كَرّرrepeat هَناءَكَyour rejoicing وَابدَئيand begin وَأَعيديand repeat
كَرّر هَناءَكَ وَابدَئي وَأَعيدي
فَاليَومَfor today فيin التَحقيقtruth يَومُday العيدِthe feast
فَاليَومَ في التَحقيق يَومُ العيدِ
Repeat your rejoicing; begin afresh and repeat it.
Repeat your joy and begin again and repeat
For today is truly the feast day.
For today is truly a day of celebration
يَومَa day بِهِon it تَبدوappear ثُغُورٌmouths بَواسِمُsmiling
يَومَ بِهِ تَبدو ثُغُورٌ بَواسِمُ
وَبِهِand on it خُدودُcheeks الغيدgraceful maidens فيin تَوريدrosy flushing
وَبِهِ خُدودُ الغيد في تَوريد
A day on which smiling mouths appear,
A day in which smiles appear on faces
And on it the cheeks of graceful maidens turn rosy.
And in which the cheeks of happiness blush
وَالبِشرُand gladness قَدindeed مَلأfilled الفَضاthe expanse وَالسَعدُand good fortune قَدindeed
وَالبِشرُ قَد مَلأ الفَضا وَالسَعدُ قَد
وافاكَcame to you يَرفُلُstrides proudly فيin جَديدnew بُرودstriped robes
وافاكَ يَرفُلُ في جَديد بُرود
And gladness has filled the expanse, and good fortune has
People have filled the air and happiness
Come to you, striding proudly in new striped robes.
Has come to you, fluttering in new clothes
والأنسُand merriment عَمّpervaded الناسَthe people حَتّىuntil خلتَهُمyou thought them
والأنسُ عَمّ الناسَ حَتّى خلتَهُم
طُراall together نَشاوىintoxicated بابنَةwith the daughter of العُنقودthe grape-cluster
طُرا نَشاوى بابنَة العُنقود
And merriment has pervaded the people, until you thought them
Familiarity has spread amongst people until it made them
All intoxicated with the daughter of the grape-cluster.
Like flocks of doves, daughters of the grape vine
جَمَعَunited المُهَيمِنُthe Guardian شَملَهُمtheir company بإِمامهمwith their imam
جَمَعَ المُهَيمِنُ شَملَهُم بإِمامهم
بَعدَafter الشِفاءrecovery كَمِثلِlike نَظمstringing عُقودnecklaces
بَعدَ الشِفاء كَمِثلِ نَظم عُقود
The Guardian reunited them with their imam,
The Guardian has gathered them under their leader
After his recovery, as necklaces are strung.
After recovery, like the stringing of pearls
السَيِّدُthe lord الباشاthe Pasha المُعَظَّمُexalted أَحمَدٌAhmad
السَيِّدُ الباشا المُعَظَّمُ أَحمَدٌ
فَردُthe peerless one الكَمالperfection وَلاتَand there is no حينَtime for مَزيدfurther increase
فَردُ الكَمال وَلاتَ حينَ مَزيد
The lord, the exalted Pasha Ahmad,
The esteemed Pasha, the magnificent Ahmed
Peerless in perfection, with no room for more;
Unique in perfection, ever excelling
إِنسانُthe pupil مُقلَةeye تونِسٍTunis وَعِمادُهاand her pillar
إِنسانُ مُقلَة تونِسٍ وَعِمادُها
غَيثُrain الوَدودthe loving friend وَغَيظُand vexation كُلّevery حَسودٍenvier
غَيثُ الوَدود وَغَيظُ كُلّ حَسودٍ
The pupil of Tunis’s eye and her pillar,
A man of Tunisia, its pillar
Rain for the loving friend, and vexation to every envier;
A soothing rain, vexing every envier
مَنhe who حازَgained بالحَزمthrough prudence المُبينmanifest عِنانَهاher reins
مَن حازَ بالحَزم المُبين عِنانَها
فيin لُطفsubtlety تَخمينestimation وَيُمنand auspiciousness جُدودِfortunes
في لُطف تَخمين وَيُمن جُدودِ
Who took her reins with manifest prudence,
He who has wisely taken its reins
With subtle judgment and auspicious fortunes;
With insightful moderation and auspicious ancestry
وَسَعىand strove إِلىtoward إِعزازِهاexalting her بِعَزيمَةwith determination
وَسَعى إِلى إِعزازِها بِعَزيمَة
وَقَريحَةٍand an inventive mind غَراءbrilliant ذاتِpossessing وَقودِfuel
وَقَريحَةٍ غَراء ذاتِ وَقودِ
And strove to exalt her with determination
And sought to honor it with determination
And a brilliant intellect, supplied with fuel;
And an intense, blazing talent
وَأَنامَand lulled to sleep فيin حُلَلrobes الأَمانِsafety مُقيمَهاher inhabitants
وَأَنامَ في حُلَل الأَمانِ مُقيمَها
وَأَقامَand established مَعهَدَthe seat فَخرِهاher glory المَعهودِwell-known
وَأَقامَ مَعهَدَ فَخرِها المَعهودِ
And lulled her inhabitants to sleep in robes of safety,
And settled it in garments of security, restoring its
And established the seat of her well-known glory.
Longstanding pride
آثارُهاher monuments تُنبيكَtell you عَنabout أَخبارِهِaccounts of him
آثارُها تُنبيكَ عَن أَخبارِهِ
فانظُرso look لَهاat them وَاِستَغنِand dispense عَنwith تَقليدuncritical acceptance
فانظُر لَها وَاِستَغنِ عَن تَقليد
Her monuments tell you of his deeds;
Its effects inform you of its events
So look at them, and dispense with hearsay.
So observe them and dispense with imitation
مِنfrom مَعشَرٍa company فاقواsurpassed بِحُسنِthrough the excellence of صَنيعهمtheir deeds
مِن مَعشَرٍ فاقوا بِحُسنِ صَنيعهم
أَهلَthe people of السَماحَةِmagnanimity وَالنَدىand bounty وَالجودِand generosity
أَهلَ السَماحَةِ وَالنَدى وَالجودِ
From a company who, through their noble deeds, surpassed
Of a group who excelled in their good deeds
The masters of magnanimity, bounty, and generosity.
The people of generosity, softness, and munificence
حَدِّثspeak عَنِof البَحرthe sea الخِضَمّvast وَعَنهُمُand of them
حَدِّث عَنِ البَحر الخِضَمّ وَعَنهُمُ
وانثُرand scatter عَلىupon الأَسماعِthe ears كُلَّevery فَريدِrare jewel
وانثُر عَلى الأَسماعِ كُلَّ فَريدِ
Speak of the vast sea and of them,
Speak of the turbulent sea and of them
And scatter every rare jewel upon listening ears.
And scatter upon ears all that is unique
ياO أَيُهاyou الباشاthe Pasha المُشيرُthe Marshal وَمَنand the one who بِهِthrough him
يا أَيُها الباشا المُشيرُ وَمَن بِهِ
أَسطوI assail عَلىupon نوبِcalamities اللَياليthe nights السودِblack
أَسطو عَلى نوبِ اللَيالي السودِ
O Pasha, Marshal, and you through whom
O advising Pasha, by whom
I assail the calamities of black nights:
The dark nights are subjugated
هَذيthis نَتيجَةُthe product خاطِريmy thought وَجَّهتُهاI sent her
هَذي نَتيجَةُ خاطِري وَجَّهتُها
يَومَon the day of الهَناjoy مِثلَlike الفَتاةِthe maiden الرودtender
يَومَ الهَنا مِثلَ الفَتاةِ الرود
This is my thought’s creation; I have sent her
These are the fruits of my thoughts which I have directed
On the day of joy, like a tender maiden.
On this day of joy like a bashful bride
تَرجوكَshe appeals to you تَلحَظُهاyou regard her بِعَينِwith an eye of عَنايَةcare
تَرجوكَ تَلحَظُها بِعَينِ عَنايَة
يندىgrows dewy بِهاthrough it كَفيmy palm وَيورِقُand puts forth leaves عوديmy branch
يندى بِها كَفي وَيورِقُ عودي
She hopes you will regard her with an eye of care,
Hoping you look upon them with care
Through it my palm grows dewy and my branch puts forth leaves.
So my palms become radiant and my firewood ignited
لاmay you never زِلتَcease to be فيin أُفُقِthe horizon السَعادَةِhappiness نَيِّراًradiant
لا زِلتَ في أُفُقِ السَعادَةِ نَيِّراً
ساميlofty الضَياradiance فيin طالِعٍa rising star مَسعودِfortunate
سامي الضَيا في طالِعٍ مَسعودِ
May you ever remain radiant on the horizon of happiness,
You remain on the horizon of fortune, shining
Lofty in radiance, under an auspicious rising star.
Lofty of stature in an auspicious rising
Sol 6.1