أَيُّهَاO السَّيِّدُmaster المُعَظَّمُexalted قَدراًin esteem
أَيُّهَا السَّيِّدُ المُعَظَّمُ قَدراً
فِيin صُدُورٍbreasts وَأَعيُنٍand eyes وَقُلُوبِand hearts
فِي صُدُورٍ وَأَعيُنٍ وَقُلُوبِ
O master, exalted in esteem
In breasts and eyes and hearts,
والَّذِيand the one who يُرتَجَىis looked to لِسَلمٍfor peace وَحَربٍand war
والَّذِي يُرتَجَى لِسَلمٍ وَحَربٍ
وَلِشَقِّand for cleaving الصُّفُوفِthe ranks يَومَon the day of الحُرُوبِbattles
وَلِشَقِّ الصُّفُوفِ يَومَ الحُرُوبِ
And you who are looked to for peace and war,
And for cleaving the ranks on the day of battle:
مَرحَباًwelcome بالطُّلُوعِto the rising بَعدَafter أُفُولٍsetting
مَرحَباً بالطُّلُوعِ بَعدَ أُفُولٍ
مَرحَباًwelcome بِالإِيَابِto the return بَعدَafter المَغِيبِabsence
مَرحَباً بِالإِيَابِ بَعدَ المَغِيبِ
Welcome to your rising after setting;
Welcome to your return after absence.
كَمhow often شَكَونَاwe lamented فِرَاقكُمparting from you فَدَعَونَاso we prayed
كَم شَكَونَا فِرَاقكُم فَدَعَونَا
جَمَعَmay reunite اللهُGod شَملَنَاour company عَنin قَرِيبِa short while
جَمَعَ اللهُ شَملَنَا عَن قَرِيبِ
How often we lamented parting from you, and prayed:
May God reunite us soon!
فَأَجَابَso answered الإِلَهُGod مَنّاًgraciously فَأُبتُمso you returned
فَأَجَابَ الإِلَهُ مَنّاً فَأُبتُم
وَشَفَيتُمand you healed سَقَامَنَاour sickness بِطَبِيبِwith a physician
وَشَفَيتُم سَقَامَنَا بِطَبِيبِ
So God graciously answered, and you returned,
And you healed our sickness with a physician.
فَانعَمُواso live in bliss الدَّهرَtime كُلَّهُall of it فِيin سُرُورٍjoy
فَانعَمُوا الدَّهرَ كُلَّهُ فِي سُرُورٍ
فِيin جَنَابٍa tract مِنَof الزَّمَانِtime خَصِيبِfertile
فِي جَنَابٍ مِنَ الزَّمَانِ خَصِيبِ
So live in joy for all time,
In a fertile tract of time.
وَهَنِيئاًand congratulations بِعِيدِنَاon our festival وَهوَwhile it يَشدُوsings
وَهَنِيئاً بِعِيدِنَا وَهوَ يَشدُو
إِنَّمَاonly العِيدُthe festival فِيin لِقَاءِmeeting الحَبِيبِthe beloved
إِنَّمَا العِيدُ فِي لِقَاءِ الحَبِيبِ
And congratulations on our festival, as it sings:
The festival lies only in meeting the beloved.
Sol 6.1