زَنْدُfire-stick سَعْدٍgood fortune أَوْرَىhas struck fire
زَنْدُ سَعْدٍ أَوْرَى
وَالْهَنَاand joy جَاءَنَاcame to us سَافِرْunveiled
وَالْهَنَا جَاءَنَا سَافِرْ
Good fortune's fire-stick has struck fire;
The light of Saad is more radiant,
The flint of good fortune has sparked,
And joy has come to us unveiled.
And bliss has come to us from the traveler.
And joy has come to us unveiled,
وَتَوَالَتْand came successively بُشْرَىglad tidings
وَتَوَالَتْ بُشْرَى
بِهُمَامٍof a noble champion لَنَاfor us ظَافِرْvictorious
بِهُمَامٍ لَنَا ظَافِرْ
And glad tidings have come in succession
Good tidings came in succession,
And glad tidings have followed in succession,
Of a noble champion, victorious for us,
With aspirations for us, victorious.
With a heroic leader, victorious for us,
بِالذِيof him who قَدْindeed أَغْرَىroused
بِالذِي قَدْ أَغْرَى
مَوْجَwaves بَحْرِthe sea of النَّدَىgenerosity الْوَافِرْabundant
مَوْجَ بَحْرِ النَّدَى الْوَافِرْ
Of him who has roused
With the one who set adrift,
By the one who has stirred
The waves of the sea of abundant generosity.
The abundant waves of dew.
The waves of the sea of abundant generosity,
مَلِكُking الْبَرِيَّاcreation
مَلِكُ الْبَرِيَّا
مَنْhe whose عِدَاهُhis enemies الرَّدَىdeath نَالُواthey met
مَنْ عِدَاهُ الرَّدَى نَالُوا
King of creation,
The king of creation,
King of all creation,
Whose enemies have met death;
Those who opposed him met misfortune.
Whose enemies have met their doom,
زَاهِرُradiant الْمُحَيَّاthe countenance
زَاهِرُ الْمُحَيَّا
ذُوpossessor of نَوَالٍbounty لَهُit has بَالُimportance
ذُو نَوَالٍ لَهُ بَالُ
Radiant of countenance,
The blossoming of the alive,
Radiant of countenance,
Endowed with bounty of great worth;
With grace for him in abundance.
Possessor of momentous bounty,
مَنْhe whose سَنَاهُhis radiance أَغْنَىremoved the need
مَنْ سَنَاهُ أَغْنَى
عَنْfor سَناًradiance نَالَهُattained it الْبَدْرُthe full moon
عَنْ سَناً نَالَهُ الْبَدْرُ
He whose radiance leaves no need
Whoever hated him, enriched
He whose brilliance makes one need no more
For the light the full moon has attained;
Beyond the full moons that reached him.
The brilliance attained by the full moon,
وَشَبَاهُand his weapon's edge أَفْنَىdestroyed
وَشَبَاهُ أَفْنَى
كُلَّall مَنْthose whom شَانَهُdisgraced him الْغَدْرُtreachery
كُلَّ مَنْ شَانَهُ الْغَدْرُ
And his weapon's edge has destroyed
And whoever was like him, perished,
And whose sword-edge has annihilated
All whom treachery has disgraced;
All who schemed against him with betrayal.
Everyone disgraced by treachery,
وَنَدَاهُand his bounty أَدْنَىbrought closer
وَنَدَاهُ أَدْنَى
مِنْهُto him مَنْone whose دَارُهُhis home مِصْرُEgypt
مِنْهُ مَنْ دَارُهُ مِصْرُ
And his bounty has drawn near
And whoever called him close,
And whose generosity has drawn near
To him those whose home is Egypt.
Was higher than whoever's abode was Egypt.
To him, even those whose home is Egypt,
وَاجِبٌincumbent عَلَيَّاupon me
وَاجِبٌ عَلَيَّا
مَدْحُهُpraising him مَاas long as بَدَاappears آلُa mirage
مَدْحُهُ مَا بَدَا آلُ
It is incumbent upon me
It is incumbent upon me,
It is a duty upon me
To praise him as long as a mirage appears,
To praise him for as long as the family dawned,
To praise him as long as a mirage appears,
وَعَلاَand rises high الثُّرَthe Pleiades (first part) َّيا(completes 'Pleiades')
وَعَلاَ الثُّرَ َّيا
وَتَلاَand follows الصُّبْحَthe dawn آصَالُevenings
وَتَلاَ الصُّبْحَ آصَالُ
And the Pleiades rise high,
And the Throne was exalted,
And as long as the Pleiades rise high,
And evenings follow the dawn.
And the morning spread its lights.
And as long as late afternoons follow the dawn,
مُسْتَطَابٌdelightful مَدْحُهْpraise of him
مُسْتَطَابٌ مَدْحُهْ
مُسْتَبِينُplainly manifest الْكَرَامَاتِnoble deeds
مُسْتَبِينُ الْكَرَامَاتِ
Praise of him is delightful,
His praise is most fragrant,
His praise is a sweet delight,
His noble deeds plainly evident;
His miracles are most evident.
Manifest in his noble deeds,
مُسْتَتِمٌّcomplete نُصْحُهْhis sincere goodwill
مُسْتَتِمٌّ نُصْحُهْ
عَمَّencompassed حَتَّىeven الْجَمَادَاتِinanimate things
عَمَّ حَتَّى الْجَمَادَاتِ
His sincere goodwill is complete,
His advice is most consummate,
His counsel is fully perfected,
It embraces even lifeless things.
It encompassed all things, even the inanimate.
Embracing even inanimate things,
لاَnot يَزَالُceases صُبْحُهْhis dawn
لاَ يَزَالُ صُبْحُهْ
مُسْتَنِيرَradiant الْعَلاَthe signs (first part) مَاتِ(completes 'signs')
مُسْتَنِيرَ الْعَلاَ مَاتِ
His dawn never ceases to be
His dawn does not cease to shine,
His morning never ceases
Radiant in its signs.
Illuminating the heights perpetually.
To be illuminated with clear signs,
جَاءَنَاhe came to us وَفِيَّاfaithful
جَاءَنَا وَفِيَّا
لَهُhe has فِيin الْمَجْدِglory إِرْقَالُa swift stride
لَهُ فِي الْمَجْدِ إِرْقَالُ
He came to us faithful;
He came to us virtuously,
He came to us, ever faithful,
His is a swift stride in glory.
With glory for him loftily rising.
Striding swiftly in the realms of glory,
لَمْnot يَزَلْceased to be غَنِيَّاfree of need
لَمْ يَزَلْ غَنِيَّا
عَنْfor نُجُومٍstars إِذَاwhen مَالُواthey decline
عَنْ نُجُومٍ إِذَا مَالُوا
He has always been free of need
He has never ceased being wealthy,
He has always remained independent
For stars when they decline.
Beyond stars, when they pass away.
Of the stars whenever they decline.
Sol 6.1