العيدُthe feast أقبَلَhas arrived باسِمَsmiling الثغرthe mouth
العيدُ أقبَلَ باسِمَ الثغر
ومُناهُand its wish أنthat تحياyou live مدىthroughout الدهرِtime
ومُناهُ أن تحيا مدى الدهرِ
The feast has come with smiling lips,
The feast has arrived with a smiling face,
And its wish is that you live for all time,
Its purpose being that you live forever,
حتَّىso that تعيشَyou may live بغبطَةٍin happiness أبداًforever
حتَّى تعيشَ بغبطَةٍ أبداً
ويُعدَّand it be counted منamong أيامِكyour days الغُرِّradiant
ويُعدَّ من أيامِك الغُرِّ
So that you may live in happiness forever,
That you may live in eternal bliss,
And it be counted among your radiant days.
And count it among your finest days.
فاهنأso rejoice بهin it واسعدand be happy بطالِعهat its dawning
فاهنأ به واسعد بطالِعه
ماضيresolute العزيمةِresolve نافذَeffective الأمرcommand
ماضي العزيمةِ نافذَ الأمر
So rejoice in it, and delight in its dawning,
Rejoice in it and delight in its rising,
Resolute in purpose, your command obeyed.
Resolute in the past, authoritative in command.
وافاكit has come to you يحملُbearing فيin بشائِرِهits glad tidings
وافاك يحملُ في بشائِرِه
ماwhatever شِئتَyou wished منof عِزٍّglory ومِنand of عُمرlifespan
ما شِئتَ من عِزٍّ ومِن عُمر
It has come to you, bearing in its glad tidings
It has come to you bearing good tidings,
Whatever glory and length of life you wished for.
Of whatever glory and life you desire.
والوفدُand the delegation يتلوfollows الوفدَthe delegation مُستَبِقاًracing to be first
والوفدُ يتلو الوفدَ مُستَبِقاً
أمsought العطاشُthe thirsty مواقِعَplaces of falling القَطرِthe rain
أم العطاشُ مواقِعَ القَطرِ
Delegation follows delegation, racing to be first;
Delegation follows delegation competitively,
The thirsty seek the places where rain falls.
As the thirsty seek places of rainfall,
والساحةُand the courtyard الفَيحاءُspacious مزدَحَمٌa crowded place
والساحةُ الفَيحاءُ مزدَحَمٌ
كالموجِlike waves يلقىmeets الموجَwaves فيin بحرِa sea
كالموجِ يلقى الموجَ في بحرِ
And the spacious courtyard is thronged,
And the vast splendid field is crowded,
Like waves meeting waves in a sea.
Like waves meeting waves in the sea.
وكأنماand as though القصرُthe palace المُنيرُradiant وقدand already
وكأنما القصرُ المُنيرُ وقد
أشرقتَyou have shone فيهwithin it هالةُthe halo البَدرthe full moon
أشرقتَ فيه هالةُ البَدر
And the radiant palace seems, now that
As if the shining palace, when
You have shone within it, the full moon's halo.
Your halo like the full moon has shone in it,
فإذاthen when طلعتَyou rose وضاءَand shone بدرُكyour full moon فيin
فإذا طلعتَ وضاءَ بدرُك في
أُفقِthe horizon الأَريكةِthe throne وافِرَabundant البِشرcheerfulness
أُفقِ الأَريكةِ وافِرَ البِشر
Then, when you rise and your full moon shines in
Upon the horizon of the throne, abundant with people,
The throne's horizon, brimming with good cheer,
They find in your mercy what an only child finds in his kind father,
يجدُونَthey find مِنfrom رُحماكَyour mercy ماwhat يجدfinds الthe
يجدُونَ مِن رُحماكَ ما يجد ال
إِبنُson الوَحيدُonly مِنَfrom الأبِthe father البَرِّkindly
إِبنُ الوَحيدُ مِنَ الأبِ البَرِّ
They find in your mercy what the
And they see all the people in your kingdom,
Only son finds in a kindly father.
And they see all the land in your palace.
ويَرونَand they see كلَّall الناسِmankind فيin مُلِكa king
ويَرونَ كلَّ الناسِ في مُلِك
وَيَرَونَand they see كلall الأرضِthe earth فيin قَصرِa palace
وَيَرَونَ كل الأرضِ في قَصرِ
And they see all mankind in a king,
Abbas, O most precious of kings, hands,
And they see all the earth in a palace.
And most honorable in the stance of pride,
عباسُAbbas ياO أغلىmost precious الملوكِthe kings يَداًin hand (generosity)
عباسُ يا أغلى الملوكِ يَداً
وأعزَّهمand their most exalted فيin مَوقفِthe arena الفَخرpride
وأعزَّهم في مَوقفِ الفَخر
O Abbas, whose hand is most precious among kings,
No heart remains that you have not filled with yourself,
And who is their most exalted in the arena of pride,
And settled therein the place of secret.
لمnot يَبقَremains قلبٌa heart ماnot حَلَلتَyou dwelt بهِin it
لم يَبقَ قلبٌ ما حَلَلتَ بهِ
وسكنتَand you settled مِنهُwithin it مَوضِعَthe place السِّرِّthe secret
وسكنتَ مِنهُ مَوضِعَ السِّرِّ
No heart remains in which you have not dwelt
Love is never true unless it is in secret as it is openly,
And taken your abode in its secret place.
You are safeguarded by the sublime, protecting and preserving you from the eyes of time,
والحبُّand love ليسis not بصادقٍsincere أبداًever
والحبُّ ليس بصادقٍ أبداً
إنif لمnot يكنit is فيin السرِّsecret كالجَهرِas in public
إن لم يكن في السرِّ كالجَهرِ
And love is never sincere
You remained for the sublime, granting them,
If it is not the same in secret as in public.
You remained for kindness and righteousness.
فسلمتَso may you remain safe للعلياءِfor high glory تحرسُهاyou guard it
فسلمتَ للعلياءِ تحرسُها
وتصونُهاand you protect it منfrom أعينِthe eyes الدهرِtime
وتصونُها من أعينِ الدهرِ
So may you remain unharmed to guard high glory,
Oh, would that I were what I hoped for,
And shield it from the eyes of time.
And you granted me the fulfillment of my wishes,
وبقيتَand may you endure للنعماءِfor blessings تمنحُهاyou bestow them
وبقيتَ للنعماءِ تمنحُها
وبقيتَand may you endure للإحسانِfor beneficence والبرِّand goodness
وبقيتَ للإحسانِ والبرِّ
And may you live on to bestow blessings,
You pardoned me the pardon of the Capable,
And may you live on for beneficence and goodness.
Though my sin surpassed pardoning and forgiveness,
أوyou granted (fragment of أوليتني) ليتنيme (fragment of أوليتني) ماwhat كنتI was آملُهhoping for it
أو ليتني ما كنت آملُه
وحبوتَنيand you endowed me بالنائلwith bounty الغَمرِabundant
وحبوتَني بالنائل الغَمرِ
You granted me what I had hoped for,
Pardoning is most beautiful when
And endowed me with abundant bounty.
The sin is grave and lacks excuse.
وعفوتَand you pardoned عنيme عفوَwith the pardon of مقتدرٍone with power
وعفوتَ عني عفوَ مقتدرٍ
والذنبُand the offense فوقَbeyond العَفوِpardon والغُفرِand forgiveness
والذنبُ فوقَ العَفوِ والغُفرِ
And pardoned me with the pardon of one who has power,
So when can I give thanks for your manifest blessings,
Though the offense was beyond pardon and forgiveness.
When thanks themselves fall short?
والصفحand clemency أجملُmost beautiful ماthat يكونُit can be إذاwhen
والصفح أجملُ ما يكونُ إذا
ماemphatic particle الذنبُthe offense جَلَّgrew grave وضاقَand left no room عنfor عُذرِan excuse
ما الذنبُ جَلَّ وضاقَ عن عُذرِ
And clemency is most beautiful when
The offense is grave and leaves no room for excuse.
فمتىthen when أقومُI undertake بشكرِgiving thanks for أنعُمِكَyour blessings الthe
فمتى أقومُ بشكرِ أنعُمِكَ ال
جُلىmagnificent وقدand already جلتthey are too great عنfor الشكرِthanks
جُلى وقد جلت عن الشكرِ
When, then, can I give thanks for your blessings—
Magnificent, and already too great for thanks?
Partial English translation: 34 of 38 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1