كُلُّ يَوْمٍ لَكَ عِيدُ الْوَدُودِ

كُلُّ يَوْمٍ لَكَ عِيدُ الْوَدُودِ

يَا هِلاَلَ الْعِيدِ فِي عَيْنِ غِيدِ

يَا هِلاَلَ الْعِيدِ فِي عَيْنِ غِيدِ

Every day of yours is the loving friend's feast.

Every day is a festival of affection for you

Every day to you is the festival of the beloved,

O crescent of the feast in fair maidens' eyes!

O crescent of the feast, in the eye of the gazelle

O crescent moon of Eid in the eyes of fair maidens.

أَنْتَ لِلأَعْيَادِ عِيدٌ وَزَيْنٌ

أَنْتَ لِلأَعْيَادِ عِيدٌ وَزَيْنٌ

فَهَنِيئاً بِسَنَاكَ لِعِيدِ

فَهَنِيئاً بِسَنَاكَ لِعِيدِ

You are a feast and adornment to all feasts.

You are the ornament and beauty of feasts

You are a festival and an adornment to all festivals,

So joy to the feast in your radiance!

So congratulations on your brilliance, for the feast

So congratulations to the holiday for your radiance.

وَهَنِيئاً لَكَ بِالْعِيدِ أَيْضاً

وَهَنِيئاً لَكَ بِالْعِيدِ أَيْضاً

مَفْخَرِ الدِّينِ وَزَهْوِ السَّعِيدِ

مَفْخَرِ الدِّينِ وَزَهْوِ السَّعِيدِ

And joy to you, too, in the feast,

And congratulations to you on the feast as well

And congratulations to you on the festival as well,

religion's pride and the fortunate one's glory.

Pride of the faith and joy of the happy one

O pride of the faith and glory of the fortunate.

مَنْ يَرَى مِنْكَ هِلاَلاً بِعِيدِ

مَنْ يَرَى مِنْكَ هِلاَلاً بِعِيدِ

يَجْتَلِي عِيدَيْنِ وَقْتَ الشًّهًودِ

يَجْتَلِي عِيدَيْنِ وَقْتَ الشًّهًودِ

Whoever sees in you a crescent at the feast

Whoever sees you as a crescent of the feast

Whoever beholds you as a crescent during Eid,

beholds two feasts at the moment of seeing:

Will enjoy two feasts at the time of witnessing

Witnesses two festivals at the moment of sighting.

أَيْ يَرَى يَوْماً عَظِيماً شَهِيداً

أَيْ يَرَى يَوْماً عَظِيماً شَهِيداً

يَا لَهُ فِي دِينِنَا مِنْ شَهِيدِ

يَا لَهُ فِي دِينِنَا مِنْ شَهِيدِ

that is, he sees a mighty day bearing witness—

That is, he will see a great glorious day

That is, he beholds a great and witnessed day,

what a witness it is in our faith!

Oh, what a martyr it is in our religion

Oh, what a grand testament it is within our faith!

وَيَرَى شَمْسَ سَنَاءٍ تَبَدَّتْ

وَيَرَى شَمْسَ سَنَاءٍ تَبَدَّتْ

فَتََهَادَتْهَا بُرُوجُ السُّعُودِ

فَتََهَادَتْهَا بُرُوجُ السُّعُودِ

And he sees a sun of splendor come into view,

And he will see the sun of glory that shone

And he sees a sun of brilliance that has emerged,

which the constellations of fortune pass among themselves as a gift.

So its mansions nodded in pleasure

Guided along by the constellations of good fortune.

أَيْ يَرَى وَجْهَ كَرِيمٍ كَرِيمٍ

أَيْ يَرَى وَجْهَ كَرِيمٍ كَرِيمٍ

يَتَدَلَّى لِِكَدُودٍ كَدُودِ

يَتَدَلَّى لِِكَدُودٍ كَدُودِ

That is, he sees the face of a noble, generous man,

That is, he sees the face of a generous man

Meaning, he beholds the face of a truly noble and generous man,

bending down toward a toil-worn, weary man.

Dangling for a loving and affectionate one

Reaching down with compassion to the endlessly toiling soul.

يَحْتَظِي مِنْهُ الْعَدِيمُ بِعُدْمٍ

يَحْتَظِي مِنْهُ الْعَدِيمُ بِعُدْمٍ

حِينَ يَبْدُو بِوُجُودٍ بِجُودِ

حِينَ يَبْدُو بِوُجُودٍ بِجُودِ

The destitute wins favor from him through destitution,

The destitute hopes to gain from his existence

From whom the destitute gains fortune for his very lack,

when he appears in person with bounty.

When he appears with benevolence and generosity

When he appears with presence and boundless generosity.

عَشِقْتُ منهُ الْمَعالِي مَجِيداً

عَشِقْتُ منهُ الْمَعالِي مَجِيداً

لاَ مَجِيدٌ لِعُلاً عَنْ مَجِيدِ

لاَ مَجِيدٌ لِعُلاً عَنْ مَجِيدِ

I loved his lofty virtues, glorious as he is;

I loved the splendid morals about him

I loved the high virtues in him, a glorious man,

for lofty rank, there is no glorious one apart from a glorious one.

No glory for loftiness above the glorious one

For no glorious seeker of heights is apart from glory.

رَاقَ فِي جِيدِ الزمانِ حُلاَهُ

رَاقَ فِي جِيدِ الزمانِ حُلاَهُ

مِثْلَ مَا رَاقَ حُلَيٌّ بِجِيدِ

مِثْلَ مَا رَاقَ حُلَيٌّ بِجِيدِ

His ornaments look lovely upon Time's neck,

His necklace gleamed in the excellent era

His adornments gleamed upon the neck of time,

just as jewelry looks lovely upon a neck.

Like what gleamed on the neck in the past

Just as jewels sparkle upon a fair neck.

فَلَهُ الْحُسْنُ الذِي حَرَّكَ الْغَيْ

فَلَهُ الْحُسْنُ الذِي حَرَّكَ الْغَيْ

رَةَ لِلْغَادَةِ ذَاتِ الْعُقُودِ

رَةَ لِلْغَادَةِ ذَاتِ الْعُقُودِ

So his is the beauty that stirred jeal-

So his charm aroused desire

For his is the beauty that awakens jealousy,

ousy in the maiden adorned with necklaces.

In the slender one with chokers

In the fair maiden adorned with necklaces.

وَلَهُ الوَجْهُ الْبَهيجُ الْمُجَلِّي

وَلَهُ الوَجْهُ الْبَهيجُ الْمُجَلِّي

ظُلُمَاتٍ مِنْ نَوَائِبِ سُودِ

ظُلُمَاتٍ مِنْ نَوَائِبِ سُودِ

And his is the radiant face that dispels

And his radiant face that illuminates

And his is the radiant face that clears away

the darkness of black calamities.

Darknesses from the tribulations of gloom

The pitch-darkness of bleak calamities.

وَلَهُ الذِّكْرُ الذَّكِيُّ شَذَاهُ

وَلَهُ الذِّكْرُ الذَّكِيُّ شَذَاهُ

وَلَهُ الْعِرْضُ النَّقِيُّ الْجُلُودِ

وَلَهُ الْعِرْضُ النَّقِيُّ الْجُلُودِ

And his is renown, sweet in its fragrance;

And his intelligent mention, its melody

His is the reputation of sweet, piercing fragrance,

and his is honor, its skins unsullied;

And his pure honor and dignity

And his is the honor of an unblemished surface.

وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ الأَنْيقُ الْعُقُودِ

وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ الأَنْيقُ الْعُقُودِ

وَلَهُ الْمَجْدُ الرَّقِيقُ الْبُرُودِ

وَلَهُ الْمَجْدُ الرَّقِيقُ الْبُرُودِ

and his is praise, its necklaces elegant;

And for him is the graceful praise, the necklaces

His is the praise composed of elegant necklaces,

and his is glory, its mantles delicate.

And for him is the delicate glory, the coolness

And his is the glory wrapped in fine garments.

وَلَهُ الْفَضْلُ الْمُبَارِي نَدَاهُ

وَلَهُ الْفَضْلُ الْمُبَارِي نَدَاهُ

لُجَجَ الْبَحْرِ الطَّوِيلِ الْمَدِيدِ

لُجَجَ الْبَحْرِ الطَّوِيلِ الْمَدِيدِ

And his is excellence whose bounty rivals

And for him is the exceptional merit, its brightness

His is the grace whose generosity rivals

the deep waters of the long, far-reaching sea.

Equals the long, extended ocean

The rolling depths of the vast, expansive sea.

وَلَهُ الْعَقْلُ الْمُجَلِّي سَنَاهُ

وَلَهُ الْعَقْلُ الْمُجَلِّي سَنَاهُ

ظُلَمَ الْخَطْبِ الثَّقِيلِ الشَّدِيدِ

ظُلَمَ الْخَطْبِ الثَّقِيلِ الشَّدِيدِ

And his is the intellect whose radiance dispels

And for him is the mind that clarifies his brilliance

And his is the intellect whose brilliance dispels

the darkness of heavy, grievous calamity.

The darkness of the difficult, arduous sermon

The shadows of heavy and severe afflictions.

وَلَهُ الطَّبْعُ السَّلِيمُ مَتَى مَا

وَلَهُ الطَّبْعُ السَّلِيمُ مَتَى مَا

زِيدَ مَدْحاً قَالَ هَلْ مِنْ مَزِيدِ

زِيدَ مَدْحاً قَالَ هَلْ مِنْ مَزِيدِ

And his is the sound nature which, whenever

And for him is the sound disposition, whenever

His is the sound nature; whenever

given more praise, says: 'Is there yet more?'

Praised more, he says is there any addition?

Praise of him is increased, it asks, 'Is there more?'

وَلَهُ سَعْدٌ يُرَى فِي السُّعُودِ

وَلَهُ سَعْدٌ يُرَى فِي السُّعُودِ

بِمَكَانِ جَدِّهِ فِي الْجُدُودِ

بِمَكَانِ جَدِّهِ فِي الْجُدُودِ

And his fortune is seen among fortunes

And he has good fortune seen in happiness

His is a good fortune visible among the stars of luck,

at his grandsire's rank among grandsires.

In the position of his grandfather in generosity

Secured by the rank of his ancestors among forefathers.

فَكِلاَ الْجَدَّيْنِ أَشْرَفُ جَدٍّ

فَكِلاَ الْجَدَّيْنِ أَشْرَفُ جَدٍّ

أَيْ أَبٍ عَالٍ وَبَخْتٍ عَتِيدِ

أَيْ أَبٍ عَالٍ وَبَخْتٍ عَتِيدِ

So both grandsire and fortune are noblest of their kind—

So both grandfathers are the noblest grandfather

For both his lineage and his luck are the noblest,

that is, an exalted forefather and fortune ready at hand.

That is, father high and promising destiny

Meaning, an exalted father and a steadfast fortune.

وَلَهُ النَّفْسُ التِي أَكْسَبَتْهُ

وَلَهُ النَّفْسُ التِي أَكْسَبَتْهُ

مِدْحاً مِنْ ذِي مَقَالٍ سَدِيدِ

مِدْحاً مِنْ ذِي مَقَالٍ سَدِيدِ

And his is the soul that has earned him

And he has the soul that earned for him

His is the soul that has earned him

praise from one whose speech is sound,

Praise from one with a judicious saying

Praise from every speaker of upright words.

يَقْتَدِي إِنْ قَالَ شِعْراً بِحَقٍّ

يَقْتَدِي إِنْ قَالَ شِعْراً بِحَقٍّ

بِلَبِيدٍكُفْئِهِ فِي النَّشِيدِ

بِلَبِيدٍكُفْئِهِ فِي النَّشِيدِ

who, when he speaks verse, rightly follows

He emulates if he says truthful poetry

When he recites poetry in truth, he follows

Labid, his equal in song.

Labid, his peer in composition

Labid, his true peer in the art of verse.

كُلَّمَا هَمَّ بِنَظْمِ الْقَوَافِي

كُلَّمَا هَمَّ بِنَظْمِ الْقَوَافِي

جَاءَهُ كُلُّ قَرِيبٍ بَعِيدِ

جَاءَهُ كُلُّ قَرِيبٍ بَعِيدِ

Whenever he sets himself to composing rhymes,

Whenever he wanted to compose rhymes

Whenever he sets out to compose his rhymes,

all that is near and far comes to him.

Every relative or stranger came to him

Every distant meaning draws closely to him.

يَرْتَقِي مِنْ صُنْعِهِ لِلثُّرَيَّا

يَرْتَقِي مِنْ صُنْعِهِ لِلثُّرَيَّا

بَعْدَمَا كَانَ لَقىً فِي الصَّعِيدِ

بَعْدَمَا كَانَ لَقىً فِي الصَّعِيدِ

It rises through his craft to the Pleiades,

He ascends in his making to the Pleiades

He ascends by his craft to the Pleiades,

after being a castoff upon the earth.

After he was debris in the quagmire

Elevating what was once cast upon the dirt.

يَا أَبَا الْعَالِي الْمَقَامِ عَلِيٍّ

يَا أَبَا الْعَالِي الْمَقَامِ عَلِيٍّ

دُرَّةَ التَّاجِ عَلَى رَأْسِ رُودِ

دُرَّةَ التَّاجِ عَلَى رَأْسِ رُودِ

O Abu Ali, exalted in rank,

Oh father of the most high rank, Ali

O Ali, father of the exalted station,

pearl of the crown upon a graceful maiden's head!

Pearl of the crown on the head of the pillar

The pearl of the crown upon a graceful head.

يَا ابْنَ عَبْدِ الخْاَلِقِ الحُرِّ الاسْمَى

يَا ابْنَ عَبْدِ الخْاَلِقِ الحُرِّ الاسْمَى

حِينَ عَمَّ الْخَلْقَ خُلْقُ الْعَبِيدِ

حِينَ عَمَّ الْخَلْقَ خُلْقُ الْعَبِيدِ

O son of Abd al-Khaliq, freeborn and most exalted,

Oh son of the Creator, the Free, the Supreme

O son of Abd al-Khaliq, the noble and supreme,

when the nature of slaves pervaded humankind!

When the creation was filled with slaves

At a time when the nature of slaves engulfed all creation.

يَا ابْنَ لَيْثٍ مَلأَ الأُسْدَ رُعْباً

يَا ابْنَ لَيْثٍ مَلأَ الأُسْدَ رُعْباً

فَغَدَوْا مِنْ خَوْفِهِ كَالْفُهُودِ

فَغَدَوْا مِنْ خَوْفِهِ كَالْفُهُودِ

O son of a lion who filled lions with terror,

Oh son of a lion who filled the lions with awe

O son of a lion who filled other lions with terror,

so they became like cheetahs for fear of him!

So they became from fear of him like deer

Until, out of fear of him, they became like mere leopards.

يَا ابْنَ رَأْسِ النَّاسِ مِنْ خَيْرِ نَاسٍ

يَا ابْنَ رَأْسِ النَّاسِ مِنْ خَيْرِ نَاسٍ

يَا شَجاً مَنْ نَاسُهُ كَالْقُرُودِ

يَا شَجاً مَنْ نَاسُهُ كَالْقُرُودِ

O son of the chief of men, from the finest of men!

Oh son of the best of people, the master of people

O son of the leader of men, from the best of mankind,

O thorn in the throat of one whose people are like monkeys!

Oh robust, whose people are like monkeys

O choking grief to those whose people are like apes.

دُمْ صَبَاحاً فِي مَسَاءِ الْوَدُودِ

دُمْ صَبَاحاً فِي مَسَاءِ الْوَدُودِ

وَمَسَاءً فِي صَبَاحِ الْحَسُودِ

وَمَسَاءً فِي صَبَاحِ الْحَسُودِ

Remain a morning in the loving friend's evening,

Stay morning in the evening of affection

Remain a morning in the evening of the devoted friend,

and an evening in the envious man's morning,

And evening in the morning of the envious

And a dark evening in the morning of the envious.

وَنَهَاراً مُشْمِساً لِمُحِبٍّ

وَنَهَاراً مُشْمِساً لِمُحِبٍّ

وَهِزيعاً مُظْلِماً لِلْعَنِيدِ

وَهِزيعاً مُظْلِماً لِلْعَنِيدِ

and a sunny day to a lover,

And a sunny day for a lover

And a sunlit day for the one who loves you,

and a dark watch of night to the obstinate.

And gloomy darkness for the obstinate

And a dark watch of the night for the obstinate foe.

وَكَمَا أَنْتَ غَزِيزاً حَمِيداً

وَكَمَا أَنْتَ غَزِيزاً حَمِيداً

شَاكِراً فَضْلَ عَزِيزٍ حَمِيدِ

شَاكِراً فَضْلَ عَزِيزٍ حَمِيدِ

And remain as you are: bountiful and praiseworthy,

And as you are strong and praiseworthy

And remain as you are, exalted and praised,

grateful for the bounty of the Mighty, the Praiseworthy.

Thankful for the grace of the Almighty, Praiseworthy One

Grateful for the grace of the Almighty, the Praiseworthy.