العيدthe festival أنتمُyou إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle النُّجحُsuccess حالفكمallied itself with you
العيد أنتمُ إذا ما النُّجحُ حالفكم
والعيدُand the festival أنتمyou بإخلاصٍwith sincerity وإيمانand faith
والعيدُ أنتم بإخلاصٍ وإيمان
You are Eid when success is your ally,
Eid is you when success has blessed you,
And you are Eid through sincerity and faith.
And Eid is you with sincerity and faith.
صُمتمyou fasted فكانتand so it was حياةُthe life of الصومِfasting تجربةًan experience
صُمتم فكانت حياةُ الصومِ تجربةً
بِراًdevotion بدينِto religion وأخلاقٍand morals وأوطانِand homelands
بِراً بدينِ وأخلاقٍ وأوطانِ
You fasted, and the life of fasting was an experience
You fasted so fasting became an experience of righteousness,
Of devotion to religion, morals, and homelands.
Of religion, morals and homelands.
واليومَand today هنأكمcongratulated you عيدٌa festival وبارككمand blessed you
واليومَ هنأكم عيدٌ وبارككم
كماas يباركُblesses غرَساًa plant طابَflourished بُستانيa gardener
كما يباركُ غرَساً طابَ بُستاني
And today Eid congratulated you and blessed you,
Today Eid congratulates you and blesses you,
As a gardener blesses a plant that has flourished.
As it would bless thriving plants in an orchard.
العيدُthe festival جذلانُjubilant إذfor أضحتhas become أخَّوتكمyour brotherhood
العيدُ جذلانُ إذ أضحت أخَّوتكم
تُزهَىtakes pride بكمin you بعدafter أتراحٍsorrows وأشجانِand grief
تُزهَى بكم بعد أتراحٍ وأشجانِ
Eid is jubilant, for your brotherhood has become
Eid is joy when your sisterhood has been adorned with you,
Proud of you after sorrows and grief.
After joys and sorrows.
والعيدُand the festival نشوانُintoxicated منby دينٍa faith يوحدكمunites you
والعيدُ نشوانُ من دينٍ يوحدكم
كشعلةِlike the flame of الحبِّlove تسقىِgives drink to كلَّevery روحانيspiritual being
كشعلةِ الحبِّ تسقىِ كلَّ روحاني
And Eid is intoxicated by a faith that unites you,
Eid is bliss from a religion that unites you,
Like love's flame, giving drink to every spiritual soul.
Like the flame of love that satiates every spiritual essence.
صُمتمyou fasted عنfrom السوءِevil والأحقادِand hatreds فيin زمنٍan age
صُمتم عن السوءِ والأحقادِ في زمنٍ
طاشتran wild عقولٌminds وُهدِّدناand we were threatened بِعدوانِwith aggression
طاشت عقولٌ وُهدِّدنا بِعدوانِ
You fasted from evil and hatred in an age
You were silent from evil and grudges in a time,
When minds ran wild and we were threatened with aggression.
When minds raged and we were threatened with aggression.
مُرتلينَreciting melodiously منof الآياتِthe verses أَحكمهاthe wisest of them
مُرتلينَ من الآياتِ أَحكمها
مجداًglory لفكرٍfor thought وإنصافاًand justice لإنسانِfor humankind
مجداً لفكرٍ وإنصافاً لإنسانِ
Chanting the wisest of the verses,
Reciting the most decisive verses,
To honor thought and do justice to humankind.
Glory to thought and justice to mankind.
صُمتمyou fasted مثالَa model of المساواةِequality التيthat نُشدَتwas sought
صُمتم مثالَ المساواةِ التي نُشدَت
وماand does not تزالcease لأزمانٍfor ages وأزمانand ages
وما تزال لأزمانٍ وأزمان
You fasted as a model of the equality that was sought,
You exemplified the equality we always seek,
And is still sought through ages upon ages.
And still seek for eras and eras.
وجاءَand came إفطارُكمyour breaking of the fast معنىًa meaning لنصرِتكمfor your victory
وجاءَ إفطارُكم معنىً لنصرِتكم
وجاءَand came تعييدكمyour Eid celebration تتويجَthe crowning of إحسانgoodness
وجاءَ تعييدكم تتويجَ إحسان
And your breaking of the fast came to signify your victory,
Your breaking of the fast brought meaning to your triumph,
And your Eid celebration came as the crowning of goodness.
And your Eid came crowning your good deeds.
بوركتِblessed are you ياO أممَnations of الاسلامِIslam منamong أُممٍnations
بوركتِ يا أممَ الاسلامِ من أُممٍ
لاnot تعرفrecognize الشِّركَassociating partners with God فيin حقٍthe True One ودّيانِand the Judge
لا تعرف الشِّركَ في حقٍ ودّيانِ
Blessed are you, O nations of Islam, among nations
Blessed are you, O Islamic nations among nations,
That recognize no partners to the True One and the Judge,
That know no polytheism in any doctrine.
ولاnor بمبدئهاin their principle فيin الحكمgovernance صامدةًstanding firm
ولا بمبدئها في الحكم صامدةً
كأنّماas though هوit دينٌa religion عندهاto them ثانيsecond
كأنّما هو دينٌ عندها ثاني
Nor in their principle of rule, standing firm,
Nor by its principles in governance steadfast,
As though it were a second religion to them.
As if it has another religion.
هذاthis كتابُكِyour Book عَدلُjustice لاno مثيلَequal لهto it
هذا كتابُكِ عَدلُ لا مثيلَ له
وذاكand that عهُدكِyour covenant يأبىrejects كلall طُغيانِtyranny
وذاك عهُدكِ يأبى كل طُغيانِ
This Book of yours is justice without equal,
This is your book, unmatched justice,
And that covenant of yours rejects all tyranny.
And that is your covenant that refuses all tyranny.
وذاكand that تاريخكِyour history الفوّاحُfragrant منwith سِيرٍlife-stories
وذاك تاريخكِ الفوّاحُ من سِيرٍ
بالعلمِwith knowledge والحلمِand forbearance سارتjourneyed سيرَthe journey of رُكبانriders
بالعلمِ والحلمِ سارت سيرَ رُكبان
And that history of yours, fragrant with life-stories
And that is your history, fragrant with journeys
That journeyed with knowledge and forbearance as riders journey.
Taken with knowledge, forbearance, like traveling caravans.
مصادُرالوحيthe sources of inspiration بعدَafter الوحىِrevelation باقيةٌenduring
مصادُرالوحي بعدَ الوحىِ باقيةٌ
رؤىًvisions ولحناًand a melody وألواناًand colors لِفنانشfor an artist
رؤىً ولحناً وألواناً لِفنانش
The sources of inspiration endure after revelation,
The sources of revelation, after revelation, lasting,
As visions, a melody, and colors for an artist,
Visions and melodies and colors for the artist.
ومنبعُand the wellspring of الأدبِliterature العاليlofty لعارفهfor one who knows it
ومنبعُ الأدبِ العالي لعارفه
ومَطلعُand the dawning of العلمknowledge للرّاجيfor one hoping لِعرَفانfor understanding
ومَطلعُ العلم للرّاجي لِعرَفان
And the wellspring of lofty literature for one who knows it,
The fountain of sublime literature for its knower,
And the dawning of knowledge for one who hopes for understanding.
And the horizon of knowledge for the seeker of gnosis.
منwho ذاthis one يبُّزsurpasses تراثاًa heritage ليسis not جَوَهرهُits essence
من ذا يبُّز تراثاً ليس جَوَهرهُ
مِلكاًproperty لِعصرٍof an age ولاnor مُلكاًdominion لِسلطانِof a sultan
مِلكاً لِعصرٍ ولا مُلكاً لِسلطانِ
Who can surpass a heritage whose essence is not
Who would claim a heritage whose essence
The property of an age, nor the dominion of a sultan?
Is not owned by an era or ruled by a sultan?
صُونيهِguard it صُونيهِguard it عَمَّنfrom those who هدّواthey destroyed أُمماًnations
صُونيهِ صُونيهِ عَمَّن هدّوا أُمماً
بِخَتلهمthrough their guile أوor بعدوانٍthrough aggression ونيرانِand fires
بِخَتلهم أو بعدوانٍ ونيرانِ
Guard it, guard it from those who destroyed nations
Preserve it, preserve it from those who misguided nations
Through their guile, or through aggression and flames.
With their deceit or aggression and fire.
واستقبلىand welcome العيدَthe festival فيin حُرِّيةٍfreedom سبغتhas become complete
واستقبلى العيدَ في حُرِّيةٍ سبغت
شَتَّانَhow far apart ماwhat بينَbetween أحرارٍfree people وُعبدَانِand slaves
شَتَّانَ ما بينَ أحرارٍ وُعبدَانِ
And welcome Eid in full freedom:
And welcome Eid in the freedom you have adorned,
How far apart are free people and slaves!
Worlds apart between the free and the enslaved.
Sol 6.1