بُشراكِgood tidings to you أُمَّO mother of حَبيبَةٍHabiba بِمُحَمَّدٍof Muhammad
بُشراكِ أُمَّ حَبيبَةٍ بِمُحَمَّدٍ
تَمَّتْhas become complete لكِfor you النُّعمىthe blessing فَفوزِيso triumph وَاسْعَدِيand rejoice
تَمَّتْ لكِ النُّعمى فَفوزِي وَاسْعَدِي
Glad tidings to you, Umm Habiba, of Muhammad!
Your blessing is complete: triumph and rejoice!
هَذاthis is بَشيرُthe herald of الخيرِgood أيُّwhat طَلاقةٍradiance
هَذا بَشيرُ الخيرِ أيُّ طَلاقةٍ
تَحكِيcould match طلاقَةَthe radiance of وجههِhis face الغَضِّfresh النَّدِdewy
تَحكِي طلاقَةَ وجههِ الغَضِّ النَّدِ
Here is the herald of good—what radiance
could match the radiance of his fresh, dewy face?
حَمَلَhe bore الرِّسالَةَthe message مَشرعاًa watering-place منof رَحمةٍmercy
حَمَلَ الرِّسالَةَ مَشرعاً من رَحمةٍ
فيهِin it الشِّفاءُis healing لِغُلَّةِfor the burning thirst of القَلْبِthe heart الصَّدِparched
فيهِ الشِّفاءُ لِغُلَّةِ القَلْبِ الصَّدِ
He bore the message, a watering-place of mercy,
with healing for the burning thirst of a parched heart.
بُشراكِgood tidings to you أُمَّO mother of المؤمنينَthe believers فهذهِfor this is
بُشراكِ أُمَّ المؤمنينَ فهذهِ
رؤياكِyour dream عِندَat أوانِهاits due time والموعدِand the appointed hour
رؤياكِ عِندَ أوانِها والموعدِ
Glad tidings, Mother of the Believers, for this is
your dream, come at its due time and appointed hour.
بَعثَsent النَجَاشِيُّthe Negus الوليدةَthe maidservant فاسمعيso listen
بَعثَ النَجَاشِيُّ الوليدةَ فاسمعي
أشهَىthe sweetest of الحديثِnews إلىto الكرائمِnoble women واشْهَديand bear witness
أشهَى الحديثِ إلى الكرائمِ واشْهَدي
The Negus sent the maidservant; listen
to the news sweetest to noble women, and bear witness.
هَذاthis is عَطَاؤُكِyour gift لوif يكونُthere were مَكانَهُin its place
هَذا عَطَاؤُكِ لو يكونُ مَكانَهُ
أغلىthe costliest الكُنوزِtreasures خَشيْتُI would fear أنthat لاnot تُحْمَدِيyou would be thanked
أغلى الكُنوزِ خَشيْتُ أن لا تُحْمَدِي
“This is your gift; were there in its place
the costliest treasures, I would fear you were not duly thanked.”
نِعمَexcellent is العطاءُthe gift بَذَلْتِهِyou bestowed it مَرْضِيَّةًwell-pleasing
نِعمَ العطاءُ بَذَلْتِهِ مَرْضِيَّةً
فيin اللَّهِGod راضيةًcontent وَيَالكِand what a ... you have! منof يَدِa generous hand
في اللَّهِ راضيةً وَيَالكِ من يَدِ
What an excellent gift you gave, yourself well-pleasing
to God and content—what a generous hand is yours!
قلّدتِyou entrusted أمرَكِyour affair خالداًto Khalid فمضَىand he advanced بهِwith it
قلّدتِ أمرَكِ خالداً فمضَى بهِ
شرفاًas honor علىupon شَرَفٍhonor أشمَّlofty مُخَلَّدِeverlasting
شرفاً على شَرَفٍ أشمَّ مُخَلَّدِ
You entrusted your affair to Khalid, and he carried it forward,
honor upon lofty, everlasting honor.
هَتَفَcalled out الرسولُthe messenger أَجِبْanswer وكيلَthe deputy of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
هَتَفَ الرسولُ أَجِبْ وكيلَ مُحَمَّدٍ
فمشَىso he went إلىto المَلِكِthe king الأعزِّmost mighty الأصيَدِproud
فمشَى إلى المَلِكِ الأعزِّ الأصيَدِ
The messenger called, “Answer Muhammad's deputy!”
So he went to the mighty, proud king,
يَلقاهُhe meets him فيin تَاجِthe crown of الهُدىguidance وسريرِهand his throne
يَلقاهُ في تَاجِ الهُدى وسريرِه
بينamid الأَرائكِcouches والجُموعِand the crowds الحُشَّدِdensely massed
بين الأَرائكِ والجُموعِ الحُشَّدِ
to meet him crowned with guidance, seated on his throne,
amid couches and densely gathered crowds.
فيin مشهدٍa gathering زانتهadorned it غُرَّةُthe radiant brow of جَعفرٍJa'far
في مشهدٍ زانته غُرَّةُ جَعفرٍ
زَيْنَthe ornament of النَّدِيِّthe assembly ونُورِand the light of عينِthe eye of المنتديthe assembly-goer
زَيْنَ النَّدِيِّ ونُورِ عينِ المنتدي
In a gathering adorned by Ja'far's radiant brow,
the assembly's ornament, the light of every eye there,
جَمَعَhe gathered الأحبَّةَloved ones والرفاقَand companions فأقبلواand they came
جَمَعَ الأحبَّةَ والرفاقَ فأقبلوا
منfrom كلِّevery عالٍexalted man فيamong الرجالِmen مُمَجَّدِhonored
من كلِّ عالٍ في الرجالِ مُمَجَّدِ
he gathered loved ones and companions, and they came,
every man of lofty standing and renown.
أدَّىpaid النجاشيُّthe Negus الصَداقَthe bridal dower مُبارَكاًblessed
أدَّى النجاشيُّ الصَداقَ مُبارَكاً
مِلءَfilling اليدينِboth hands يَسوقُهhe brings it منof عَسْجَدِpure gold
مِلءَ اليدينِ يَسوقُه من عَسْجَدِ
The Negus paid the blessed bridal dower,
bringing it in pure gold, filling both hands.
وأقامَand he held للَّهِfor God الولائمَfeasts كلّماwhenever
وأقامَ للَّهِ الولائمَ كلّما
زَادتْincreased وفودُthe delegations of القومِthe people قالhe said لهاto them ازْدَدِيincrease
زَادتْ وفودُ القومِ قال لها ازْدَدِي
And he held feasts for God; whenever
the people's delegations grew, he told the feasts, “Increase!”
مَضَتِwent الوليدةُthe maidservant بالصّداقِwith the dower فَصادفتْand she encountered
مَضَتِ الوليدةُ بالصّداقِ فَصادفتْ
كَرَماًgenerosity يُجاوِزُexceeding مَطْمَعَthe hopes of المُسْتَرْفِدِone seeking aid
كَرَماً يُجاوِزُ مَطْمَعَ المُسْتَرْفِدِ
The maidservant went with the dower and encountered
a generosity beyond the hopes of one seeking aid.
نَالتْshe received ولمand did not تَسألْask وَلِمَand why تمدُدْstretch out يداًa hand
نَالتْ ولم تَسألْ وَلِمَ تمدُدْ يداً
خَمسِينَfifty دِيناراًdinars عطاءًa gift كالدَّدِlike play
خَمسِينَ دِيناراً عطاءً كالدَّدِ
She received, without asking—and why stretch out a hand?—
fifty dinars, a gift given as lightly as play.
فضلٌbounty لأُمِّbelonging to the Mother of المؤمنِينَthe Believers تَفَجَّرَتْshe gushed forth
فضلٌ لأُمِّ المؤمنِينَ تَفَجَّرَتْ
عنهwith it فَرَاحَand it began يَفِيْضُto overflow غَيْرَwithout being مُصَرَّدِstinted
عنه فَرَاحَ يَفِيْضُ غَيْرَ مُصَرَّدِ
Such bounty from the Mother of the Believers! She overflowed
with it, and it flowed on, never stinted.
تِلْكَthat الوليدةُmaidservant قالsaid سيّدُهاher master ارجِعيreturn
تِلْكَ الوليدةُ قال سيّدُها ارجِعي
أَنَسِيتِhave you forgotten حَقَّthe due of الضّيفِthe guest عِنْدَwith السَّيِّدِthe master
أَنَسِيتِ حَقَّ الضّيفِ عِنْدَ السَّيِّدِ
That maidservant's master said, “Go back!
Have you forgotten the guest's due from the master?
رُدِّيreturn العَطِيَّةَthe gift والهَدِيَّةَand the present واذكرِيand remember
رُدِّي العَطِيَّةَ والهَدِيَّةَ واذكرِي
آلاءَthe favors of رَبِّكِyour Lord ذيpossessor of الجلالِmajesty الأَوْحَدِthe One and Only
آلاءَ رَبِّكِ ذي الجلالِ الأَوْحَدِ
Return the gift and the present, and remember
the favors of your Lord, the One and Only, possessed of majesty.
لاdo not تَرْزَئِيdeprive زوجَthe wife of النبيِّthe Prophet بأرضِناin our land
لا تَرْزَئِي زوجَ النبيِّ بأرضِنا
شَيئاًof anything فَبِئسَfor wretched is الزّادُthe provision للمتزوّدِfor one laying in supplies
شَيئاً فَبِئسَ الزّادُ للمتزوّدِ
Do not deprive the Prophet's wife, here in our land,
of anything—what wretched provision for one laying in supplies!”
قالتshe said إليكِhere, for you المالَthe money والحلْيand the jewelry الذيwhich
قالت إليكِ المالَ والحلْي الذي
أعْطَيتِنيهِyou gave it to me فليسfor ... is not أمريmy affair فيin يَدِيmy hand
أعْطَيتِنيهِ فليس أمري في يَدِي
She said, “Take back the money and the jewelry that
you gave me; my affair is not in my own hands.
أَمرَcommanded المليكُthe king فلاso there is no مَرَدَّreversal لأمرِهِfor his command
أَمرَ المليكُ فلا مَرَدَّ لأمرِهِ
وَلَكِand yours is الكرامةُhonor فيamong الفريقِthe company الأرشدِthe best-guided
وَلَكِ الكرامةُ في الفريقِ الأرشدِ
The king has commanded; his command cannot be revoked,
and honor is yours among the best-guided company.
ليI have فيin ذمامِكِyour pledged care حاجةٌa request مَنْشُودَةٌsought
لي في ذمامِكِ حاجةٌ مَنْشُودَةٌ
لولاwere it not for الهُدَىguidance وَسَبيلُهُand its path لمnot تُنْشَدِwould be sought
لولا الهُدَى وَسَبيلُهُ لم تُنْشَدِ
I have a wish to seek, entrusted to your care,
which, but for guidance and its path, would not be sought.
هلwill ...? تحملينَyou carry إلىto الرَّسولِthe Messenger تَحِيَّةًa greeting
هل تحملينَ إلى الرَّسولِ تَحِيَّةً
منّيfrom me إذاwhen انطلقتْset forth رِكابُكِyour mounts فيon غَدِthe morrow
منّي إذا انطلقتْ رِكابُكِ في غَدِ
Will you carry a greeting to the Messenger
from me, when your mounts set forth tomorrow?
حَيّيهِgreet him مُنْعِمةًas a kindness وَقولِيand say إنّنيthat I
حَيّيهِ مُنْعِمةً وَقولِي إنّني
أحببتُهI have loved him حُبَّwith the love of التَّقِيِّthe devout المُهْتَدِيthe rightly guided
أحببتُه حُبَّ التَّقِيِّ المُهْتَدِي
Greet him kindly, and say that I
have loved him with a devout, rightly guided person's love.
وَرَضِيْتُand I have accepted مِلَّتَهُhis faith لنفسيfor myself إنَّهindeed, he
وَرَضِيْتُ مِلَّتَهُ لنفسي إنَّه
لعلىis surely upon طريقٍa path للسدادِto righteousness مُعَبَّدِwell-paved
لعلى طريقٍ للسدادِ مُعَبَّدِ
And I have accepted his faith for myself; indeed, he
is surely on a well-paved road to righteousness.”
رَضِيَwas pleased المليكُthe king وراحَand went on يَحمدُpraising رَبَّهhis Lord
رَضِيَ المليكُ وراحَ يَحمدُ رَبَّه
حَمْدَwith the praise of امرئٍa person للصالحاتِtoward righteous deeds مُسدَّدِguided aright
حَمْدَ امرئٍ للصالحاتِ مُسدَّدِ
The king was pleased and went on praising his Lord,
as one guided to righteous deeds gives praise.
وَدَعاand he called إلىto الصُّنعِthe deed الجميلِgracious نِساءَهُhis women
وَدَعا إلى الصُّنعِ الجميلِ نِساءَهُ
فالطيبُso perfume ذوpossessing عَبَقٍfragrance يروحُgoes forth at evening وَيَغتدِيand goes forth at morning
فالطيبُ ذو عَبَقٍ يروحُ وَيَغتدِي
And he called his women to this gracious deed,
so perfume, rich in fragrance, goes forth evening and morning.
تَمشِيwalk الولائدُthe maidservants خلفَهُin its wake يَحْمِلْنَهُthey carry it
تَمشِي الولائدُ خلفَهُ يَحْمِلْنَهُ
فيin مُلْتقىًa meeting بَهِجٍjoyful وَحُسنِand the beauty of تَودُّدِaffection
في مُلْتقىً بَهِجٍ وَحُسنِ تَودُّدِ
The maids walk in its wake, bearing it,
in joyful meeting and gracious affection.
يَأتينَthey come to أمَّthe Mother of المؤمنينَthe Believers يَزِدْنَهاthey give her more
يَأتينَ أمَّ المؤمنينَ يَزِدْنَها
وَيَقُلْنَand they say مَهْلاًwait كلّماwhenever قالتshe says قَدِيenough for me
وَيَقُلْنَ مَهْلاً كلّما قالت قَدِي
They come to the Mother of the Believers, giving her more,
and say, “Wait,” whenever she says, “Enough for me.”
سِيريgo forth هَداكِmay He guide you اللَّهُGod شَطْرَtoward نَبيِّهِHis Prophet
سِيري هَداكِ اللَّهُ شَطْرَ نَبيِّهِ
فيin موكبٍa procession مِنof نُورِهِHis light المتوقِّدِblazing
في موكبٍ مِن نُورِهِ المتوقِّدِ
Go—may God guide you—toward His Prophet,
in a procession of His blazing light.
إلاif ... not يكنْthere is منfrom هاشمٍHashim وَفْدٌa delegation فكمyet how many
إلا يكنْ من هاشمٍ وَفْدٌ فكم
للَّهِbelonging to God حَولَكِaround you منof رَسولٍa messenger مُوفَدِsent forth
للَّهِ حَولَكِ من رَسولٍ مُوفَدِ
If there is no delegation from Hashim, yet how many
messengers of God, sent forth, are around you!
جِبريْلُGabriel يَمشِيwalks فيin رِكابِكِyour train خَاشعاًreverently
جِبريْلُ يَمشِي في رِكابِكِ خَاشعاً
بَيْنَamong الملائِكِthe angels فَاشْهَديso behold وَتَفَقَّدِيand look closely
بَيْنَ الملائِكِ فَاشْهَدي وَتَفَقَّدِي
Gabriel walks in your train, reverent,
among the angels—so behold and look closely.
اللَّهُGod بَوَّأكِhas lodged you in الكرامَةَhonor مَنزلاًas a dwelling
اللَّهُ بَوَّأكِ الكرامَةَ مَنزلاً
وأعزَّand exalted جَدَّكِyour fortune بالنبيِّthrough the Prophet مُحَمَّدِMuhammad
وأعزَّ جَدَّكِ بالنبيِّ مُحَمَّدِ
God has made honor your dwelling,
and exalted your fortune through the Prophet Muhammad.
Sol 6.1