ طُيورٌ لا ثَباتَ لَها

وَفي الثَباتِ قِلاعٌ لَيسَ تَنزَعِجُ

وَفي الثَباتِ قِلاعٌ لَيسَ تَنزَعِجُ

In pursuit they are birds that never stay still,

Before the fleet birds with no steadfastness,

And when standing firm, fortresses that do not budge.

And in steadfastness fortresses that do not waver.

أَحيى المَعارفَ وَالآدابَ يَنشُرُها

أَحيى المَعارفَ وَالآدابَ يَنشُرُها

فَاِرتَدَّ للعَربِ ذاكَ الرَونَقُ البَهجُ

فَاِرتَدَّ للعَربِ ذاكَ الرَونَقُ البَهجُ

He revived learning and letters, spreading them,

He revived knowledge and literature spreading them,

And that radiant splendor returned to the Arabs.

So the prime luster returned to the Arabs.

نورُ التَمَدُّن في آفاقِهِ سَطَعَت

نورُ التَمَدُّن في آفاقِهِ سَطَعَت

عَلى البَريَّةِ مِنهُ لِلهُدى سرُجُ

عَلى البَريَّةِ مِنهُ لِلهُدى سرُجُ

Civilization's light—in his horizons there shone

The light of civilization in its horizons shone,

Lamps of guidance from him upon humankind.

Upon the wilderness from it to guidance lanterns.

يا صادِحاً في أَعالي الكَون يُطرِبُهُ

يا صادِحاً في أَعالي الكَون يُطرِبُهُ

هَذي فَضائِلُهُ حدّث وَلا حَرَجُ

هَذي فَضائِلُهُ حدّث وَلا حَرَجُ

O singer in the heights of the universe, delighting it,

Oh you who cries out in the highest of cosmos exciting it,

These are his virtues; recount them without restraint.

These are his merits, narrate and do not hesitate.

فَقَد تَفَرَّدَ في الإِفضالِ مُرتَقياً

فَقَد تَفَرَّدَ في الإِفضالِ مُرتَقياً

عَلى أَثيرٍ لَدَيهِ تَقصرُ الدرَجُ

عَلى أَثيرٍ لَدَيهِ تَقصرُ الدرَجُ

For he is peerless in beneficence, rising

For he is matchless in benevolence ascending,

Into the ether, before which all steps fall short.

Above aether for him the ranks are too short.

يَحيي البَرايا نَداهُ وَهُوَ مُنسَكِبٌ

يَحيي البَرايا نَداهُ وَهُوَ مُنسَكِبٌ

وَمِن رِضاهُ بلايا الخُلقِ تَنفَرِجُ

وَمِن رِضاهُ بلايا الخُلقِ تَنفَرِجُ

His bounty revives humankind as it pours forth,

He revives the lands his call, and he spills over,

And through his favor the afflictions of creation are relieved.

And from his pleasure the people's afflictions unwrap.