هُنِّىءَmay ... be congratulated العامُthe year وماand what يُعْقِبُهُfollows it
هُنِّىءَ العامُ وما يُعْقِبُهُ
مِنof تَواليthe succession of رَجَبٍRajab بعدafter رَجَبْRajab
مِن تَوالي رَجَبٍ بعد رَجَبْ
May the year and what follows it be congratulated,
The year was congratulated, and what follows it
as Rajab follows Rajab,
Of the succession of Rajab after Rajab
دائماًforever ماas long as طلعتْrises شمسُthe sun الضُّحىthe forenoon
دائماً ما طلعتْ شمسُ الضُّحى
وسَماand rises high فيin الأفْقِthe horizon نجْمٌa star وغَرَبْand sets
وسَما في الأفْقِ نجْمٌ وغَرَبْ
forever, as long as the morning sun rises
The morning sun always rose
and a star rises on the horizon and sets,
And a star shone in the horizon and set
ببَقاءِthrough the continued life of الصّاحِبthe lord الصَّدرِthe eminent dignitary الذيwho
ببَقاءِ الصّاحِب الصَّدرِ الذي
أحْرَزَwon المجْدَglory بسَعْيٍthrough striving ونَسبْand lineage
أحْرَزَ المجْدَ بسَعْيٍ ونَسبْ
through the continued life of the eminent lord, who
With the survival of the sincere friend
has won glory through striving and lineage;
Who attained glory through effort and lineage
بمنيعِthrough a protector of الجارِthe neighbor مَبْذولِfreely bestowed النَّدىbounty
بمنيعِ الجارِ مَبْذولِ النَّدى
فيamid الخطوبcalamities الدُّهْمthe black ones والغُبْرand the dust-gray ones الشُّهبthe ashen ones
في الخطوب الدُّهْم والغُبْر الشُّهب
whose neighbor is secure and whose bounty is freely given
With the staunch neighbor who gives freely
amid black calamities and dust-gray, ashen ones;
In adversities, sorrows, and trailing stars
بوَهوبِthrough a lavish giver of الدَّثْرِabundant wealth لاnot يُسْألُهُhe is asked for it
بوَهوبِ الدَّثْرِ لا يُسْألُهُ
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle عَظُمَis grave الجُرْمُthe offense وَهَبْhe pardons
وإذا ما عَظُمَ الجُرْمُ وَهَبْ
who lavishly gives abundant wealth without being asked for it,
With the generosity that is never questioned
and when the offense is grave, he pardons.
And when the sin is grave, forgiveness is granted
عَضُدُsupport الدينof the faith الذيwhose مَعْروفُهُhis beneficence
عَضُدُ الدين الذي مَعْروفُهُ
طاردُa banisher of الفَقْرِpoverty وقَتَّالُand a slayer of السْغَبْhunger
طاردُ الفَقْرِ وقَتَّالُ السْغَبْ
ʿAḍud al-Dīn, whose beneficence
The pillar of the faith, whose benevolence
drives out poverty and slays hunger.
Dispels poverty and kills wretchedness
عادِلٌjust فيin الحُكْمِjudgment لاnot يَلْفِتُهُsways him
عادِلٌ في الحُكْمِ لا يَلْفِتُهُ
لَدَدُobstinacy الخصْمِthe litigant ولاnor طيشُrecklessness الغضبanger
لَدَدُ الخصْمِ ولا طيشُ الغضب
Just in judgment, he is not swayed
The just ruler, not distracted by
by the litigant’s obstinacy or anger’s recklessness.
The opponent's defiance or the fury of rage
بأسُهُhis might والجودُand generosity مِنْfrom راحَتِهِhis palm
بأسُهُ والجودُ مِنْ راحَتِهِ
حيثُwhere ماever كانَhe may be حَياةٌlife وعَطَبْand destruction
حيثُ ما كانَ حَياةٌ وعَطَبْ
His might and bounty, issuing from his palm,
His might and generosity are his repose
wherever he is, are life and destruction.
Wherever there is life and yearning
وهُمامٌand a magnanimous man لمْnot تَزَلْcease ساحاتُهُhis courtyards
وهُمامٌ لمْ تَزَلْ ساحاتُهُ
مِلْؤُهاwhat fills them منهُfrom him رَجاءٌhope ورَهَبْand dread
مِلْؤُها منهُ رَجاءٌ ورَهَبْ
And he is a magnanimous man whose courtyards have never ceased
And aspirations, whose arenas
to be filled with hope and dread inspired by him;
Are always filled with hope and awe from him
وهوand he عَنfrom عارِthe shame of الدَّناياbase deeds نازِحٌfar removed
وهو عَن عارِ الدَّنايا نازِحٌ
ومِنand from العَلْياءِeminence والمَجْدِand glory سَقِبْnear
ومِن العَلْياءِ والمَجْدِ سَقِبْ
and he is far from the shame of base deeds,
He is aloof from the disgrace of this life
and close to eminence and glory.
And clings to glory and greatness
Sol 6.1