يا دارُ نِلتِ العِزَّ والتَّكريما

يا دارُ نِلتِ العِزَّ والتَّكريما

وغدَا مَقامُكِ في الدِيارِ عَظيما

وغدَا مَقامُكِ في الدِيارِ عَظيما

O house, you have gained glory and honor,

O home, you have attained honor and dignity,

and your standing among houses has become great.

And your dwelling in the lands has become great.

قد كنتِ داراً لامرِئٍ مُترئِّسٍ

قد كنتِ داراً لامرِئٍ مُترئِّسٍ

لا يعرِف التَّحليلَ والتَّحريما

لا يعرِف التَّحليلَ والتَّحريما

You once were the house of a man in power,

You were once the home of an arrogant tyrant,

who knew neither what was lawful nor what was forbidden.

Who knew not right from wrong.

سَلبَ النُّفوسَ مَتاعَها وحياتَها

سَلبَ النُّفوسَ مَتاعَها وحياتَها

وأنالَهَا التَّعذيبَ والتَّاليمَا

وأنالَهَا التَّعذيبَ والتَّاليمَا

He robbed souls of their possessions and their lives,

He robbed souls of their joys and lives,

and subjected them to torture and pain,

And afflicted them with torture and suffering,

حتى أتاحَ لكِ الإلهُ سعادةً

حتى أتاحَ لكِ الإلهُ سعادةً

إذ صرتِ لِلمسعودِ إبراهيما

إذ صرتِ لِلمسعودِ إبراهيما

until God granted you happiness,

Until God granted you good fortune,

when you came to belong to fortunate Ibrahim.

When you became Abraham's abode.

وأنالَ وجهَك بهجةً ولَطالما

وأنالَ وجهَك بهجةً ولَطالما

قد كانَ بالظُّلم الذَّميمِ دميما

قد كانَ بالظُّلم الذَّميمِ دميما

And he gave your face radiance, though for so long

For long had your face joy, as long as

it had been disfigured by vile injustice.

That despicable tyrant remained vile.

عُوِّضتِ عن ذاكَ الظَّلومِ مُرابِطاً

عُوِّضتِ عن ذاكَ الظَّلومِ مُرابِطاً

مُتَحَيِّزاً لِلمَكرُماتِ كَريما

مُتَحَيِّزاً لِلمَكرُماتِ كَريما

In place of that oppressor, you were given a devout guardian,

You were compensated for that oppressor with

devoted to noble deeds, generous,

A protector of virtues, honorable and generous.

حرا خَبيراً بالأُمورِ مُهَذَّباً

حرا خَبيراً بالأُمورِ مُهَذَّباً

مُتَأَدِّباً رحبَ الجَبينِ فَهيما

مُتَأَدِّباً رحبَ الجَبينِ فَهيما

free, versed in affairs, refined,

Free, wise, refined in manners,

cultured, broad-browed, perceptive.

Courteous, serene of brow, and noble.

وهبَ الإلهُ له فُؤاداً نَيِّراً

وهبَ الإلهُ له فُؤاداً نَيِّراً

من كلِّ أدواءِ القُلوبِ سَليما

من كلِّ أدواءِ القُلوبِ سَليما

God bestowed on him a luminous heart,

God granted him a heart pure

free from every malady of the heart.

Of all illnesses of the soul.

شهماً له في العلمِ حظٌّ وافرٌ

شهماً له في العلمِ حظٌّ وافرٌ

أدنى له المنثورَ والمنظوما

أدنى له المنثورَ والمنظوما

Noble-hearted, he has an ample share of learning,

He has abundant fortune in knowledge,

which brought prose and verse within his reach,

Bringing him prose and verse.

وأنالَه بينَ الرِّجالِ محبَّةً

وأنالَه بينَ الرِّجالِ محبَّةً

فتراهُ لِلقومِ الكِرام حَميما

فتراهُ لِلقومِ الكِرام حَميما

and won him affection among men,

He has won love amongst men,

so you see him a close friend of noble people.

So you see him intimate with the noble.

يا دارُ يَهنيكِ الذي قد نِلتِ من

يا دارُ يَهنيكِ الذي قد نِلتِ من

عزِّ ويُمنٍ لا يزالُ مُقيما

عزِّ ويُمنٍ لا يزالُ مُقيما

O house, may you delight in what you have gained of

O home, congratulations on the honor

glory and good fortune, ever abiding.

And prosperity you attained, everlasting.

وحُبِيتِ من أثَرِ الظَّلومِ طهارةً

وحُبِيتِ من أثَرِ الظَّلومِ طهارةً

لما أحَلَّ اللهُ فِيكِ حَكيما

لما أحَلَّ اللهُ فِيكِ حَكيما

And you were granted cleansing of the oppressor's traces

You were cleansed of the trace of oppression

when God settled a wise man within you.

When God settled within you a wise one.

وغدوتِ من بعدِ الدُّثورِ جَديدةً

وغدوتِ من بعدِ الدُّثورِ جَديدةً

ومُنحتِ من بعدِ الِّفاء نَعيما

ومُنحتِ من بعدِ الِّفاء نَعيما

And after decay you became new,

You became anew after destruction,

and after privation you were granted bliss.

And were granted bliss after separation.

صدَقَ الذي قد قالَ إنَّ الحَظَّ لا

صدَقَ الذي قد قالَ إنَّ الحَظَّ لا

يُعطى بكُلٍّ الحَالتينِ لُزوما

يُعطى بكُلٍّ الحَالتينِ لُزوما

He spoke truly who said that fortune is not

True is He who said fortune does not

necessarily bestowed in both states.

Always persist in both states.

يَعودُ الفتى أغنى الوَرى ولَطالَما

يَعودُ الفتى أغنى الوَرى ولَطالَما

قد باتَ مَنفوضَ الجِراب عَديما

قد باتَ مَنفوضَ الجِراب عَديما

A young man becomes the richest of mankind, though many a time

The young man returns richest of all though long he

he spent the night destitute, his purse shaken empty.

Slept bankrupt and destitute.

وكُسيتِ في حُلَلِ المَلاحةِ حًلَّةً

وكُسيتِ في حُلَلِ المَلاحةِ حًلَّةً

زَهراءَ غَادَرَتِ الحَسودَ كَليما

زَهراءَ غَادَرَتِ الحَسودَ كَليما

And among the robes of beauty, you were clothed in a robe

You were clothed in robes of glory, a dress

radiant, which left the envious one wounded.

That left the envious silent and helpless.

وإليكِ قد عادَ الشبابُ مُلاطِفاً

وإليكِ قد عادَ الشبابُ مُلاطِفاً

وَتَرحَّلَ الهَرَمُ العنيفُ رَغيما

وَتَرحَّلَ الهَرَمُ العنيفُ رَغيما

And youth returned to you with gentle caresses,

To you returned youth, caressing,

and harsh old age departed, humbled.

While feeble old age departed grumbling.

وإليكَ إبراهيمُ تَهنِئَةً كما

وإليكَ إبراهيمُ تَهنِئَةً كما

بَعَثَ الصباحُ منَ الرياضِ نَسيما

بَعَثَ الصباحُ منَ الرياضِ نَسيما

And to you, Ibrahim, congratulations, just as

To you, O Abraham, congratulations just as

morning sent a breeze from the gardens.

Dawn sent fragrance from the meadows.