بشرىglad tidings فبدرfor the full moon of سماءthe sky of المجدglory قدindeed طلعاhas risen
بشرى فبدر سماء المجد قد طلعا
ونورand the light of شمسthe sun of نهارthe day of السعدgood fortune قدindeed سطعاhas shone
ونور شمس نهار السعد قد سطعا
Good tidings! The full moon of glory's sky has risen,
Good tidings, for the sky of glory has risen
And the light of the sun of good fortune's day has shone.
And the light of the sun of happy days has shone
أهلاًwelcome وسهلاًand welcome بمولاناto our patron وسيدناand our master
أهلاً وسهلاً بمولانا وسيدنا
صدرforemost among الأفاضلthe eminent منthe one who فيin العلمlearning قدindeed برعاhas excelled
صدر الأفاضل من في العلم قد برعا
A warm welcome to our patron and our master,
Welcome, welcome to our master and leader
Foremost among the eminent, who has excelled in learning.
The best of the virtuous, foremost in knowledge
المرتضىal-Murtada مرتضىpleasing in الأخلاقcharacter فخربنيpride of the descendants of
المرتضى مرتضى الأخلاق فخربني
علىAli المرتضىal-Murtada أوفىmost complete الورىof humankind ورعاin piety
على المرتضى أوفى الورى ورعا
Al-Murtada, of pleasing character, pride of the descendants
Al-Murtada, Murtada of noble character, pride of my clan
Of Ali al-Murtada, surpassing all humankind in piety.
The most faithful of people to Al-Murtada was devout
أهلاًwelcome بمنto him who أشرقتshone أرضthe land of الغريal-Ghari بهthrough him
أهلاً بمن أشرقت أرض الغري به
وافترand parted in a smile مبسمهاits smiling mouth كالبرقlike lightning إذwhen لمعاit flashed
وافتر مبسمها كالبرق إذ لمعا
Welcome to him through whom the land of al-Ghari has shone,
Welcome to the one who illuminated the land of Ghary
And its smiling lips parted like lightning when it flashed.
His smile blossomed on it like flashing lightning
وقدand indeed تهللbeamed منهاof it الوجهthe face مبتهجاjoyfully
وقد تهلل منها الوجه مبتهجا
إذwhen طالعتit beheld وجههhis face الميمونauspicious قدindeed طلعاhad risen
إذ طالعت وجهه الميمون قد طلعا
And its face beamed with delight,
Its face has become joyful from him
When it beheld his auspicious face as it rose.
When his auspicious face rose upon it
ياO سعدFortune خذtake فرصةthe opportunity for الأفراحjoys منتهزاًseizing it
يا سعد خذ فرصة الأفراح منتهزاً
فإنfor indeed طرفthe eye of رقيبthe watchman of الدهرTime قدindeed هجعاhas fallen asleep
فإن طرف رقيب الدهر قد هجعا
O Fortune, seize this opportunity for joy,
O Saad, seize the opportunity for joy
For the eye of Time's watchman has fallen asleep.
For the gaze of the watcher of fate has slept
تلافrecover فائتthe lost لذاتdelights of الصبthe lovesick lover فلقدfor indeed
تلاف فائت لذات الصب فلقد
أعيدhas been restored شرخthe prime of شبابthe youth of الأنسcompanionship مرتجعاbrought back
أعيد شرخ شباب الأنس مرتجعا
Recover the lovesick lover's lost delights, for
Make up for the pleasures of youth that are lost
The youthful bloom of companionship has been restored anew.
For the tear of the prime of intimacy has been restored
واطربand rejoice فأعطافfor the curves of أغصانthe boughs of الهنارjoy; beginning of 'danced' قصتcontinuation of 'danced'
واطرب فأعطاف أغصان الهنار قصت
وبلبلand the nightingale of السعدgood fortune فيin دوحthe grove of المنىwishes سجعاhas warbled
وبلبل السعد في دوح المنى سجعا
And rejoice, for the bending boughs of joy have danced,
Rejoice, for the branches of the days of bliss recounted
And fortune's nightingale has warbled in the grove of wishes.
And the nightingale of joy sang in the valley of wishes
وارفلand walk proudly بثوبin the robe of التهانيcongratulations فالحبيبfor the beloved معwith الthe
وارفل بثوب التهاني فالحبيب مع ال
حبيبbeloved منfrom بعدafter طولthe length of الفرقةseparation اجتمعاhave reunited (the two)
حبيب من بعد طول الفرقة اجتمعا
And walk proudly in the robe of congratulations, for the beloved and the
Dress in the garment of congratulations, for the beloved is with us
Beloved have reunited after a long separation.
A beloved after long separation has reunited
ليهنmay it gladden سيدناour master المهديal-Mahdi طلعتهhis appearance الwhich (beginning)
ليهن سيدنا المهدي طلعته ال
تيwhich (continuation) بضوءwith the light of سناهاits radiance الكونthe universe قدindeed سطعاhas shone
تي بضوء سناها الكون قد سطعا
May our master al-Mahdi be gladdened by his appearance,
May our master Al-Mahdi rejoice in his rise
Through whose radiant light the universe has shone.
That illuminated the universe with the light of his brilliance
وليبتهجand may he rejoice ولهand to him البشرىglad tidings برجعتهat his return الwhich (beginning)
وليبتهج وله البشرى برجعته ال
تيwhich (continuation) بهاthrough it غائبthe absent part of الأفراحjoys قدindeed رجعاhas returned
تي بها غائب الأفراح قد رجعا
And may he rejoice—glad tidings to him at his return,
And let him rejoice, for the good tidings are his return
Through which absent joy has returned.
Through which the absent joy has returned
قرتwere gladdened عيونthe eyes of البراياhumankind حينwhen أقبلhe arrived بلnay
قرت عيون البرايا حين أقبل بل
قرتwere gladdened عيونthe eyes of العلىhigh honor والمكرماتand noble deeds معاtogether
قرت عيون العلى والمكرمات معا
The eyes of humankind were gladdened when he arrived—nay,
The eyes of the land rejoiced when he came
The eyes of high honor and noble deeds were gladdened together.
The eyes of the sublime and dignities rejoiced together
إذsince قرwas gladdened عيناًin his eye بهby him مهديMahdi آلthe family of رسوMessenger (beginning)
إذ قر عيناً به مهدي آل رسو
لMessenger (continuation) اللَهGod أصدعthe most forthright منof those who بالحقwith the truth قدindeed صدعاhas proclaimed
ل اللَه أصدع من بالحق قد صدعا
For he gladdened Mahdi of the family of the Messenger
When the eye of the Mahdi of the Prophet's family settled
Of God—the most forthright of those who proclaim the truth.
The most honest in truth that has spoken out
عمادthe pillar of سمكthe height of العلىhigh honor منthe one who قامrose كاهلهhis shoulders
عماد سمك العلى من قام كاهله
بحملin bearing أعباءthe burdens of دينthe faith of المصطفىthe Chosen One يفعاwhile still young
بحمل أعباء دين المصطفى يفعا
The pillar of glory's heights, whose shoulders rose
The pillar of the sublime, who stood up
To bear the burdens of the Chosen One's faith while still young.
Bearing the burdens of the religion of Mustafa calling out
ياO منyou who يحاولseeks تأريخa chronogram for اجتماعهاits reunion
يا من يحاول تأريخ اجتماعها
بعدafter افتراقa separation بهthrough it خرقthe rent in العلاhigh honor اتسعاgrew wider
بعد افتراق به خرق العلا اتسعا
O you who seek a chronogram for this reunion,
O you who tries to date his return
After a separation through which the rent in glory grew wider,
After separation through which heights have expanded
أيّاًwhomever تجدyou find فاملthen dictate تأريخيmy chronogram عليهto him وقلand say
أيّاً تجد فامل تأريخي عليه وقل
لجمعto reunite شملكyour company شملthe company of المجدglory قدindeed جمعاhas been united
لجمع شملك شمل المجد قد جمعا
Whoever you find, dictate my chronogram to him and say:
Which date can you find to mark it and say
"To reunite your company, the company of glory has been united."
Your reunion has reunited glory
أوor قلsay إذاif شئتyou wish تأريخa chronogram for اجتماعهاits reunion
أو قل إذا شئت تأريخ اجتماعها
لجمعto reunite شملكماyour company (you two) شملthe company of العلىhigh honor جمعاhas been united
لجمع شملكما شمل العلى جمعا
Or say, if you wish a chronogram for this reunion:
Or say, if you wish, the date of his return
"To reunite you both, the company of high honor has been united."
Is the reunion of glory that brought you together
أوor شئتyou wish آخرanother فاسمعthen hear ماwhat نظمتI composed in verse وماand what
أو شئت آخر فاسمع ما نظمت وما
أرختI dated in verse بدرانtwo full moons فيin برجthe constellation of العلىhigh honor اجتمعاhave met (the two)
أرخت بدران في برج العلى اجتمعا
Or, should you wish another, hear what I composed and
Or if you wish something else, then listen to what I composed and dated
Cast as a chronogram: "Two full moons have met in glory's constellation."
Two full moons joined together in the mansion of sublimity
Sol 6.1