يَومٌ أَتى الدَهر فيما حُزتَهُ الخَبرُ

يَومٌ أَتى الدَهر فيما حُزتَهُ الخَبرُ

عيد تَهنى بِهِ الأَعياد وَالعَصرُ

عيد تَهنى بِهِ الأَعياد وَالعَصرُ

A day when news of what you attained reached Time,

A day has come when Fate reveals its tidings,

a feast in which feasts and the age rejoice.

A feast day that feasts and times celebrate.

وَما مَقامَك بِالعَلياءِ يَفخَرُ بَل

وَما مَقامَك بِالعَلياءِ يَفخَرُ بَل

بِكَ المَفاخر وَالعَلياءُ تَفتَخر

بِكَ المَفاخر وَالعَلياءُ تَفتَخر

Your station does not glory in the heights; rather,

Your station in the heights is not made proud -

glories and the heights take pride in you.

Nay, but by you the prides and heights are graced.

قَد شَمَر الجَهل عَن سَاقيهِ مُضطَرِباً

قَد شَمَر الجَهل عَن سَاقيهِ مُضطَرِباً

يَقولُ ما الحال ما الأَخبار ما السَير

يَقولُ ما الحال ما الأَخبار ما السَير

Ignorance has bared its shins in alarm,

Ignorance bared its leg in perturbation crying,

saying, 'What is the situation? What is the news? How goes the journey?'

"What's up? What news? How go events and ways?"

قالوا تَبَدا امام العلم قالَ إِذاً

قالوا تَبَدا امام العلم قالَ إِذاً

آن الرَحيل وَطابَ السَير وَالسَفَر

آن الرَحيل وَطابَ السَير وَالسَفَر

They said, 'The imam of learning has appeared.' It said, 'Then

They said: "The chief of learning dawns." Said he:

it is time to depart, and travel and journeying are pleasant.'

"Then it is time to travel and go my way."

وَأَصبَح الدَهر لا تَخشى غَوائِلُهُ

وَأَصبَح الدَهر لا تَخشى غَوائِلُهُ

وَأَقبَل الخَصب حَتّى أَعشَب الحَجَر

وَأَقبَل الخَصب حَتّى أَعشَب الحَجَر

And now you fear none of Time's calamities,

So dawned a day safe from mischances' spite,

and plenty has arrived, till even stone has sprouted grass.

And bounty flowed till rocks grew verdure dressed.

وَشَيد الدين دين الهاشِمي بِمَن

وَشَيد الدين دين الهاشِمي بِمَن

عِندَ الإِلَهِ وَعِندَ الناس يَعتبر

عِندَ الإِلَهِ وَعِندَ الناس يَعتبر

And the faith—the Hashimite's faith—was strengthened by one

Religion - Hashim's creed - was firmly based

held in esteem by God and by people.

Through one the Lord and men see most esteemed,

ما مِن نَهار وَلا مِن لَيلة بِهِما

ما مِن نَهار وَلا مِن لَيلة بِهِما

إِلّا وَتَثني عَلَيهِ الشَمس وَالقَمَر

إِلّا وَتَثني عَلَيهِ الشَمس وَالقَمَر

There is no day or night during which

No day or night but sun and moon invoke

the sun and moon fail to sing his praise.

Blessings and peace upon him without cease.

مِن عالم الذر كانَ الجود شيمَتُهُ

مِن عالم الذر كانَ الجود شيمَتُهُ

حَتّى لَهُ في أَيادي حاتم أَثَر

حَتّى لَهُ في أَيادي حاتم أَثَر

From the realm of primordial particles, generosity has been his nature,

From the world of particles his nature was

so that even Hatim's benefactions bear his imprint.

Bounty, whose vestiges remain in Hatim's hand.

يا واحِداً كُلُّ وَصف فيهِ يُعجِزُنا

يا واحِداً كُلُّ وَصف فيهِ يُعجِزُنا

وَكُلُ مَدحٍ مَع الأَطناب مُختَصَر

وَكُلُ مَدحٍ مَع الأَطناب مُختَصَر

O peerless one, every description of you defeats us,

O One alone, all praise ascription foils,

and all praise, however elaborate, is brief.

And every fulsome ode falls short condensed.

أَولَيتَنا نعماً بِالشام سالِفَةً

أَولَيتَنا نعماً بِالشام سالِفَةً

في الشَرق وَالغَرب مِنها تَقسم البِدَر

في الشَرق وَالغَرب مِنها تَقسم البِدَر

You bestowed favors upon us in al-Sham in days past;

On us before, you conferred gifts in Syria

in East and West, purses of money are distributed from those favors.

Shared through east and west - as the moon shares light.

أَبواب غَيرك ما فيها لَنا أَرَبٌ

أَبواب غَيرك ما فيها لَنا أَرَبٌ

إِذا اِنتَظَرنا فَسوءُ الظَن يُنتَظَر

إِذا اِنتَظَرنا فَسوءُ الظَن يُنتَظَر

We seek nothing at the doors of anyone but you;

Apart from you, no door has meaning for us,

if we wait, mistrust is to be expected.

If we hope there, only false hopes can be hoped.