أُهنِّئُI congratulate مولاناour lord بأيمنِon the most auspicious قادمٍarrival
أُهنِّئُ مولانا بأيمنِ قادمٍ
تَقَيَّلَemulated فيin الإحسانِbeneficence أفعالَهُhis deeds الزُّهْراradiant
تَقَيَّلَ في الإحسانِ أفعالَهُ الزُّهْرا
I congratulate our lord on a most auspicious arrival,
I congratulate Our Master on this auspicious day
which has emulated his radiant deeds in beneficence:
His virtuous deeds have adorned it with beauty
بيومٍon a day أجَدَّrenewed الدهرُTime فيهon it لِباسَهُits raiment
بيومٍ أجَدَّ الدهرُ فيه لِباسَهُ
وأبرزَand brought forth منfrom مكنونِthe hidden store of زينتِهits finery الذُّخْراthe treasure
وأبرزَ من مكنونِ زينتِه الذُّخْرا
a day on which Time renewed its raiment
A day the universe dressed in its finest garb
and brought forth the treasure from its hidden finery.
And brought out its hidden treasures to display
وقدand indeed حلَّentered فيهon it الشمسُthe sun بيتَthe house of سنَائِهاits splendor
وقد حلَّ فيه الشمسُ بيتَ سنَائِها
كطلعةِlike the appearance of مولاناour lord وقدand indeed مَلأَfilled الصَّدْرَاthe place of honor
كطلعةِ مولانا وقد مَلأَ الصَّدْرَا
On it the sun has entered the house of its splendor,
The sun entered its abode like Our Master's rising
like our lord's appearance as he fills the place of honor.
Filling the horizon with radiant light
وعُدِّلَand was set right ميزانُthe balance of الزمانِTime كأنَّماas though
وعُدِّلَ ميزانُ الزمانِ كأنَّما
تعلَّمَlearned عدلاًjustice منهfrom him قدalready ثَقِفَmastered الدَّهْراTime
تعلَّمَ عدلاً منه قد ثَقِفَ الدَّهْرا
And Time's balance was set right, as though
The scales of time were set right as though
it had learned from him a justice that had mastered Time.
Learning justice from him, enlightening the age
ولانَand softened بهِthrough it قلبُthe heart of الغَمامِthe cloud علىtoward الثَّرَىthe earth
ولانَ بهِ قلبُ الغَمامِ على الثَّرَى
كرأفتِهlike his compassion إذْwhen يَطْردhe drives away البُؤْسَmisery والفَقْرَاand poverty
كرأفتِه إذْ يَطْرد البُؤْسَ والفَقْرَا
And through it the cloud's heart softened toward the earth,
His kindness made the clouds weep with joy on earth
like his compassion when he drives away misery and poverty.
Driving away misery and poverty
وألبسَهُand clothed it وشيَthe embroidery of الثيابِthe garments مُحَبَّراًrichly adorned
وألبسَهُ وشيَ الثيابِ مُحَبَّراً
كماjust as هوhe يكسونِيclothes me أيادِيَهhis favors تَتْرَىone after another
كما هو يكسونِي أيادِيَه تَتْرَى
And it clothed the earth in embroidered robes, richly adorned,
He was robed in embroidered garments
just as he clothes me in his favors, one after another.
As he clothes me in his glorious gifts
وأُهديand I offer إليهِto him رسمَa token of خدمتيَmy service التيwhich
وأُهدي إليهِ رسمَ خدمتيَ التي
تقيمُestablishes علاهُhis eminence فيin خَفَارتِهhis protection العُذْرَاthe excuse
تقيمُ علاهُ في خَفَارتِه العُذْرَا
And I offer him a token of my service, for which
I dedicate to him this poem in his service
his eminence grants an excuse under his protection.
Standing guard over him with great devotion
فلاso no غَروwonder أنthat أهديتُI offered منfrom فيضِthe abundance of بِرِّهِhis bounty
فلا غَرو أن أهديتُ من فيضِ بِرِّهِ
إليهِto him قليلاًa little ليسdoes not يعتَدُّهُhe deems it نَزْرَاpaltry
إليهِ قليلاً ليس يعتَدُّهُ نَزْرَا
So it is no wonder that I have offered, from his overflowing bounty,
It is no wonder I offer him a little
to him a little that he does not deem paltry.
From the overflowing river of his grace
فإنيfor indeed I رأيتُhave seen الغَيْمَthe cloud يحملُcarries ماءَهُits water
فإني رأيتُ الغَيْمَ يحملُ ماءَهُ
منfrom البحرِthe sea غَمْراًin abundance ثمthen يُهْدِيoffers لهto it قَطْرَاdrops
من البحرِ غَمْراً ثم يُهْدِي له قَطْرَا
For I have seen the cloud carry its water
For I saw the cloud carrying its water
from the sea in abundance, then offer it drops.
From the sea then feeding it a drop
فدُمْتَso may you remain كذاthus للمُلكِfor the kingdom منبسطاًoutstretched يَداًin hand
فدُمْتَ كذا للمُلكِ منبسطاً يَداً
ومبتسماًand smiling ثغراًin mouth ومنشَرِحاًand joyful صَدْرَاin breast
ومبتسماً ثغراً ومنشَرِحاً صَدْرَا
So may you remain thus for the kingdom, open-handed,
You were thus open-handed to the kingdom
with smiling lips and a joyful breast.
Smiling, welcoming, broad-chested
ولاand never زلتَmay you cease تنضُوcast off منfrom ثيابِكَyour garments بالياًsomething worn-out
ولا زلتَ تنضُو من ثيابِكَ بالياً
وتَلبسُand wear غَضَّاًfresh منfrom أوانِقِهits finery نَضْرَاradiant
وتَلبسُ غَضَّاً من أوانِقِه نَضْرَا
And may you never cease casting off your worn garments
You continually shed your old garments
and donning fresh, radiant pieces of its finery.
And dressed in its exquisite new arrays
Sol 6.1