أَعقَبَكَmay He grant you اللَهُGod صِحَّةَhealth البَدَنِof the body
أَعقَبَكَ اللَهُ صِحَّةَ البَدَنِ
ماas long as هَتَفَcalled out الهاتِفاتُthe calling birds فيamong الغُصُنِthe boughs
ما هَتَفَ الهاتِفاتُ في الغُصُنِ
May God grant you soundness of body,
May God grant you bodily health
as long as singing birds call from the bough.
as long as the birds call among the boughs.
كَيفَhow وَجَدتَyou found الدَواءَthe medicine أَوجَدَكَmay He grant you اللَGod (first part)
كَيفَ وَجَدتَ الدَواءَ أَوجَدَكَ اللَ
هُ(completes 'God') شِفاءًhealing بِهِthrough it مَدىthroughout الزَمَنِtime
هُ شِفاءً بِهِ مَدى الزَمَنِ
How did you find the medicine? May God grant you
How did you find the medicine? May God grant you
healing through it for all time.
healing through it for all time.
لاmay ... never نَزَعَstrip away اللَهُGod مِنكَfrom you صالِحَةًa virtue
لا نَزَعَ اللَهُ مِنكَ صالِحَةً
أَبلَيتَهاyou have shown it مِنthrough بَلائِكَyour deeds الحَسَنِgood
أَبلَيتَها مِن بَلائِكَ الحَسَنِ
May God never wrest from you any worthy quality
May God never strip you of a virtue
you have proved through your noble endeavor.
you have shown through your noble deeds.
لازِلتَmay you ever remain تُزهىglorying بِكُلِّin every عافِيَةٍgood health
لازِلتَ تُزهى بِكُلِّ عافِيَةٍ
تَجتَثُّهاyou uproot it مِنfrom مَعارِضِthe arenas of الفِتَنِtribulations
تَجتَثُّها مِن مَعارِضِ الفِتَنِ
May you flourish forever in every form of health,
May you ever glory in every blessing of health
wresting it from the onslaughts of affliction.
that you wrest from the arenas of tribulation.
لَوif أَنَّthat أَعمارَناour lifespans تُطاوِعُناobey us
لَو أَنَّ أَعمارَنا تُطاوِعُنا
شاطَرَهُwould share with him العُمرَthe lifespan سادَةُthe lords of اليَمَنِYemen
شاطَرَهُ العُمرَ سادَةُ اليَمَنِ
If only our lifespans would obey our will,
If our lifespans obeyed us,
the noble lords of Yemen would share their years with him.
the lords of Yemen would share their lifespans with him.
إِنَّindeed بَقاءَthe continued life of الجَوادِthe generous man أَحمَدَAhmad فيupon
إِنَّ بَقاءَ الجَوادِ أَحمَدَ في
أَعناقِناour necks مِنَّةٌa favor مِنَamong المِنَنِthe favors
أَعناقِنا مِنَّةٌ مِنَ المِنَنِ
Indeed, the generous man’s continued life is the most praiseworthy of
Indeed, the continued life of generous Ahmad is upon
all the favors laid upon our necks.
our necks—a favor among favors.
Sol 6.1