استقبِلwelcome المهْرَجَانَthe Mihrajan festival بالفَرَحِwith joy
استقبِل المهْرَجَانَ بالفَرَحِ
فقدfor indeed مَضَتْhas passed عنْكَfrom you دولةُthe reign of التَّرَحِsorrow
فقد مَضَتْ عنْكَ دولةُ التَّرَحِ
Welcome the Mihrajan festival with joy,
Welcome the festival with joy
for the reign of sorrow has passed from you.
For the state of sadness has passed you by
وَحَيِّand greet نَدْمَانَكَyour drinking companion المُسَاعدَthe obliging one بالـwith the…
وَحَيِّ نَدْمَانَكَ المُسَاعدَ بالـ
ـنرجِس…narcissus بينbetween الإِبْرِيقِthe pitcher والقدَحِand the cup
ـنرجِس بين الإِبْرِيقِ والقدَحِ
And greet your obliging drinking companion with
And cheer your repentant friend with
narcissus between the pitcher and the cup.
A narcissus between a jug and a cup
واسْمَعْand listen مِنَto المُسْمِعَاتthe songstresses فيكَabout you وهلْand do…?
واسْمَعْ مِنَ المُسْمِعَات فيكَ وهلْ
تسمعُyou hear إلاexcept ماwhat فيكabout you منof مِدحpraise
تسمعُ إلا ما فيك من مِدح
And listen to the songstresses sing of you—do
And hear from the loudspeakers within you, can you
you hear anything but praise of you?
Hear anything but the praise in you?
ياO مُشبِهَyou who resemble المهرجانMihrajan مُفْتَتِحاًinaugurating
يا مُشبِهَ المهرجان مُفْتَتِحاً
منof دولةِthe reign of الغيْثِrain خَيْرthe finest مُفتَتحِbeginning
من دولةِ الغيْثِ خَيْر مُفتَتحِ
O you who, like Mihrajan, inaugurate
O you who begin the festival
the reign of rain with the finest beginning,
Like the state of rain, the best beginning
كُلٌّeveryone إذاwhen ماemphatic particle اصْطَبَحْتyou take a morning drink مُصْطبحٌa morning drinker
كُلٌّ إذا ما اصْطَبَحْت مُصْطبحٌ
مِنfrom جودِthe generosity of كَفَّيْكَyour two hands خيرَthe finest مُصْطَبَحِmorning draught
مِن جودِ كَفَّيْكَ خيرَ مُصْطَبَحِ
everyone, when you take your morning draught, drinks
Everyone when day breaks from your
from your two hands' bounty the finest morning draught.
Bountiful palms is the best daybreak
عَمَّرَكَmay He prolong your life اللًّهُGod فيin السُّرورjoy وأعْand raise…
عَمَّرَكَ اللًّهُ في السُّرور وأعْ
لاَكَ…you بتلكَthrough that العُلاَeminence عَنِbeyond المِدحِpraise
لاَكَ بتلكَ العُلاَ عَنِ المِدحِ
May God grant you long life in joy and raise
May God grant you joy and
you, through that eminence, beyond praise.
Elevate you above praise
ياO منْone whose إذاwhen عُدِّدَتْare enumerated مَحَاسنُهُhis virtues
يا منْ إذا عُدِّدَتْ مَحَاسنُهُ
نَابَتْserve as a substitute لأعدائهfor his enemies عنfor السُّبَحِprayer beads
نَابَتْ لأعدائه عن السُّبَحِ
O you whose virtues, when counted,
O you whose virtues when counted
serve your enemies in place of prayer beads,
Frustrate your enemies from praising
فَاقْتَرحso request المطرباتِthe delightful songs مُعْتَقِداًbelieving
فَاقْتَرح المطرباتِ مُعْتَقِداً
أنَّكthat you للسُّؤْلِfor desire خَيْرُthe best مُقْتَرَحِone wished for
أنَّك للسُّؤْلِ خَيْرُ مُقْتَرَحِ
so request the delightful songs, believing
Propose to the singers believing
that you are the best that desire could ask for.
You are for asking the best proposer
ماnot اقترَحhas requested السُّؤْلdesire مثلَكَyour like ابنَson of أبيAbu
ما اقترَح السُّؤْل مثلَكَ ابنَ أبي
بكْرٍBakr لِمَاfor what نَرْتَجِيwe hope for منof المِنحِgifts
بكْرٍ لِمَا نَرْتَجِي من المِنحِ
Desire has never sought your like, son of Abu
None proposed asking like you, son of Abu
Bakr, for the gifts we hope for.
Bakr, for what we hope to get from gifts
ولاnor انْتَقَدنَاwe carefully selected علىdespite تَأَنُّقِنَاour fastidious taste
ولا انْتَقَدنَا على تَأَنُّقِنَا
مِثْلَكَyour like ياO ذاpossessor of الخلائقِcharacter traits الوُضُحradiant
مِثْلَكَ يا ذا الخلائقِ الوُضُح
Nor, for all our fastidious taste, have we chosen
Nor did anyone criticize our elegance
your like, O possessor of radiant virtues.
Like you, O you of clear traits
فاطْرَبْso rejoice علىin ذاكthat عندَat مُغْتَبَقٍan evening draught
فاطْرَبْ على ذاك عندَ مُغْتَبَقٍ
واطربْand rejoice علىin ذاكthat عندat مُصْطَبَحa morning draught
واطربْ على ذاك عند مُصْطَبَح
So rejoice in that over an evening draught,
So rejoice in that when embraced
and rejoice in that over a morning draught.
And rejoice in that at daybreak
Sol 6.1