أُحبُّI love المِهْرَجانَthe Mihragan festival لأنَّbecause فيهِin it
أُحبُّ المِهْرَجانَ لأنَّ فيهِ
سروراًjoy للملوكِfor the kings ذويpossessing السَناءِsplendor
سروراً للملوكِ ذوي السَناءِ
I love Mihragan, for in it
I love the festival, for in it
is joy for kings of splendor,
Is joy for eminent kings
وباباًand a gateway للمصيرfor passage إلىto أوانٍa season
وباباً للمصير إلى أوانٍ
تُفتَّحare opened فيهin it أبوابُthe gates السماءِheaven
تُفتَّح فيه أبوابُ السماءِ
and a gateway to a season
And a gateway to a time
in which the gates of heaven are opened.
When the gates of heaven open
أُشبِّههُI liken it إذاwhen أَفضَىpassed onward حميداًauspiciously
أُشبِّههُ إذا أَفضَى حميداً
بإفضاءِwith the passage of المَصيفِsummer إلىinto الشتاءِwinter
بإفضاءِ المَصيفِ إلى الشتاءِ
I liken it, as it passes auspiciously
When it turns out well, I compare it
with summer's passage into winter,
To the turning of summer into winter
رجاءَthe hope of مؤمِّليكَthose who hope in you إذاwhen تناهَىled at last
رجاءَ مؤمِّليكَ إذا تناهَى
بهمwith them بعدafter البلاءِhardship إلىto الرخاءِease
بهم بعد البلاءِ إلى الرخاءِ
to the hope of those who look to you, when it leads
The hope of your expectant ones, when
them, after hardship, into ease.
After affliction, wellbeing comes to them
فَمَهرِجْso celebrate Mihragan فيهduring it تحتbeneath ظلالthe shades of عيشٍa life
فَمَهرِجْ فيه تحت ظلال عيشٍ
ممدَّدةٍstretched out علىover عيشٍa life فضاءِample
ممدَّدةٍ على عيشٍ فضاءِ
So celebrate Mihragan then, beneath life's shades,
So revel in it under the shade
stretched out over a life of plenty,
Of an extended living upon a spacious living
أخاO possessor of نِعَمٍblessings تتمُّreach completion بلاwithout فناءٍperishing
أخا نِعَمٍ تتمُّ بلا فناءٍ
إذاwhen كانis التمامُperfection أخاthe brother of الفناءِextinction
إذا كان التمامُ أخا الفناءِ
O possessor of blessings perfected without perishing,
A brother of bounty completed without vanishing
though perfection is the brother of extinction.
If completion is the brother of vanishing
يزيدُadds اللَّهGod فيهاto them كلَّevery يومٍday
يزيدُ اللَّه فيها كلَّ يومٍ
فلاso never تنفكُّcease to be دائمةَconstant in النَّماءِgrowth
فلا تنفكُّ دائمةَ النَّماءِ
May God add to them each day,
God increases in it, each day
so they remain forever growing,
So it does not cease, ever growing
ويُصْحبُكand grants you الإلهُGod علىagainst الأَعاديthe enemies
ويُصْحبُك الإلهُ على الأَعادي
مساعدةَthe aid of المَقادرِfate's decrees والقضاءِand divine decree
مساعدةَ المَقادرِ والقضاءِ
and may God grant you, against your foes,
And God accompanies you against enemies
the aid of fate and divine decree.
Helping the decrees and destiny
شهدتُI witnessed لقدindeed لهوتَyou made merry وأنتwhile you were عفُّchaste
شهدتُ لقد لهوتَ وأنت عفُّ
مصونُsafeguarded الدِّينfaith مبذولُfreely bestowed العطاءِgiving
مصونُ الدِّين مبذولُ العطاءِ
I witnessed it: you indeed made merry while chaste,
I bear witness, you were inspired and you were chaste
your faith safeguarded, your gifts freely given.
Protected of religion, bestowing generosity
تَغَنَّتكsang of you القيانُthe singing women فماand did not تغنَّتْsing
تَغَنَّتك القيانُ فما تغنَّتْ
سوىexcept محمولِwhat was borne of مدحِكyour praise منin غِناءِsong
سوى محمولِ مدحِك من غِناءِ
The singing women sang of you, and sang nothing
The singers sang you, they sang nothing
but your praise borne in song.
Other than what your praise inspired them to sing
وأحسَنُand the finest ماwhat تغنّاكsang of you المغنِّيthe singer
وأحسَنُ ما تغنّاك المغنِّي
غناءٌa song صاغَهُhe fashioned it لكfor you منfrom ثناءِpraise
غناءٌ صاغَهُ لك من ثناءِ
And the finest of what the singer sang of you
And the best song the singer sang you
is a song he fashioned for you from praise.
Was a song forged for you from praise
كَمُلْتَyou became perfect فلستُso I am not أسألُasking فيكconcerning you شيئاًanything
كَمُلْتَ فلستُ أسألُ فيك شيئاً
يَزيدُكَهُhe adds it to you المَليكُthe Sovereign سوىexcept البقاءِlasting life
يَزيدُكَهُ المَليكُ سوى البقاءِ
You are perfect; I ask nothing for you
You are complete, so I ask nothing more of you
that the Sovereign might add to you, save lasting life.
Other than that the King keeps you enduring
وبعدُand now فإنّfor indeed عذريmy excuse فيfor قصوريmy shortcoming
وبعدُ فإنّ عذري في قصوري
عنfrom البابthe gate المحجَّبthe guarded ذيpossessing البهاءِsplendor
عن الباب المحجَّب ذي البهاءِ
And now, my excuse for failing to appear
And afterwards, my excuse for my shortcoming
at the guarded gate of splendor
From the veiled, splendid door
حدوثُthe occurrence of حوادثٍmisfortunes منهاamong them حريقٌa fire
حدوثُ حوادثٍ منها حريقٌ
تَحيَّفdepleted ماwhat جمعتI amassed منof الثراءِwealth
تَحيَّف ما جمعت من الثراءِ
is the occurrence of misfortunes, among them a fire
Is the occurrence of events, including a fire
that ate away at the wealth I had amassed.
That destroyed what I had gathered of wealth
فلمso I did not أسألْask لهfor it خَلَفاًa replacement ولكنْand yet
فلم أسألْ له خَلَفاً ولكنْ
دعوتُI called upon اللَّهGod مجتهدَearnest in الدعاءِprayer
دعوتُ اللَّه مجتهدَ الدعاءِ
So I asked for no replacement for it, but
So I did not ask for compensation, but
called upon God, earnest in my prayer,
I called on God, insistent in supplication
ليجعَلَهso He may make it فداءَكyour ransom إنْif رآهHe deemed it
ليجعَلَه فداءَك إنْ رآه
فداءكyour ransom أيهاO you الغاليdear in الفداءِransom
فداءك أيها الغالي الفداءِ
to make it your ransom, if He deemed it
To make it a sacrifice for you, if He sees
a ransom for you, O you whose ransom is dear.
It a sacrifice for you, O precious sacrifice
وأماand as for قبلَbefore ذاكthat فلمso not يكنthere was ليfor me
وأما قبلَ ذاك فلم يكن لي
قَرارٌrest فيin الصباحthe morning ولاnor المساءِthe evening
قَرارٌ في الصباح ولا المساءِ
And before that, I had no
As for before that, I had no
rest in the morning or the evening.
Peace in the morning or the evening
أعانيI struggle with ضيعةًan estate ماnot زلتُI have ceased منهاbecause of it
أعاني ضيعةً ما زلتُ منها
بِحمدِwith praise to اللَّهGod قِدْماًsince long ago فيin عناءِhardship
بِحمدِ اللَّه قِدْماً في عناءِ
I struggle with an estate that has kept me,
I suffered losses from which, by God's grace
praise be to God, in hardship since long ago.
I advanced step by step in hardship
فرأيَكso your decision مُنعِماًbestowing kindness بالصفحِby pardoning عنِّيtoward me
فرأيَك مُنعِماً بالصفحِ عنِّي
فماfor there is no ليfor me غيرَother than صفحِكyour pardon منany عَزاءِconsolation
فما لي غيرَ صفحِك من عَزاءِ
So let your decision, in kindness, be to pardon me,
So I saw you bestowing forgiveness upon me
for I have no consolation but your pardon.
For I have no solace but your forgiveness
ولاand do not تعتبreproach عليَّagainst me فداكmay ransom you أهليmy family
ولا تعتب عليَّ فداك أهلي
فتُضعِفَlest you double ماwhat لقيتُI suffered منof البلاءِaffliction
فتُضعِفَ ما لقيتُ من البلاءِ
And do not reproach me—may my family ransom you—
And do not reproach me, your sacrifice are my family
lest you double the affliction I have suffered.
For that would increase what I endured of affliction
Sol 6.1