بِيُمنكَthrough your good fortune تُمِّمَwas completed القَصرُthe palace السَعيدُhappy
بِيُمنكَ تُمِّمَ القَصرُ السَعيدُ
وَجاءَand came to be كَماas تَشاءُyou wish وَماand what تُريدُyou desire
وَجاءَ كَما تَشاءُ وَما تُريدُ
By your blessing, the happy palace was completed,
And came to be as you wish and desire.
يَتيهُit vaunts itself عَلىabove القُصورthe palaces بِحُسنِwith the beauty of فالٍan auspicious omen
يَتيهُ عَلى القُصور بِحُسنِ فالٍ
يَكونُshall be تَمامَهُits fulfillment مُلكٌa reign مَديدُlong-lasting
يَكونُ تَمامَهُ مُلكٌ مَديدُ
It vaunts itself above palaces with a fair omen:
A long reign shall be its fulfillment.
يُسَرّrejoices لَهُin it المؤَازِرُthe supporter وَالمواليand the loyal followers
يُسَرّ لَهُ المؤَازِرُ وَالموالي
وَيُبهَرُand is dazzled عِندَat رُؤيَتهseeing it الحَسودthe envious one
وَيُبهَرُ عِندَ رُؤيَته الحَسود
The supporter and loyal followers rejoice in it,
And the envious one is dazzled at its sight.
كَساهُclothed it جَلالُكَyour majesty المَعورفُrenowned بَدراًa full moon
كَساهُ جَلالُكَ المَعورفُ بَدراً
فَأشرَقَso shone مَنزِلٌa dwelling واِخضَرّand grew green عودُa bough
فَأشرَقَ مَنزِلٌ واِخضَرّ عودُ
Your renowned majesty clothed it in a full moon,
So a dwelling shone and a bough grew green.
وَكانَand used to السَروthe cypress يَنُفُهُovertop it فَلَمّاbut when
وَكانَ السَرو يَنُفُهُ فَلَمّا
رأىit saw عَلياكَyour exalted rank حُقّbecame incumbent لَهُupon it السجودُprostration
رأى عَلياكَ حُقّ لَهُ السجودُ
And the cypress used to overtop it; but when
It saw your exalted rank, prostration became its duty.
وَأَصبَحَand it became وَالسُرورُand joy لَهُfor it سوّارٌa bracelet
وَأَصبَحَ وَالسُرورُ لَهُ سوّارٌ
وَماand what are الدّرّthe pearls النَظيمstrung وَماand what are العُقودُthe necklaces
وَما الدّرّ النَظيم وَما العُقودُ
And it came to wear joy as a bracelet—
And what are strung pearls, and what are necklaces?
وَماand there is no لِلرَونَقfor the splendor المَلَكيroyal شَبهٌequal
وَما لِلرَونَق المَلَكي شَبهٌ
فَتُشبِهُهُso as to resemble it المَواليthe masters وَالعَبيدُand the slaves
فَتُشبِهُهُ المَوالي وَالعَبيدُ
And royal splendor has no equal
That masters and slaves might emulate.
أَباis it with لِزهراءal-Zahra أُمor بالشهبwith the shooting stars هَذاthis
أَبا لِزهراء أُم بالشهب هَذا
يُقاسُis compared فَحُسنُهُfor its beauty حُسنٌa beauty فَريدُunique
يُقاسُ فَحُسنُهُ حُسنٌ فَريدُ
With al-Zahra or the shooting stars is this
To be compared? For its beauty is a beauty without peer.
فَساحَةُspaciousness ساحَةٍof a courtyard وَرياضُand gardens أُنسٍof delight
فَساحَةُ ساحَةٍ وَرياضُ أُنسٍ
وَقَصرٌand a palace باهِرٌdazzling فيهاwithin it مَشيدُerected
وَقَصرٌ باهِرٌ فيها مَشيدُ
A spacious courtyard and gardens of delight,
And a dazzling palace erected within it.
تَبارَتvied فيهِover it أَفكارٌideas فَجاءَتso brought forth
تَبارَت فيهِ أَفكارٌ فَجاءَت
بِهِwith it فيin حُسنِهِits beauty مَثَلٌan exemplar شَرودُfar-famed
بِهِ في حُسنِهِ مَثَلٌ شَرودُ
Ideas vied over it, and so brought forth
In it a paragon of beauty famed far and wide.
وَذاand this تأسيسُthe foundation والدكَof your father المُعَلّىexalted
وَذا تأسيسُ والدكَ المُعَلّى
وَأَنتَwhile you were بحجرهin his lap شبلٌa lion cub وَليدُnewborn
وَأَنتَ بحجره شبلٌ وَليدُ
And this was founded by your exalted father,
While you were a newborn lion cub in his lap.
يَقولُhe would say إِذاwhen رآكَhe saw you هُناكَthere هَذاthis one
يَقولُ إِذا رآكَ هُناكَ هَذا
يَسودُshall rule وَفيand in مَحاسِنِهِhis virtues يَزيدُshall grow
يَسودُ وَفي مَحاسِنِهِ يَزيدُ
He would say when he saw you there: 'This one
Shall rule and grow in his virtues.'
وَماand not تُخطيerrs الفِراسَةُdiscernment حينَwhen جاءَتit came
وَما تُخطي الفِراسَةُ حينَ جاءَت
مِنَfrom المَهديal-Mahdi إِنif سادَgained dominion الرشيدُal-Rashid
مِنَ المَهدي إِن سادَ الرشيدُ
And discernment does not err when it comes
From al-Mahdi, if al-Rashid gains dominion.
وَشادَand raised الصادِقُal-Sadiq المَلِكُthe king المُفَدّىransomed with lives
وَشادَ الصادِقُ المَلِكُ المُفَدّى
مَعاليَlofty achievements لاnot تَزالُcease وَلاand not تَبيدُperish
مَعاليَ لا تَزالُ وَلا تَبيدُ
And al-Sadiq, the king ransomed with lives, raised
Lofty achievements that neither fade nor perish.
فَدامَso may endure لَهُfor him الهَناءُdelight بِهاin them وَدامَتand may endure
فَدامَ لَهُ الهَناءُ بِها وَدامَت
سَعادَتُهُhis happiness وَدانَand may submit لَهُto him العَبيدُthe slaves
سَعادَتُهُ وَدانَ لَهُ العَبيدُ
So may his joy in them endure, and may
His happiness endure; and may the slaves submit to him.
وَزادَand may increase اللَهُGod دَولَتَهُhis reign جَلالاin majesty
وَزادَ اللَهُ دَولَتَهُ جَلالا
يُلازِمُهُabiding with him وَتَخدمُهُand serve him السُعودُthe good fortunes
يُلازِمُهُ وَتَخدمُهُ السُعودُ
And may God increase his reign in majesty
That abides with him, while good fortunes serve him.
وَقَدand indeed وافاكَhas come to you شَوّالShawwal يُهَنّيoffering congratulations
وَقَد وافاكَ شَوّال يُهَنّي
بِأَنَّbecause طُلوعَthe rising of بَدرِكَyour full moon فيهِin it عيدُa feast
بِأَنَّ طُلوعَ بَدرِكَ فيهِ عيدُ
And Shawwal has come to you, offering congratulations,
For your full moon's rising within it is a feast.
فَطِبso be happy عَيشاًin life واِسلَمand be safe وَأبشِرand rejoice
فَطِب عَيشاً واِسلَم وَأبشِر
بَعيدٍin a feast فيamid تَهانيكُمfelicitations to you يَعودُreturns
بَعيدٍ في تَهانيكُم يَعودُ
So live well, be safe, and rejoice
In a feast returning amid congratulations to you,
يَقولُit says عَلىthrough مَدىthe course of الدوَرانtime's turning اِسعَدbe happy
يَقولُ عَلى مَدى الدوَران اِسعَد
وَأرّخand record the date تُمِّمَwas completed القَصرُthe palace السَعيدُhappy
وَأرّخ تُمِّمَ القَصرُ السَعيدُ
Saying throughout time's turning: 'Be happy!'
And record the date: 'The happy palace was completed.'
Sol 6.1