تهنَّ بغرة العام الجديد

تهنَّ بغرة العام الجديد

ودم من كل خير في مزيدِ

ودم من كل خير في مزيدِ

Rejoice in the first light of the new year,

May you rejoice at the dawn of the new year,

and remain ever increasing in every good.

And ever grow in every good.

رأيتك أبسط الكرماء باعا

رأيتك أبسط الكرماء باعا

وأنجزهم لوعدِ أو وعيدِ

وأنجزهم لوعدِ أو وعيدِ

I have seen you the most far-reaching of generous men,

I have found you the most open-handed of the generous,

and the surest to fulfill a promise or a threat.

And the surest to fulfill a promise or a threat.

لقد أصبحت نقمة كل عات

لقد أصبحت نقمة كل عات

ونعمة كل عاف مستفيدِ

ونعمة كل عاف مستفيدِ

You have become the scourge of every insolent tyrant,

You have indeed become the scourge of every defiant man,

and a blessing to every seeker who departs enriched.

And the blessing of every petitioner seeking bounty.

فلا برحت رباعك آهلات

فلا برحت رباعك آهلات

ملاذ مؤمل وحمى طريدِ

ملاذ مؤمل وحمى طريدِ

May your dwellings never cease to teem with people—

May your dwellings never cease to be thronged,

a refuge for the hopeful, a sanctuary for the fugitive.

A refuge for the hopeful and a sanctuary for the fugitive.

عقيد الجود أنت بغير شك

عقيد الجود أنت بغير شك

فلا عدم ارتياحك من عقيدِ

فلا عدم ارتياحك من عقيدِ

You are the commander of generosity, beyond all doubt;

You are generosity's sworn ally, without a doubt;

may no captive ever be denied your compassion.

May no sworn ally ever lack your ready kindness.

لقد قربت بالإحسان ممن

لقد قربت بالإحسان ممن

يؤمّك مطلب الأمل البعيدِ

يؤمّك مطلب الأمل البعيدِ

Through beneficence you have brought near whoever

Through kindness you have brought near to those

comes to you seeking hope’s farthest prize.

Who seek you the goal of their far-off hopes.

فجودك جود متلاف وهوب

فجودك جود متلاف وهوب

وعودك حين تفخر خير عودِ

وعودك حين تفخر خير عودِ

Your largesse is that of a prodigal, unstinting giver,

For your bounty is that of a lavish spender, a generous giver,

and your lineage, when lineages are vaunted, is the finest stock.

And when you boast, your stock is the finest stock.

ورأيك مشرق كالشمس يجلو

ورأيك مشرق كالشمس يجلو

دجى نوب من الحدثان سودِ

دجى نوب من الحدثان سودِ

Your judgment shines like the sun, dispelling

And your judgment shines like the sun, dispelling

the black gloom of calamities.

The gloom of black calamities brought by time.

ألا بأبي خلائقك اللواتي

ألا بأبي خلائقك اللواتي

خلقن أغض من روض مجودِ

خلقن أغض من روض مجودِ

Ah, may my father ransom those qualities of yours,

Ah, may my father be ransom for those qualities of yours,

created fresher than a rain-drenched meadow,

Created fresher than a garden watered by abundant rain,

وحسن شمائل لطفت فزينت

وحسن شمائل لطفت فزينت

بما توليه من كرم وجودِ

بما توليه من كرم وجودِ

and the beauty of gracious traits, refined and adorned

And the beauty of manners that grew gentle, then were adorned

by all the generosity and bounty you bestow.

By the generosity and bounty you bestow.

بذلت لنا لهاك وما طريف

بذلت لنا لهاك وما طريف

حباؤل بالطريف وبالتليدِ

حباؤل بالطريف وبالتليدِ

You lavished upon us—may it delight you—new-won treasure;

You lavished your gifts on us; it is no new thing—

your gifts embrace both new wealth and inherited.

Your giving of newly gained and inherited wealth.

لقد شتت شمل العدم فينا

لقد شتت شمل العدم فينا

وأظهرت السماح إلى الوجودِ

وأظهرت السماح إلى الوجودِ

You scattered the gathered host of want among us,

You have indeed scattered poverty's ranks among us,

and brought liberality forth into being.

And brought generosity into being.

فكم ضبع جعلت الليث طمعا

فكم ضبع جعلت الليث طمعا

لديه بثعلب الرمح المبيدِ

لديه بثعلب الرمح المبيدِ

How many a hyena have you made see the lion as prey,

For many a hyena you have made the lion a coveted prize,

with the spear’s death-dealing “fox” at its side!

Before it, with the tang—the 'fox'—of the death-dealing spear.

وكم بيض أعدت غداة حرب

وكم بيض أعدت غداة حرب

ورادا لونها بدم الوريدِ

ورادا لونها بدم الوريدِ

How many white blades, on the morning of battle,

And how many white blades you turned, on a morning of battle,

have you returned red with blood from the veins!

Rose-red in color with blood from the jugular vein.

فيا عضد الهدى والدين حقا

فيا عضد الهدى والدين حقا

لقد احبيت آمال الوفودِ

لقد احبيت آمال الوفودِ

O true pillar of right guidance and the faith,

So, O true arm of guidance and faith,

you have revived the hopes of visiting delegations—

You have indeed gratified the hopes of the delegations.

ذكور أنت للمعروف يسدي

ذكور أنت للمعروف يسدي

وناس للضغائن والحقود

وناس للضغائن والحقود

mindful whenever a kindness is rendered,

You are ever mindful of kindness bestowed,

forgetful of rancors and grudges.

And forgetful of grudges and hatreds.

إذا عقمت أكف القوم لذنا

إذا عقمت أكف القوم لذنا

بكف منك للنعمى ولودِ

بكف منك للنعمى ولودِ

When the people’s hands prove barren, we seek refuge

When the people's hands grow barren, we take refuge

in your hand, prolific with blessings.

In a hand of yours ever fertile with blessings.

وإن كانت عطاياهم نسايا

وإن كانت عطاياهم نسايا

حصلنا من نداك على نقودِ

حصلنا من نداك على نقودِ

Though their gifts are promises of deferred payment,

And if their gifts are deferred payments,

from your bounty we receive ready cash.

From your bounty we receive ready coin.

فخذ من جوهر الألفاظ نظما

فخذ من جوهر الألفاظ نظما

كوشي الزهر أو وشي البرودِ

كوشي الزهر أو وشي البرودِ

Then take a strand of verse from the jewels of words,

Then take a poem strung from the jewels of words,

like the embroidery of flowers or patterned robes,

Like the embroidery of blossoms or the embroidery of mantles,

أرق من الدموع دموع صب

أرق من الدموع دموع صب

وفي الإيراد من ورد الخدودِ

وفي الإيراد من ورد الخدودِ

more delicate than tears—the tears of a lovesick man—

More delicate than tears, the tears of a yearning lover,

and, in its utterance, touched with the roses of cheeks.

And, in recital, more delicate than the roses of cheeks.

فلست تزال ذا بر جديد

فلست تزال ذا بر جديد

ولست أزال ذا شكر جديد

ولست أزال ذا شكر جديد

May you never cease to possess fresh beneficence,

For you never cease to bestow fresh kindness,

and may I never cease to offer fresh thanks.

And I never cease to give fresh thanks.

بقيت محسد العلياء تفني

بقيت محسد العلياء تفني

عصور الدهر بالعمر المديدِ

عصور الدهر بالعمر المديدِ

May you remain, envied for your loftiness, outlasting

May you remain, envied for your eminence, wearing out

the ages of time with a life prolonged.

The ages of time with your long life.