أنت نجمُ الدِّينِ في أهلِ التُّقى

أنت نجمُ الدِّينِ في أهلِ التُّقى

مُشْرِقٌ عالٍ بهيجٌ في النَّظَرْ

مُشْرِقٌ عالٍ بهيجٌ في النَّظَرْ

You are the star of the Faith among the godfearing,

You are the star of faith among the devout,

radiant and lofty, splendid to behold.

Radiant, lofty, delightful to behold.

فإذا صَرَّحَ مَحْلٌ عارِقٌ

فإذا صَرَّحَ مَحْلٌ عارِقٌ

كُنتَ يا يزْدَنُ نجماً لِلْمَطَرْ

كُنتَ يا يزْدَنُ نجماً لِلْمَطَرْ

And when deep, relentless drought declares itself,

And when a devastating drought showed itself,

you, O Yazdan, are a star heralding rain.

You were, O Yazdan, a rain-bringing star.

فالتُّقى ثُمَّ النَّدى قد شَهِدا

فالتُّقى ثُمَّ النَّدى قد شَهِدا

أنَّكَ الطَّيِّبُ خُبْراً وخَبَرْ

أنَّكَ الطَّيِّبُ خُبْراً وخَبَرْ

Thus piety, then generosity, have both borne witness

So piety, then generosity, have both borne witness

that you are noble—by experience and by report.

That you are good in character and repute.

هامةُ الفارِسِ أوْ لَبَّتُهُ

هامةُ الفارِسِ أوْ لَبَّتُهُ

شاكياً رُمْحِك والعَضْبِ الذكَر

شاكياً رُمْحِك والعَضْبِ الذكَر

The horseman’s head, or else his breast,

The horseman’s head, or the hollow of his throat,

both complain of your spear and the keen, virile blade.

Complains of your spear and the keen, hard-tempered sword.

فَهناكَ الصَّوْمُ والإِفْطارُ ما

فَهناكَ الصَّوْمُ والإِفْطارُ ما

غَرَّدَتْ وَرْقاءُ طيرٍ بسَحَرْ

غَرَّدَتْ وَرْقاءُ طيرٍ بسَحَرْ

May fasting and the breaking of the fast bring you joy as long as

There, then, are fasting and breaking the fast, as long as

a gray dove among the birds warbles at dawn.

A gray dove sings at dawn.