قالواthey said أَتاكَhas come to you الأَمَلُthe hope الأَكبَرُthe greatest
قالوا أَتاكَ الأَمَلُ الأَكبَرُ
وَفازَand won بِالمُلكِthe kingship الفَتىthe young man الأَزهَرُradiant
وَفازَ بِالمُلكِ الفَتى الأَزهَرُ
They said, “The greatest hope has come to you,
and the radiant youth has won sovereignty,
وَاِكتَسَتِand clothed itself الدُنياthe world جَمالاًbeauty بِهِthrough him
وَاِكتَسَتِ الدُنيا جَمالاً بِهِ
فَقُلتُso I said قَدindeed قامَrose to power إِذاًthen جَعفَرُJa'far
فَقُلتُ قَد قامَ إِذاً جَعفَرُ
and the world has clothed itself in beauty through him.”
So I said, “Then Ja'far has indeed risen to power.”
ذاكَthat one الَّذيwho كانَتwere إِلىtoward مُلكِهِhis reign
ذاكَ الَّذي كانَت إِلى مُلكِهِ
أَبصارُناour eyes طامِحَةًeagerly raised تَنظُرُgazing
أَبصارُنا طامِحَةً تَنظُرُ
That is the one toward whose reign
our eyes gazed with eager longing.
الآنَnow فَليَهنَso may it delight لَذيذُthe sweetness of الكَرىslumber
الآنَ فَليَهنَ لَذيذُ الكَرى
مَنwhoever كانَwas تَأميلاًin hope لَهُof him يَسهَرُstaying awake at night
مَن كانَ تَأميلاً لَهُ يَسهَرُ
Now may sweet slumber delight
whoever stayed awake in hope of him.
ياO وارِثَheir to الأَرضِthe earth الَّذيwho أَصبَحَتhave become
يا وارِثَ الأَرضِ الَّذي أَصبَحَت
أَقطارُهاits regions مِنfrom نورِهِhis light تَزهَرُshine
أَقطارُها مِن نورِهِ تَزهَرُ
O heir to the earth, whose
light now makes its far reaches shine.
قَدindeed كانَhad been مُشتاقاًyearning إِلىfor خُطبَةٍa sermon
قَد كانَ مُشتاقاً إِلى خُطبَةٍ
مِنكَfrom you سَريرُthe throne of المُلكِkingship وَالمِنبَرُand the pulpit
مِنكَ سَريرُ المُلكِ وَالمِنبَرُ
They had indeed yearned for a sermon
from you—the royal throne and the pulpit.
فَأَصبَحاso both became قَدalready ظَفِراboth won بِالَّتيthat which
فَأَصبَحا قَد ظَفِرا بِالَّتي
ماno مِثلُهاits equal غُنمٌprize لِمَنfor whoever يَظفَرُwins
ما مِثلُها غُنمٌ لِمَن يَظفَرُ
So both have now won that
which has no equal as a prize for any victor.
ياO شَهرَmonth of ذيpossessor of الحِجِّةِthe pilgrimage قَدindeed أَصبَحَتhave become
يا شَهرَ ذي الحِجِّةِ قَد أَصبَحَت
تُشبِهُكَresemble you الأَيّامُthe days وَالأَشهُرُand the months
تُشبِهُكَ الأَيّامُ وَالأَشهُرُ
O month of Dhu al-Hijjah, now
the days and months have come to resemble you.
ماnothing مِثلُequals نُعماكَyour favor عَلَيناupon us بِهِthrough him
ما مِثلُ نُعماكَ عَلَينا بِهِ
إِلّاexcept الَّذيthat which كانَwas وَلاand is not يُذكَرُmentioned
إِلّا الَّذي كانَ وَلا يُذكَرُ
Nothing equals your favor to us through him,
save that which once was, and goes unmentioned.
لاmay you never زِلتَcease to be لِلناسِfor people حَديثاًa subject of talk بِماfor what
لا زِلتَ لِلناسِ حَديثاً بِما
أَسدَتهُbestowed it أَيّامُكَyour days ماas long as عُمِّرواthey are granted life
أَسدَتهُ أَيّامُكَ ما عُمِّروا
May you ever remain on people's lips for what
your days have bestowed, as long as they live.
Sol 6.1