عيدانtwo festivals أضحىAdha ومهرجانُand Mihrajān
عيدان أضحى ومهرجانُ
ماnot ضمjoined مثلَيْهِماtwo like them أوانُa season
ما ضم مثلَيْهِما أوانُ
Two festivals: Adha and Mihrajān.
The days of festival and joy
No season has ever joined two like them.
None like them time did deploy
أعيدُa feast? نُسْكٍsacred rites وعيدُand a feast لهوٍrevelry
أعيدُ نُسْكٍ وعيدُ لهوٍ
تجاوراthe two came together أبدَعَworked a marvel الزمانُtime
تجاورا أبدَعَ الزمانُ
Have a feast of sacred rites and a feast of revelry
Feast day and fun day convened
Come together? Time has worked a marvel!
In marvelous union time gained
ألَّفunited شكلَيْهماtheir two forms إمامٌan imam
ألَّف شكلَيْهما إمامٌ
أفعالُهُhis deeds فيهماin both of them حِسانnoble
أفعالُهُ فيهما حِسان
An imam united their two forms;
An Imam of excellence rare
His deeds in both are noble.
Brought them together with care
فاللَّهُso God يُبْقيpreserves الإمامَthe imam حتىuntil
فاللَّهُ يُبْقي الإمامَ حتى
يُرىis seen لمثلَيْهماbetween two like them اقترانa conjunction
يُرى لمثلَيْهما اقتران
So may God preserve the imam until
So God will let this Imam stay
A conjunction of two like them is seen.
Till the two days together play
مُعتمدٌMuʿtamid لمnot يزلْceased عميداًa leader
مُعتمدٌ لم يزلْ عميداً
ينطقُspeaks عنof فضلهhis excellence البيانeloquence
ينطقُ عن فضله البيان
Muʿtamid has always been a leader;
Supported he always presides
Eloquence speaks of his excellence.
His grace and favor derides
فيin كلevery أَرٍضland وكلِّand every قومpeople
في كل أَرٍض وكلِّ قوم
يُثْنِيoffers praise بآلائهfor his bounties لسانa tongue
يُثْنِي بآلائه لسان
In every land and among every people,
In every land and every clan
A tongue offers praise for his bounties.
All tongues his boons began
أشرقَshone للناسِfor the people منهfrom him بَدْرٌa full moon
أشرقَ للناسِ منه بَدْرٌ
لمnot يَخْلُwas devoid مِنْof نورهhis light مكانa place
لم يَخْلُ مِنْ نوره مكان
From him a full moon shone upon the people;
A moon for all arose in him
No place was without his light.
No place bereft of his beam
ماnot زانهadorned him الملكkingship إذْwhen حواهhe possessed it
ما زانه الملك إذْ حواه
بلrather كُلevery شيءthing بهby him يُزانis adorned
بل كُل شيء به يُزان
Kingship did not adorn him when he possessed it;
Kingship no more his glory confined
Rather, everything is adorned by him.
For by him all is refined
جَرَىhe ran ففاتand so outstripped المُلوكَthe kings سبْقاًin the race
جَرَى ففات المُلوكَ سبْقاً
فليسso there is no قُدَّامهahead of him عنانrein
فليس قُدَّامه عنان
He ran and outstripped the kings in the race;
Beyond all kings he rose high
So no rein is ahead of him.
No restraint to him came nigh
ولمand not يزلceased للإمامfor the imam سَعْيٌstriving
ولم يزل للإمام سَعْيٌ
بمثلهby its like تُحْرَزare won الرهانthe stakes
بمثله تُحْرَز الرهان
And the imam's striving has ever been
To the Imam remains the zeal
Such as wins the stakes.
By it great hopes reveal
نالتattained يداهُhis two hands ذُرَىsummits مَعالٍlofty honors
نالت يداهُ ذُرَى مَعالٍ
يعجزis powerless عنto نيلهاattain them العيانsight
يعجز عن نيلها العيان
His hands reached the summits of glory,
Hands that did lofty glory savor
Which sight is powerless to attain.
That eyes cannot tally or number
مُكَرَّمٌhonored عِرْضُهhis honor مُعَزٌّexalted
مُكَرَّمٌ عِرْضُه مُعَزٌّ
والمالand wealth منfrom دونهbeneath it مُهانheld cheap
والمال من دونه مُهان
His honor is revered and exalted,
Honor his, might and riches pose
And wealth is held cheap beside it.
Without him abject and lows
ليسthere is not لأموالهِfor his wealth لديهwith him
ليس لأموالهِ لديه
حَقٌّa right ولاnor حُرْمةٌinviolability تُصانis safeguarded
حَقٌّ ولا حُرْمةٌ تُصان
His wealth, to him, has no
To his wealth he stakes no claim
Claim, nor sanctity to be safeguarded.
Nor can it reverence acclaim
لِكُلِّfor every عَيْنٍeye رأتْهُsaw him يوماًone day
لِكُلِّ عَيْنٍ رأتْهُ يوماً
منfrom رَيْبِthe vicissitudes of أزمانهاits times الأمانsafety
من رَيْبِ أزمانها الأمان
For every eye that once saw him,
From life's woes is secured each eye
There is safety from the vicissitudes of its times.
That saw him once passing by
بذاكfor that فيin وجههhis face ضَمِينٌa guarantor
بذاك في وجهه ضَمِينٌ
يُقْبَلُis accepted منfrom مِثلهone like him الضمانthe guarantee
يُقْبَلُ من مِثله الضمان
In his face is a guarantor of that;
By it confidence in him impressed
A guarantee from one like him is accepted.
From the likes of him it wrested
حياتهhis life ماas long as أقامhe dwells فيناamong us
حياته ما أقام فينا
فضْلٌgrace منfrom اللَّهِGod وامتنانand a favor
فضْلٌ من اللَّهِ وامتنان
His life, so long as he dwells among us,
His life with us favor divine
Is grace from God and a favor.
And gift of boons a sign
نهارناour day الدهرَforever منهthrough him طَلْقٌbright and clear
نهارنا الدهرَ منه طَلْقٌ
وليلناand our night منهthrough him إضْحِيانbright with moonlight
وليلنا منه إضْحِيان
Our day is ever bright through him,
Our days by him glide gentle tides
And our night, through him, is bright with moonlight.
Our nights by him grace abides
فلاso may he not يزلcease فيin نَعِيمbliss عيْشٍliving
فلا يزل في نَعِيم عيْشٍ
مِزاجُهits blend الخفضُease واللّيانand gentleness
مِزاجُه الخفضُ واللّيان
So may he ever dwell in a life of bliss,
Evermore in joy he bides
Blended with ease and gentleness,
Gentle and serene resides
حتىuntil يرىhe sees فيهin him كلevery سؤلٍrequest
حتى يرى فيه كل سؤلٍ
ومُنْيةٍand a wish عبدُهhis servant بُنانBunān
ومُنْيةٍ عبدُه بُنان
Until he sees in him every request fulfilled,
Till all hopes and wishes deceased
And every wish—his servant Bunān.
Find life with him increased
Sol 6.1