بِالبشرwith joy وَالحَظand good fortune تَبدوappears غرّةbright brow العامِof the year
بِالبشر وَالحَظ تَبدو غرّة العامِ
وَطالعand the rising star السَعدof good fortune فيin إِقبالهits arrival الساميexalted
وَطالع السَعد في إِقباله السامي
With joy and good fortune appear the year's bright brow
And fortune's rising star at its exalted advent.
وَبالمسرّاتand with joys وَافاناhas come to us مبشِّرُهُits herald
وَبالمسرّات وَافانا مبشِّرُهُ
إِنindeed العَزيزal-Aziz (the mighty one) لفيsurely in عزmight وَإِقدامand bold resolve
إِن العَزيز لفي عز وَإِقدام
And with joys its herald has come to us:
Indeed, al-Aziz stands in might and bold resolve.
مليكناour king منthe one who بِهِthrough him الأَيّامthe days آمنةsafe
مليكنا من بِهِ الأَيّام آمنة
مِنfrom كُلevery جُورoppression بعدلٍthrough justice غَيثُهits rain هاميpouring down
مِن كُل جُور بعدلٍ غَيثُه هامي
Our king, through whom the days are safe
From all oppression, through justice whose rain pours down.
وَالقطرand the land فيin بَهجةjoy يُبديdisplays تمدّنهits civilization
وَالقطر في بَهجة يُبدي تمدّنه
شكراًin gratitude لماfor what عَمَّهenveloped it مِنfrom بَحرهhis sea الطاميoverflowing
شكراً لما عَمَّه مِن بَحره الطامي
And the land, rejoicing, displays its civilization,
In gratitude for all that has flooded it from his overflowing sea.
فَكَمand how many لسدّتهbelonging to his throne العَلياءexalted مِنof مننfavors
فَكَم لسدّته العَلياء مِن منن
عَلىupon الأَنامmankind وَإِحسانand kindness وَإِكرامand honor
عَلى الأَنام وَإِحسان وَإِكرام
And how many favors his exalted throne has bestowed
Upon mankind—what kindness and honor!
مازالَhas never ceased يُسديbestowing البَراياmankind بحرُهhis sea درراًpearls
مازالَ يُسدي البَرايا بحرُه درراً
حَتّىuntil غَداbecame وَاسمهand his name علمa byword لإنعامfor bounty
حَتّى غَدا وَاسمه علم لإنعام
His sea has ever bestowed pearls upon mankind,
Until it and his name became a byword for bounty.
ياO بَيتhouse ملكٍof royalty أَعزmay exalt اللَهGod دَولتَهits dominion
يا بَيت ملكٍ أَعز اللَه دَولتَه
وَظلand may it continue يَسموto rise بإِتقانthrough mastery وَإحكامand precision
وَظل يَسمو بإِتقان وَإحكام
O royal house—may God exalt its dominion,
And may it keep rising through mastery and precision.
ماnever حلّalights إِسمكyour name فيin الأَرجاthe lands يعطرهاperfuming them
ما حلّ إِسمك في الأَرجا يعطرها
إِلاexcept وقامَتand they rose عَلىupon سوقlegs وَأقدامand feet
إِلا وقامَت عَلى سوق وَأقدام
Never does your name alight in the lands, perfuming them,
But they rise upon their legs and feet.
بَيتa house سَماrose قَدرهits rank وَالسَعدand good fortune خادِمُهits servant
بَيت سَما قَدره وَالسَعد خادِمُه
وَالنَصرand victory يَسعىhastens بِراياتٍwith banners وَأَعلامand standards
وَالنَصر يَسعى بِراياتٍ وَأَعلام
A house whose rank has soared, with good fortune its servant,
And victory hastens with banners and standards.
عَزيزناour Aziz البَدرthe full moon وَالأَنجالand the sons أَنجمُهits stars
عَزيزنا البَدر وَالأَنجال أَنجمُه
ماnot مِنهُمُamong them غَيرother than معطاءgenerous وَمقدامand intrepid
ما مِنهُمُ غَير معطاء وَمقدام
Our Aziz is the full moon, and his sons are its stars;
None among them is anything but generous and intrepid.
سُلالةscions الملكof royalty مَنwho أَمسىhas become يُضارعهمrivals them
سُلالة الملك مَن أَمسى يُضارعهم
أَصلاًin lineage تَحلّىadorned بِإِجلالwith reverence وَإِعظامand veneration
أَصلاً تَحلّى بِإِجلال وَإِعظام
Royal scions—who has ever rivaled them
In lineage adorned with reverence and veneration?
أَيامناour days بِمضاthrough the enforcement of أَحكامهمtheir decrees سعدتwere blessed
أَيامنا بِمضا أَحكامهم سعدت
أَوقاتُهاtheir hours فَغَدَتand so they became مِنamong خَيرthe best أَيامdays
أَوقاتُها فَغَدَت مِن خَير أَيام
Our days, through the enforcement of their decrees, were blessed
In their hours, and so became among the finest days.
يَهناmay he rejoice المَليكُthe king بِهمin them فيin أُنسِthe comfort of عزتهhis glory
يَهنا المَليكُ بِهم في أُنسِ عزته
وَيبلغand may he attain القَصدthe aim فيin تَنفيذenforcing أَحكامdecrees
وَيبلغ القَصد في تَنفيذ أَحكام
May the king delight in them, in the comfort of his glory,
And attain his aim in the enforcement of decrees,
ماas long as غرّةthe bright brow الدَهرof time تشدوناsings to us مؤرّخةًrecording the date
ما غرّة الدَهر تشدونا مؤرّخةً
عامa year بيمنby the good fortune of خديويthe Khedive of مصرهhis Egypt ساميexalted
عام بيمن خديوي مصره سامي
As long as time's bright brow sings to us, recording the date:
A year exalted by the good fortune of the Khedive of his Egypt.