هناكُمْmay it gladden you قدومُthe arrival of العامthe year وابتسمتْand may there smile لكمfor you
هناكُمْ قدومُ العام وابتسمتْ لكم
ثغورmouths الأمانيof hopes عنrevealing بُلوغِthe attainment of المَطالِبِdesired ends
ثغور الأماني عن بُلوغِ المَطالِبِ
May the year's arrival bring you joy, and may there smile for you
the mouths of hopes, revealing the fulfillment of desires.
ولاand may never بَرِحتْكمleave you عزَّةٌmight قَعْسَريَّةٌunyielding
ولا بَرِحتْكم عزَّةٌ قَعْسَريَّةٌ
تُباريrivaling صدورthe points of المُرهفاتkeen swords القَواضِبcleaving
تُباري صدور المُرهفات القَواضِب
And may unyielding might never leave you,
rivaling the points of keen, cleaving swords,
تصونُshielding عنfrom الأرزاءcalamities نفسthe life of مُحمَّدٍMuḥammad
تصونُ عن الأرزاء نفس مُحمَّدٍ
وتحْميand guarding حماهُhis domain منagainst طُروقthe nighttime arrival of النَّوائبmisfortunes
وتحْمي حماهُ من طُروق النَّوائب
shielding Muḥammad's life from calamities,
and guarding his domain against misfortunes that come by night.
فمِنْfor from عضدُʿAḍud (support) الدينal-Dīn (of the faith) النَّوالُbounty لُممْلقٍfor a destitute man
فمِنْ عضدُ الدين النَّوالُ لُممْلقٍ
وإِنْand if جارَoppresses خطبmisfortune فالوفاءُthen loyalty لصاحبfor a friend
وإِنْ جارَ خطب فالوفاءُ لصاحب
For from ʿAḍud al-Dīn comes bounty for the destitute,
and if misfortune oppresses, then loyalty for a friend.
لبيقُgracious in الغِنىwealth غمْرُabundant in السَّجاياinnate qualities مشمِّرٌgirding himself
لبيقُ الغِنى غمْرُ السَّجايا مشمِّرٌ
إلىtoward الهولterror بَذَّالُlavish with النَّدىbounty والرغائبand prized gifts
إلى الهول بَذَّالُ النَّدى والرغائب
Gracious in wealth, abundant in virtues, girding himself
to face terror, lavish with bounty and prized gifts.
حَوىhe has won الحمدpraise والعلْياءand eminence بينboth through مكاسبٍachievements
حَوى الحمد والعلْياء بين مكاسبٍ
مُكرَّمةhonorable المَسْعىin pursuit وبينand through مناسِبِancestral ties
مُكرَّمة المَسْعى وبين مناسِبِ
He has won praise and eminence both through achievements
honorable in their pursuit, and through ancestry.
فنجرٌthus a lineage يباريrivals مطلعَthe rising of الشمسthe sun بالضحىin the forenoon
فنجرٌ يباري مطلعَ الشمس بالضحى
وسعْيٌand striving أريجُfragrant in الذِّكرrenown جمُّrich in المَناقبvirtues
وسعْيٌ أريجُ الذِّكر جمُّ المَناقب
Thus his lineage rivals the rising sun in the morning,
and his striving is fragrant in renown, rich in virtues.
ونِعْمَand excellent is مُناخُa resting place for الطَّارقينnight visitors عَشيَّةًat evening
ونِعْمَ مُناخُ الطَّارقين عَشيَّةً
إذاwhen أخمدquenches الشَّفَّانُthe cold, damp wind نارَthe fire of المَراقِبِthe watchposts
إذا أخمد الشَّفَّانُ نارَ المَراقِبِ
And what a fine resting place for visitors at dusk,
when the cold, damp wind quenches the watchfires.
هنالكthere يقْريhe feeds الضيفthe guest قبلbefore ارْتِفاقِهِhis settling at ease
هنالك يقْري الضيف قبل ارْتِفاقِهِ
ويوليand he grants النَّعيمَcomfort قبلbefore حلِّthe untying of الحقائبthe saddlebags
ويولي النَّعيمَ قبل حلِّ الحقائب
There he feeds the guest before he settles at ease,
and grants him comfort before the saddlebags are untied.
فدامَso may he remain مُطاعَobeyed in الأمْرcommand ماas long as ذرَّappears شارِقٌa rising sun
فدامَ مُطاعَ الأمْر ما ذرَّ شارِقٌ
بأفْقٍon a horizon وماand as long as خَبَّtrots along السَّرابُthe mirage براكبwith a rider
بأفْقٍ وما خَبَّ السَّرابُ براكب
So may his commands remain obeyed as long as the sun rises
on a horizon, and as long as the mirage trots along with a rider.
Sol 6.1