حَلَّتْ حُلَى حَسَنِ الْحُلَى زَيْدَانِ

حَلَّتْ حُلَى حَسَنِ الْحُلَى زَيْدَانِ

حَامِي الْحِمَى مَا حَلَّ مِنْ بُلْدَانِ

حَامِي الْحِمَى مَا حَلَّ مِنْ بُلْدَانِ

The ornaments of fair-adorned Zaydan have alighted

The ornaments of beauty have adorned Zaydan

The finest of beautiful ornaments have adorned Zaydan,

in whatever lands he, guardian of the realm, settles.

Protector of reverence, unmatched in any land

the protector of the sanctuary, in whatever lands he settles.

إِنْ حَلَّ فِي بَلَدٍ غَدَا مِنْ حِينِهِ

إِنْ حَلَّ فِي بَلَدٍ غَدَا مِنْ حِينِهِ

يَسْمُو بِبَهْجَتِهِ عَلَى بَغْذَانِ

يَسْمُو بِبَهْجَتِهِ عَلَى بَغْذَانِ

If he settles in a town, from that moment it begins

When he arrives in a country, it flourishes from that moment

If he alights in a town, from that very moment it becomes

to soar through his splendor above Baghdhan.

And glows with his splendor above all else

exalted in its splendor above Baghdad.

أَوْ زَارَ أُفْقَ مَدِينَةٍ قَمَراً زَرَتْ

أَوْ زَارَ أُفْقَ مَدِينَةٍ قَمَراً زَرَتْ

زَهْواً بِطَلْعَتِهِ عَلَى غُمْدَانِ

زَهْواً بِطَلْعَتِهِ عَلَى غُمْدَانِ

Or if he visits a city's horizon as a moon, it looks down

Or if he visits a luminous city, it shines

Or should he visit a city's horizon as a moon, it would surpass

in pride at his appearance, upon Ghumdan.

Radiantly with his rising, above its towers

in the pride of his countenance, the palace of Ghumdan.

بَاهَتْ بِهِ أَوْطَانُهُ فَاساً بِمَا

بَاهَتْ بِهِ أَوْطَانُهُ فَاساً بِمَا

قَدْ حَلَّهِا بَدْراً بِلاَ نُقْصَانِ

قَدْ حَلَّهِا بَدْراً بِلاَ نُقْصَانِ

Through him his homelands vied in pride with Fez, since

His homelands shine through him, outshining

His homelands boasted of him to Fes, because

he had settled there, a full moon without waning.

The full moon with no loss of light

he alighted upon them as a flawless full moon.

زَادَتْ فَضَائِلُهُ وَكَانَتْ جَمَّةً

زَادَتْ فَضَائِلُهُ وَكَانَتْ جَمَّةً

بِزِيَادَةِ الآنَاءِ وَالأَحْيَانِ

بِزِيَادَةِ الآنَاءِ وَالأَحْيَانِ

His virtues increased, though they were already abundant,

His virtues increased and accumulated

His virtues increased—and they were already abundant—

as the hours and moments multiplied.

With the passage of time and days

with the increase of passing hours and times.

فَلِذَاكَ سَمَّوْهُ بِزَيْدَانٍ عَلَى

فَلِذَاكَ سَمَّوْهُ بِزَيْدَانٍ عَلَى

فَعْلاَنَ لِلْإِمْعَانِ فِي الرُّجْحَانِ

فَعْلاَنَ لِلْإِمْعَانِ فِي الرُّجْحَانِ

Thus they named him Zaydan, on

Thus they named him Zaydan, excelling

That is why they named him Zaydan, upon

the faʿlān pattern, to emphasize his preeminence.

Over others, insisting on preference

the morphological pattern 'Fa'lan', to emphasize his profound superiority.

إِذْ زِيدَ مَصْدَرُ زَادَ وَالتَّذْيِيلُ لِل

إِذْ زِيدَ مَصْدَرُ زَادَ وَالتَّذْيِيلُ لِل

تَّكْثِيرِ فِي مَعْنَاهُ بِالْبُرْهَانِ

تَّكْثِيرِ فِي مَعْنَاهُ بِالْبُرْهَانِ

For the verbal noun of 'increase' was augmented, and the added ending serves

As Zayd means increase, and the suffix denotes

For 'Zayd' is the verbal noun of 'Zada' (to increase), and the suffix serves

to intensify its meaning, as proof shows.

Emphasis on its meaning as proof

to multiply its meaning, with clear proof.

فَأَفَادَنَا أَنَّ الْمُسَمَّى مُفْرَدٌ

فَأَفَادَنَا أَنَّ الْمُسَمَّى مُفْرَدٌ

بِزِيَادَةٍ عَنْ سَائِرِ الأَعْيَانِ

بِزِيَادَةٍ عَنْ سَائِرِ الأَعْيَانِ

Thus it tells us that the bearer of the name stands alone

Indicating the one named is unmatched

Thus it shows us that the one bearing this name is unique

in surpassing all other notables;

In increase over all people

with an increase in stature over all other noblemen.

كَزِيَادَةِ الإِيغَالِ فِي نَفْعِ الْوَرَى

كَزِيَادَةِ الإِيغَالِ فِي نَفْعِ الْوَرَى

بِزِيَادَةِ الإِفْضَالِ وَالإِحْسَانِ

بِزِيَادَةِ الإِفْضَالِ وَالإِحْسَانِ

as in going ever further to benefit humankind

Like increased effort in benefiting mankind

Like his increase in striving to benefit mankind,

through greater generosity and kindness;

With increased generosity and kindness

with an increase in grace and benevolence.

وَزِيَادَةِ التَّدْرِيجِ فِي دَرَجِ الْعُلاَ

وَزِيَادَةِ التَّدْرِيجِ فِي دَرَجِ الْعُلاَ

بِزِيَادَةِ التَّفْرِيجِ لِلأَشْجَانِ

بِزِيَادَةِ التَّفْرِيجِ لِلأَشْجَانِ

and greater progress up the steps of eminence,

And increased progression in ascending ranks

And an increase in ascending the steps of glory,

through greater relief of sorrows;

With increased relief for the anguished

with an increase in dispelling sorrows.

وَزِيَادَةِ الإِيقَادِ فِي غَيْظِ الْعِدَى

وَزِيَادَةِ الإِيقَادِ فِي غَيْظِ الْعِدَى

بِزِيَادَةِ الإِخْمَادِ للِنِّيرَانِ

بِزِيَادَةِ الإِخْمَادِ للِنِّيرَانِ

and greater kindling of the enemies' rage,

And increased ignition of the enemy’s rage

And an increase in kindling the rage of enemies,

through greater quenching of fires;

With increased extinguishing of fires

with an increase in extinguishing fires of strife.

وَزِيَادَةِ الإِقْدَامِ فِي الْمَيْدَانِ

وَزِيَادَةِ الإِقْدَامِ فِي الْمَيْدَانِ

وَزِيَادَةِ الإِحْجَامِ عَنْ عُدْوَانِ

وَزِيَادَةِ الإِحْجَامِ عَنْ عُدْوَانِ

and greater daring on the battlefield,

And increased daring in battle

And an increase in boldness on the battlefield,

and greater restraint from aggression;

And increased restraint from aggression

and an increase in refraining from transgression.

وَزِيَادَةِ الإِسْعَادِ لِلْمَكْرُوبِ فِي الْ

وَزِيَادَةِ الإِسْعَادِ لِلْمَكْرُوبِ فِي الْ

أَزَمَاتِ وَالإِنْقَاذِ لِلَّهْفَانِ

أَزَمَاتِ وَالإِنْقَاذِ لِلَّهْفَانِ

and greater aid to the afflicted in the

And increased happiness for the distressed in times

And an increase in aiding the distressed during

crises, and rescue for the distraught;

Of crisis, and rescue for the yearning

crises, and rescuing the desperate.

وَزِيَادَةِ التَّوْقِيرِ لِلْأَعْيَانِ

وَزِيَادَةِ التَّوْقِيرِ لِلْأَعْيَانِ

وَزِيَادَةِ التَّوْفِيرِ لِلشُّجْعَانِ

وَزِيَادَةِ التَّوْفِيرِ لِلشُّجْعَانِ

and greater reverence for the notables,

And increased reverence for the eminent

And an increase in honoring the notables,

and greater provision for the brave;

And increased encouragement for the brave

and an increase in rewarding the brave.

وَزِيَادَةِ التَّهْذِيبِ لِلْإِخْوَانِ

وَزِيَادَةِ التَّهْذِيبِ لِلْإِخْوَانِ

وَزِيَادَةِ التَّأْدِيبِ لِلْعُبْدَانِ

وَزِيَادَةِ التَّأْدِيبِ لِلْعُبْدَانِ

and greater refinement of companions,

And increased refinement for brethren

And an increase in refining his brethren,

and greater discipline for slaves.

And increased discipline for servants

and an increase in disciplining his servants.

فَمَنَاقِبُ الْمَوْلَى عَلَى حَسَبِ اسْمِهِ

فَمَنَاقِبُ الْمَوْلَى عَلَى حَسَبِ اسْمِهِ

جَلَّتْ وَقَدْ أَغْنَتْ عَنِ التِّبْيَانِ

جَلَّتْ وَقَدْ أَغْنَتْ عَنِ التِّبْيَانِ

Thus the lord's virtues, in keeping with his name,

Thus the master's virtues match his name

So the master's virtues, true to his name,

are exalted, and need no explanation.

Manifest, rendering explanation superfluous

are majestic and need no further explanation.

مِنْ أَجْلِهَا أَجْلَلْتُ قَدْرَ خِطَابِهَا

مِنْ أَجْلِهَا أَجْلَلْتُ قَدْرَ خِطَابِهَا

بِعَزَائِهِ بِأَخٍ لَهُ ذِي شَانِ

بِعَزَائِهِ بِأَخٍ لَهُ ذِي شَانِ

For their sake, I esteemed the dignity of addressing them

For this I revere the status of her words

Because of them, I revered the value of addressing him

in consoling him for a distinguished brother of his.

Consoling a brother of high stature

to offer condolences for his brother, a man of high distinction.

هَشَّتْ لِلُقْيَاهُ الْجِنَانُ وَحُورُهَا

هَشَّتْ لِلُقْيَاهُ الْجِنَانُ وَحُورُهَا

مُتَسَرْبِلاً بِمَلاَبِسِ الرِّضْوَانِ

مُتَسَرْبِلاً بِمَلاَبِسِ الرِّضْوَانِ

The gardens and their houris rejoiced to meet him,

The gardens and their maidens rejoiced to meet him

Paradise and its houris rejoiced at meeting him,

robed in the garments of divine favor.

Dressed in garments of divine pleasure

as he arrived clad in the garments of divine pleasure.

وَرَأَيْتُ أَنَّ عَزَاءَهُ بِمُصَابِهِ

وَرَأَيْتُ أَنَّ عَزَاءَهُ بِمُصَابِهِ

لِصَحِيفَةِ النُّقْصَانِ كَالْعُنْوَانِ

لِصَحِيفَةِ النُّقْصَانِ كَالْعُنْوَانِ

And I saw that consoling him for his loss

And I saw consoling him for his affliction

And I felt that offering him condolences for his affliction

was like a heading on the page of deficiency;

Was like a title page for loss

would be like a title for a scroll of deficiency.

إِذْ ذَاكَ يُوهِمُ أَنَّهُ مُتَخَشِّعٌ

إِذْ ذَاكَ يُوهِمُ أَنَّهُ مُتَخَشِّعٌ

لِنَوَائِبِ الأَزَمَاتِ وَالأَزْمَانِ

لِنَوَائِبِ الأَزَمَاتِ وَالأَزْمَانِ

for that suggests that he is humbled

This gives the impression that he is humble

For that would give the illusion that he is humbled

before the calamities of crises and of time.

Towards the blows of fate and time

by the calamities of crises and the passage of time.

مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ جَدَاهُ فِي حُكْمِ النُّهَى

مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ جَدَاهُ فِي حُكْمِ النُّهَى

أَنْجَادُ قَلْبٍ مُزَلْزَلِ الأَرْكَانِ

أَنْجَادُ قَلْبٍ مُزَلْزَلِ الأَرْكَانِ

Since aid to him, in the judgment of reason,

Since his grandfather, by law, forbids

Because its benefit, in the judgment of wise minds,

is succor for a heart whose foundations are shaken.

A heart that shakes the pillars of faith

is the rescuing of a heart whose foundations are shaken.

بَلْ ذَاكَ عِنْدِي حَيْثُ لاَ جَزَعٌ يُرَى

بَلْ ذَاكَ عِنْدِي حَيْثُ لاَ جَزَعٌ يُرَى

أَخْنَى مِنَ الْهَذَيَانِ مِنْ نَشْوَانِ

أَخْنَى مِنَ الْهَذَيَانِ مِنْ نَشْوَانِ

Rather, where no anguish is seen, that to my mind

Rather, in my view, he is one who shows no panic

Rather, doing so in my view—where no panic is seen—

is fouler than the babbling of a drunkard.

Saner than the insane in joy or grief

is more unseemly than the delirium of a drunkard.

فَإِذَا أَنَا عَزَّيْتُهُ أَدْخَلْتُهُ

فَإِذَا أَنَا عَزَّيْتُهُ أَدْخَلْتُهُ

حَاشَاهُ بَابَ مُصَدَّعِ الْبُنْيَانِ

حَاشَاهُ بَابَ مُصَدَّعِ الْبُنْيَانِ

Thus, if I consoled him, I would usher him—

So when I console him, I lead him

For if I were to offer him condolences, I would be placing him

far be it from him!—through the door of one whose edifice is cracked.

Away from the door of the crumbling edifice

—God forbid!—at the door of a cracked foundation.

وَالظَّنُّ أَوْ هُوَ الْمُحَقَّقُ أَنَّهُ

وَالظَّنُّ أَوْ هُوَ الْمُحَقَّقُ أَنَّهُ

مَا إِنْ لَهُ فِي صَبْرِهِ مِنْ ثَانِ

مَا إِنْ لَهُ فِي صَبْرِهِ مِنْ ثَانِ

And my belief—or rather, the certainty—is that

And the belief, or rather confirmed reality, is

And the belief—or rather, the certainty—is that he

he has no equal in his patience.

He has no second in patience

truly has no equal in his patience.

فَلَهُ عَلَى وَلَدِ الْمُلُوكِ مَزِيَّةُ

فَلَهُ عَلَى وَلَدِ الْمُلُوكِ مَزِيَّةُ

كَمَزِيَّةِ الْيَاقُوتِ وَالْعِقْيَانِ

كَمَزِيَّةِ الْيَاقُوتِ وَالْعِقْيَانِ

Thus he has preeminence over the offspring of kings,

For he has an advantage over royal sons

For he holds a distinction over the sons of kings,

like the preeminence of rubies and pure gold.

Like the ruby over common stones

like the superiority of rubies and pure gold.

أَبْقَى إِلَهِي جُودَهُ وَوُجُودَهُ

أَبْقَى إِلَهِي جُودَهُ وَوُجُودَهُ

مُتَعَارِفاً بِحِمَايَةِ السُّلْطَانِ

مُتَعَارِفاً بِحِمَايَةِ السُّلْطَانِ

May my God preserve his generosity and his life,

My God, perpetuate his generosity and existence

May my God preserve his generosity and his existence,

well known under the sultan's protection.

Known for protecting the sultanate

widely renowned for his sovereign protection.

نَصَرَ الإِلَهُ جُنُودَهُ وَبُنُودَهُ

نَصَرَ الإِلَهُ جُنُودَهُ وَبُنُودَهُ

نَصْراً يَذِلُّ لَهُ ذَوِيِ التِّيجَانِ

نَصْراً يَذِلُّ لَهُ ذَوِيِ التِّيجَانِ

May God grant victory to his troops and his banners,

May God grant victory to his armies and elite

May God grant victory to his armies and his banners,

a victory before which the wearers of crowns are humbled.

A victory that humiliates those with crowns

a victory that forces the wearers of crowns to bow.