وَجهُthe face التَهانيcongratulations اليَومَtoday أَصبَحhas become مُسفِراradiant
وَجهُ التَهاني اليَومَ أَصبَح مُسفِرا
وَالكَونُand the universe أَشرَقَshone وَالفَضاءُand the air تَعَطَّراgrew fragrant
وَالكَونُ أَشرَقَ وَالفَضاءُ تَعَطَّرا
The face of congratulations has become radiant today.
And the universe shone, and the air grew fragrant.
وَالسَعدُand good fortune حَيّاgreeted وَالمَسَرّةُand gladness أَقبَلَتarrived
وَالسَعدُ حَيّا وَالمَسَرّةُ أَقبَلَت
وَالأُفقُand the horizon كَلَّلَهُcrowned it السُرورُjoy كَماas تَرىyou see
وَالأُفقُ كَلَّلَهُ السُرورُ كَما تَرى
And good fortune greeted us, and gladness arrived.
And joy crowned the horizon, as you see.
وَبِتونِسَand in Tunis الإِيناسُsolace أَسفَرَshone forth صُبحُهُits dawn
وَبِتونِسَ الإِيناسُ أَسفَرَ صُبحُهُ
وَاِهتَزّand stirred رَوضُthe garden الصالِحاتِrighteous deeds وَنَوّراand bloomed
وَاِهتَزّ رَوضُ الصالِحاتِ وَنَوّرا
And in Tunis, the dawn of solace shone forth.
And the garden of righteous deeds stirred and bloomed.
وَبَداand appeared بِإِبراهيمَthrough Ibrahim بُرءُthe cure هُمومَناour cares
وَبَدا بِإِبراهيمَ بُرءُ هُمومَنا
شَيخُsheikh الشَيوخِthe sheikhs القُطبُthe spiritual pole مِصباحُthe lamp الوَرىhumankind
شَيخُ الشَيوخِ القُطبُ مِصباحُ الوَرى
And through Ibrahim, the cure for our cares appeared:
The sheikh of sheikhs, the Pole, the lamp of humankind;
رُكنُpillar الشَريعَةِsacred law فَخرُpride مِلَّةِfaith أَحمَدٍAhmad
رُكنُ الشَريعَةِ فَخرُ مِلَّةِ أَحمَدٍ
صَدرُforemost الثِقاتِthe trustworthy الكُمَّلِthe accomplished الشمّlofty الذرىsummits
صَدرُ الثِقاتِ الكُمَّلِ الشمّ الذرى
Pillar of sacred law, pride of Ahmad's faith;
Foremost of the trustworthy and accomplished, whose summits soar;
عَلَمُbanner الأَلىَthose who بَثّواspread العُلومَthe sciences وَخَيرُand the best مَنthose who
عَلَمُ الأَلىَ بَثّوا العُلومَ وَخَيرُ مَن
قَدever أَمّled prayer at مِحراباًa prayer niche وَنَوّرَand illumined مَنبَراa pulpit
قَد أَمّ مِحراباً وَنَوّرَ مَنبَرا
The banner of those who spread the sciences, and the best of those
Who ever led prayer at a prayer niche and illumined a pulpit.
يَجلوdispels دُجىthe darkness الأَشكالِperplexity ثاقِبُpiercing فَهمِههِhis understanding
يَجلو دُجى الأَشكالِ ثاقِبُ فَهمِههِ
فَتَراهُso you see it بَعدَafter اليأسِdespair أَصبَحَhas become نَيِّراradiant
فَتَراهُ بَعدَ اليأسِ أَصبَحَ نَيِّرا
His piercing understanding dispels the darkness of perplexity,
So you see it, after despair, become radiant.
وَيُجيلُand he turns فيupon النكَتِthe subtle points العَويصَةِabstruse ذهنَهُhis mind
وَيُجيلُ في النكَتِ العَويصَةِ ذهنَهُ
فَيَشُقّso it cleaves كَوكَبُهُhis star العَجاجَthe dust-cloud الأَكدَراmurky
فَيَشُقّ كَوكَبُهُ العَجاجَ الأَكدَرا
And he turns his mind upon abstruse subtleties,
So his star cleaves the murky dust-cloud.
وَيُبينُand he reveals أَسراراًsecrets تَكادُalmost لِحُسنِهاbecause of their beauty
وَيُبينُ أَسراراً تَكادُ لِحُسنِها
حَقّاtruly تُباعُare sold بِهاfor them النُفوسُsouls وَتُشتَرىand are bought
حَقّا تُباعُ بِها النُفوسُ وَتُشتَرى
And he reveals secrets whose beauty almost leads
To souls being truly sold and bought for them.
أَشهىmore delightful عَلىto الأَسماعِthe ears مِنthan نَيلِattaining المُنىwishes
أَشهى عَلى الأَسماعِ مِن نَيلِ المُنى
وَأَلَذّand sweeter فيupon الأَجفانِthe eyelids مِنthan سِنَةِdrowsiness الكَرىsleep
وَأَلَذّ في الأَجفانِ مِن سِنَةِ الكَرى
More delightful to the ears than attaining one's wishes,
And sweeter upon the eyelids than the drowsiness of sleep.
كَمhow many قَدindeed لَبِسناwe have worn مِنfrom مَصوغِwrought jewelry عُقودِهاtheir necklaces
كَم قَد لَبِسنا مِن مَصوغِ عُقودِها
دُرّاpearls نَفيساًprecious فيaround الرقابِthe necks وَجَوهَراand gems
دُرّا نَفيساً في الرقابِ وَجَوهَرا
How often we have worn, from their wrought necklaces,
Precious pearls and gems around our necks.
وَكَمِand how many اِقتَطَفناwe plucked مِنfrom أَزاهِرِblossoms رَوضِهاtheir garden
وَكَمِ اِقتَطَفنا مِن أَزاهِرِ رَوضِها
حَتّىuntil لَبِسناwe wore العَيشَlife ثَوباًa robe أَخضَراgreen
حَتّى لَبِسنا العَيشَ ثَوباً أَخضَرا
And how often we have plucked blossoms from their garden,
Until we wore life as a green robe.
وَبِدَرسِكَand through your teaching of الجُعفيّal-Ju'fi كَمhow many أَوضَحتَyou clarified مِنof
وَبِدَرسِكَ الجُعفيّ كَم أَوضَحتَ مِن
نُكَتsubtle points تَدِقّare too fine عَلىfor العَيانِsight فَماso not تُرىare seen
نُكَت تَدِقّ عَلى العَيانِ فَما تُرى
And in your teaching of al-Ju'fi, how many you have clarified:
Subtleties too fine for sight, and therefore unseen.
وَسَلَكتَand you traversed مِنهُwithin it مَهاماًdeserts وَتَنائِفاًand barren wastes
وَسَلَكتَ مِنهُ مَهاماً وَتَنائِفاً
يُضحيbecomes الخَبيرُthe expert بِبَعضِهاby some of them مُتَحَيِّراbewildered
يُضحي الخَبيرُ بِبَعضِها مُتَحَيِّرا
And you traversed within it deserts and barren wastes,
Some of which leave even the expert bewildered.
وَسَرَيتَand you journeyed by night ذاpossessing جدّdiligence لحَلّto unravel رُموزِهِits symbols
وَسَرَيتَ ذا جدّ لحَلّ رُموزِهِ
وَالآنَand now حانَthe time has come بِخَتمِهِwith its completion حَمدُpraise السَرىthe night journey
وَالآنَ حانَ بِخَتمِهِ حَمدُ السَرى
And you journeyed by night, diligent in unraveling its symbols;
And now, at its completion, it is time to praise the night journey.
فَلَكَso to you الهَناءُcongratulations مُقَدِّماًfirst وَلَناand to us بِكُمthrough you
فَلَكَ الهَناءُ مُقَدِّماً وَلَنا بِكُم
وَلِمَنand to whoever يُخُصّكَsingles you out بالوِدادِwith affection وَلِلوَرىand to humankind
وَلِمَن يُخُصّكَ بالوِدادِ وَلِلوَرى
So congratulations first to you, and to us through you,
And to whoever holds you in special affection, and to all humankind.
وَجَزاكَand may He reward you رَبّكَyour Lord خَيرَthe best ماwhat جازىHe rewarded بِهِwith it
وَجَزاكَ رَبّكَ خَيرَ ما جازى بِهِ
وَأَطالَand may He prolong عُمرَكَyour life كَيفَas شِئتَyou wish وَأَكثَراand add more
وَأَطالَ عُمرَكَ كَيفَ شِئتَ وَأَكثَرا
And may your Lord reward you with the best He has bestowed,
And prolong your life as you wish, and still more.
وَبَقيتَand may you remain شَمسَa sun ظَهيرَةٍnoonday تُجلىare dispelled بِكُمthrough you
وَبَقيتَ شَمسَ ظَهيرَةٍ تُجلى بِكُم
شُبَهُdoubts الظلالِshadows وَدُمتَand may you endure غَيثاًlife-giving rain مُمطِراpouring down
شُبَهُ الظلالِ وَدُمتَ غَيثاً مُمطِرا
And may you remain a noonday sun, through whom are dispelled
Shadowy doubts; and may you remain rain pouring down.
وَإِلَيكَand to you مِنfrom جُهدِbest effort المُقِلِّone of scant means مَحوكَةًwoven
وَإِلَيكَ مِن جُهدِ المُقِلِّ مَحوكَةً
مِنfrom خاطِرٍa mind مَنَعَprevented العَناhardship أَنto يَخطُراstir
مِن خاطِرٍ مَنَعَ العَنا أَن يَخطُرا
And to you, a poem woven from the best effort of one with little to give,
From a mind that hardship has kept from stirring,
وَقَريحَةٍand a poetic gift خَمَدَتgrew cold وَدَهرٍand time غالَنيravaged me
وَقَريحَةٍ خَمَدَت وَدَهرٍ غالَني
مِنfrom غولِهِits ravages ماthat which صَدَّkept away عَنfrom أَنthat نَصبراwe endure
مِن غولِهِ ما صَدَّ عَن أَن نَصبرا
And a poetic gift grown cold, and time that has ravaged me,
With ravages that have kept us from enduring.
بَلَغَhas reached الزّبىthe hilltops تَيّارَهُits torrent فاِسمَحso be generous بِماwith what
بَلَغَ الزّبى تَيّارَهُ فاِسمَح بِما
يُنجيsaves الغَريقَthe drowning man وَكُنand be أَجَلَّthe noblest مَنِthose who اِشتَرىbought
يُنجي الغَريقَ وَكُن أَجَلَّ مَنِ اِشتَرى
Its torrent has reached the hilltops; so be generous with what
Saves the drowning man, and be the noblest of those who buy.
فَإِذاfor when مَدَدتَyou strengthen وَدودَكُمyour devoted friend بِدُعائِكُمwith your prayers
فَإِذا مَدَدتَ وَدودَكُم بِدُعائِكُم
أَعدَدتَyou prepared مِنهُfrom him إِلىagainst المُعانِدِthe adversary عَسكَراan army
أَعدَدتَ مِنهُ إِلى المُعانِدِ عَسكَرا
For when you strengthen your devoted friend with your prayers,
You will have made of him an army against the adversary;
وَبَلَغتُand I shall attain آماليmy hopes لِصِدقِthrough the sincerity of طَوِيَّتيmy inward intent
وَبَلَغتُ آمالي لِصِدقِ طَوِيَّتي
فيكمtoward you وَعِشتُand I lived مَحَلّاan object لضنfor stinginess (unclear) أَحذَراmore wary
فيكم وَعِشتُ مَحَلّا لضن أَحذَرا
And I shall attain my hopes through my heart's sincerity
Toward you; and live, more wary, as an object of stinginess [wording unclear].
لاnot زَلتَyou cease فيin أُفقِthe horizon السَعادَةِhappiness نَيِّراradiant
لا زَلتَ في أُفقِ السَعادَةِ نَيِّرا
تَجلوyou dispel بِهمَّتِكَwith your resolve المُهِمّthe trouble الأَكبَراthe greatest
تَجلو بِهمَّتِكَ المُهِمّ الأَكبَرا
May you ever remain radiant on the horizon of happiness,
Dispelling, with your resolve, the greatest trouble.
Sol 6.1