بقيتَmay you remain فيin الَّعْدِthe count موصولاًuninterrupted مدىthroughout الزَّمَنِtime
بقيتَ في الَّعْدِ موصولاً مدى الزَّمَنِ
ودُمْتَand may you remain للمجدِfor glory أَهلاًworthy ياO أَباfather of الحَسَنِal-Hasan
ودُمْتَ للمجدِ أَهلاً يا أَبا الحَسَنِ
May you remain counted, without interruption, for all time,
and ever be worthy of glory, O Abu al-Hasan.
ولاand never بَرِحْتَmay you cease سعيدfortunate الجَدِّin your lot مُتَّصلاًّjoined
ولا بَرِحْتَ سعيد الجَدِّ مُتَّصلاًّ
بماto what يَسُرُّbrings joy منof الأَوطارِdesired aims فيin الوَطَنِthe homeland
بما يَسُرُّ من الأَوطارِ في الوَطَنِ
And may you ever be fortunate in your lot, joined
to all the joys you desire in your homeland.
ولْيَهْنِكَand may it delight you الشمسُthe sun ياO بَدْرَfull moon of الكمالِperfection فَقَدْfor indeed
ولْيَهْنِكَ الشمسُ يا بَدْرَ الكمالِ فَقَدْ
تَأَلَّقَhas shone forth المجدُglory منfrom نُوَرَيْكُماyour two lights الحَسَنِbeautiful
تَأَلَّقَ المجدُ من نُوَرَيْكُما الحَسَنِ
And may the sun delight you, O full moon of perfection, for
glory has shone forth from your two beautiful lights.
للّهto God belongs يَوْمُa day of سرورٍjoy قدindeed جَلَوْتَyou unveiled بِهِon it
للّه يَوْمُ سرورٍ قد جَلَوْتَ بِهِ
علىto الورىhumankind غُرَّةًa bright blaze فيupon أَوْجُهِthe faces of الزَّمَنِtime
على الورى غُرَّةً في أَوْجُهِ الزَّمَنِ
God's is this day of joy, on which you unveiled
to humankind a bright blaze upon the faces of time!
يومٌa day تأَرَّجَgrew fragrant جَنْبَthe flank of الرْيحِthe wind منfrom طَرَبٍrapture
يومٌ تأَرَّجَ جَنْبَ الرْيحِ من طَرَبٍ
بِنَشْرِهِwith its perfume وتَغَنَّىand sang الطيرُthe birds فيamong الغُصُنِthe boughs
بِنَشْرِهِ وتَغَنَّى الطيرُ في الغُصُنِ
A day when the wind's flank grew fragrant in rapture
with its perfume, and birds sang among the boughs.
هلcan مثلُequal to خلقِكَyour character زَهْرُthe blossoms of الروضِthe garden مبتسماًsmiling
هل مثلُ خلقِكَ زَهْرُ الروضِ مبتسماً
أَوor مثلُequal to جودِكَyour generosity جُودُthe bounty of العارِضِthe raincloud الهَتِنِpouring steadily
أَو مثلُ جودِكَ جُودُ العارِضِ الهَتِنِ
Can the garden's smiling blossoms match your character,
or the downpouring cloud's bounty match your generosity?
أَصبَحْتَyou have become ياO بْنَson of خُلَيْفٍKhulayf خَيْرَthe best of منthose whom قَصَدَتْsought
أَصبَحْتَ يا بْنَ خُلَيْفٍ خَيْرَ من قَصَدَتْ
نوالَهُhis bounty الناسُpeople منfrom قَيْسٍQays ومنand from يَمَنِYemen
نوالَهُ الناسُ من قَيْسٍ ومن يَمَنِ
You have become, O son of Khulayf, the best of those whose
bounty people from Qays and Yemen have sought.
وَقَفْتُand I came منكَin you علىupon عَدْنٍEden فزِدْتُso I gained more علىthan
وَقَفْتُ منكَ على عَدْنٍ فزِدْتُ على
منone who راحَset out يطلبُseeking فضلَthe finest of الطِّيبِperfume فيin عَدَنِAden
من راحَ يطلبُ فضلَ الطِّيبِ في عَدَنِ
In you I found an Eden, and so surpassed
those who set out seeking the finest perfume in Aden.
وشمتُand I beheld منكin you نُجُومَthe stars of اليُمْنِgood fortune طالعةًrising
وشمتُ منك نُجُومَ اليُمْنِ طالعةً
فلمso not أُعرَّجْI turned aside علىto ماwhat قيلwas said فيabout اليَمَنِYemen
فلم أُعرَّجْ على ما قيل في اليَمَنِ
And in you I beheld the stars of good fortune rising,
so I paid no heed to what was said about Yemen.
ياO بْنَson of الأَكارِمِthe noblest تَنْمِيهِمْtrace their descent إِلىto يَمَنٍYemen
يا بْنَ الأَكارِمِ تَنْمِيهِمْ إِلى يَمَنٍ
فضائلٌvirtues قُرِنَتْwere linked بالعِزِّwith honor واليُمُنِand good fortune
فضائلٌ قُرِنَتْ بالعِزِّ واليُمُنِ
O son of noble men, traced back to Yemen
by virtues linked with honor and good fortune,
وعَزْمَةٍand resolve قدindeed جَرَتْhas coursed فيthrough أَصلِthe root of مجدِهِمُtheir glory
وعَزْمَةٍ قد جَرَتْ في أَصلِ مجدِهِمُ
علىin التعاقُبِsuccession مَجْرَىlike the coursing of الرّوحِthe spirit فيthrough البَدَنِthe body
على التعاقُبِ مَجْرَى الرّوحِ في البَدَنِ
and with resolve that has coursed through the root of their glory,
generation after generation, as the spirit courses through the body.
وماand not جُذامٌJudham سوىother than أُسْدٍlions براثِنُهاtheir claws
وما جُذامٌ سوى أُسْدٍ براثِنُها
يفنىis destroyed بهنَّby them أَديمُthe hide of الهمِّcare والحَزَنِand sorrow
يفنى بهنَّ أَديمُ الهمِّ والحَزَنِ
And Judham are nothing but lions, whose claws
destroy the very hide of care and sorrow.
هُمُthey حماةُthe defenders of عَدِيٍّ'Adi فيin شدائِدِهاits hardships
هُمُ حماةُ عَدِيٍّ في شدائِدِها
وهمand they أُولُوpossessors of الحِلْمِforbearance وقتَin times of الحِلْمِforbearance والضَّغَنِand rancor
وهم أُولُو الحِلْمِ وقتَ الحِلْمِ والضَّغَنِ
They are the defenders of 'Adi in its hardships,
and are forbearing in times of forbearance and rancor.
وحسبُهُمْand it suffices them أَنَّthat منهمْamong them حينwhen تنسبُهُمْyou trace their lineage
وحسبُهُمْ أَنَّ منهمْ حين تنسبُهُمْ
بنيthe sons of خُلَيْفٍKhulayf سَرَاةَthe lords of الأَمْنِsafety والمِنَنِand benefactions
بني خُلَيْفٍ سَرَاةَ الأَمْنِ والمِنَنِ
And it suffices them that among them, when you trace their lineage,
are the sons of Khulayf, lords of safety and beneficence.
قومٌa people هُمُthey البيتُthe House بيتُthe house of الفضلِexcellence مشتهراًrenowned
قومٌ هُمُ البيتُ بيتُ الفضلِ مشتهراً
فطُفْso circle بِهِaround it واستَجِرْand seek refuge إِنْif طُفْتَyou circle بالرُّكُنِaround the Corner
فطُفْ بِهِ واستَجِرْ إِنْ طُفْتَ بالرُّكُنِ
A people who are the House—the renowned House of excellence;
so circle it and seek refuge, if you circle the Corner.
ومِنْand from أَبِيهِمْtheir father أَفادُواthey gained كُلَّevery مَكْرُمَةٍnoble quality
ومِنْ أَبِيهِمْ أَفادُوا كُلَّ مَكْرُمَةٍ
فهُمْso they إِلىtoward المجدِglory قدindeed سارواhave journeyed علىalong السَّنَنِthe straight path
فهُمْ إِلى المجدِ قد ساروا على السَّنَنِ
And from their father they gained every noble quality;
so they have journeyed toward glory along the straight path.
يُرِيكَhe shows you منfrom وَجْهِهِhis face الأَسْنَىmost radiant ومنطِقِهِand his speech
يُرِيكَ من وَجْهِهِ الأَسْنَى ومنطِقِهِ
محاسِناًbeauties هيthey are مِلْءُthe fullness of العَيْنِthe eye والأُذُنِand the ear
محاسِناً هي مِلْءُ العَيْنِ والأُذُنِ
He shows you, in his radiant face and in his speech,
beauties that fill both eye and ear.
ولابسٍand a wearer of ثَوْبَa robe of عِرْضٍhonor قدindeed ضَفَاhas grown ample وَصَفَاand grown pure
ولابسٍ ثَوْبَ عِرْضٍ قد ضَفَا وَصَفَا
فليسَso not تبصُرsees فيهin it العينُthe eye منany دَرَنِstain
فليسَ تبصُر فيه العينُ من دَرَنِ
And he wears a robe of honor, grown ample and pure,
so the eye sees no stain upon it.
إِنْif لمnot يكُنْbe هوhe أَهْلَpossessor of الفضلِexcellence أَجْمَعِهِall of it
إِنْ لم يكُنْ هو أَهْلَ الفضلِ أَجْمَعِهِ
والمكرماتِand noble qualities علىin أَجناسِهاtheir kinds فَمَنِthen who?
والمكرماتِ على أَجناسِها فَمَنِ
If he is not the possessor of all excellence
and noble qualities of every kind, then who is?
لاmay not زالَhe cease فيin عِيشةٍa life خضراءَgreen ناضرةٍflourishing
لا زالَ في عِيشةٍ خضراءَ ناضرةٍ
ماas long as رجَّعَrepeated الطيرُthe birds تغريداًwarbling علىupon فَنَنِa bough
ما رجَّعَ الطيرُ تغريداً على فَنَنِ
May he ever enjoy a life green and flourishing,
as long as birds repeat their songs upon a bough—
أَحلىsweeter علىto الفمِthe mouth منthan شُهْدِthe honey of المُنَىwishes وعلىand to
أَحلى على الفمِ من شُهْدِ المُنَى وعلى
إِنسانِthe pupil of عينِthe eye of أَخِيone endowed with السَّلْوَىsolace منَthan الوًَسَنِdrowsiness
إِنسانِ عينِ أَخِي السَّلْوَى منَ الوًَسَنِ
sweeter to the mouth than the honey of wishes, and to
the pupil of a carefree man's eye than drowsiness.
Sol 6.1