أَنتَyou لِلعَلياءِfor lofty glory فيamong الخَلقِhumankind وَزيرَa minister
أَنتَ لِلعَلياءِ في الخَلقِ وَزيرَ
قُمتyou stood بِالحَقِfor truth بَشيراًa bearer of good tidings وَنَذيرand a warner
قُمت بِالحَقِ بَشيراً وَنَذير
You are glory's minister among humankind;
You are the counselor of the exalted in creation
You stood for truth, a bearer of good tidings and a warner.
Standing for truth as warner and bearer of good tidings
تونسTunis الخَضراءgreen أَهدَتكَpresented you إِلىto
تونس الخَضراء أَهدَتكَ إِلى
أمراءprinces العَصرthe age بِالفَخرwith pride أَميرa prince
أمراء العَصر بِالفَخر أَمير
Green Tunis presented you to
Green Tunisia presented you to
the princes of the age, proudly, as a prince.
The princes of the age with pride as prince
أَيُّهاO المَولىthe lord الحُسينHusayn المُصطَفىthe chosen one
أَيُّها المَولى الحُسين المُصطَفى
كُلُevery فعلٍdeed حَسَنٍgood مِنكَfrom you يُنيرshines
كُلُ فعلٍ حَسَنٍ مِنكَ يُنير
O lord Husayn, the chosen one,
O Master Al-Hussein Al-Mustafa
Every good deed of yours shines.
Every good deed from you illuminates
دارcirculated فيthrough الأَكوانthe worlds يَهديناguides us السَنىradiance
دار في الأَكوان يَهدينا السَنى
لُطفَكَyour kindness الفائضoverflowing وَالفَضلُand bounty مُديرdirecting
لُطفَكَ الفائض وَالفَضلُ مُدير
It has coursed through the worlds, guiding us to radiance—
A house in the universe leads us to contentment
your overflowing kindness, with bounty directing it.
Your abundant grace and merit circulates
لَكَyours فيin الدُنياthe world صِفاتٌqualities قَدindeed صفتhave become pure
لَكَ في الدُنيا صِفاتٌ قَد صفت
فاحَwafted مِنهاfrom them لِلمَلاto the people أَزكىthe purest عَبيرfragrance
فاحَ مِنها لِلمَلا أَزكى عَبير
In this world, you have qualities that are truly pure;
Qualities in this world are attributed to you
From them the purest fragrance has wafted to the people.
From which the purest fragrance blew
أَنتَyou لِلفهمfor understanding منارٌa beacon ساطِعٌradiant
أَنتَ لِلفهم منارٌ ساطِعٌ
أَنتَyou للعلمfor knowledge ملاذٌa refuge وَنَصيرand a champion
أَنتَ للعلم ملاذٌ وَنَصير
You are a radiant beacon for understanding;
You are to understanding a shining beacon
You are a refuge and a champion for knowledge.
You are to knowledge a refuge and supporter
ياO أَميراًprince فَوقَabove آفاقِthe horizons العُلىlofty glory
يا أَميراً فَوقَ آفاقِ العُلى
قَدindeed عَلَتhave risen أَعلامُهُhis banners تَحتَbeneath الأَثيرthe ether
قَد عَلَت أَعلامُهُ تَحتَ الأَثير
O prince above the horizons of glory,
O Prince above the horizons of sublimity
whose banners have risen beneath the ether,
Your flags have risen above the ether
بِالذَكاwith intelligence وَالرُشدand sound judgment أَهَديتَyou bestowed الهُدىguidance
بِالذَكا وَالرُشد أَهَديتَ الهُدى
لِلبَراياto humankind ذَلِكَthat الفَضلbounty الكَبيرgreat
لِلبَرايا ذَلِكَ الفَضل الكَبير
With intelligence and sound judgment, you bestowed guidance
With wisdom and maturity you guided to guidance
upon humankind—that great bounty.
That great favor for all mankind
هَزَّنيstirred me شَوقٌlonging لِرُؤياكَfor the sight of you عَلىwith
هَزَّني شَوقٌ لِرُؤياكَ عَلى
شَغَفٍpassion وَالقَلبand the heart بِالحُبِّby love أَسيرcaptive
شَغَفٍ وَالقَلب بِالحُبِّ أَسير
Longing for the sight of you has stirred me with
Yearning shook me to see you
passion, and my heart is held captive by love.
With passion and a heart captive in love
لَيسَis not طولlength البُعدthe distance عَنيfrom me مانِعٌa hindrance
لَيسَ طول البُعد عَني مانِعٌ
إِنif أَجدَّI strive earnestly السَعيَthe effort لِلوَجهfor the face المُنيرradiant
إِن أَجدَّ السَعيَ لِلوَجه المُنير
The long distance from me is no hindrance,
No length of distance from me prevents
if I strive in earnest for the radiant face.
If I strive hard towards the shining face
سَوفَwill أَلقاكَI meet you وَأَشفيand I quench غِلَتيmy thirst
سَوفَ أَلقاكَ وَأَشفي غِلَتي
ذَلِكَthat الأَمرthe matter عَلىfor اللَهGod يَسيرeasy
ذَلِكَ الأَمر عَلى اللَه يَسير
I shall meet you and quench my thirst;
I will meet you and heal my agony
That matter is easy for God.
That matter for God is easy