بُشرى السَعادة قَد وافَت بِلا حَرج

بُشرى السَعادة قَد وافَت بِلا حَرج

عَلى الوَرى بِمحيا رائق بَهج

عَلى الوَرى بِمحيا رائق بَهج

Glad tidings of happiness have arrived without hindrance,

Good tidings of happiness have arrived without hardship

To humankind, with a lovely, joyful countenance.

Upon the people with a pleasing smile and delight

وَأَصبَح الكَون في طيب وَفي عَبق

وَأَصبَح الكَون في طيب وَفي عَبق

وَالجَو يَضحك عَن زَهو وَعَن بلج

وَالجَو يَضحك عَن زَهو وَعَن بلج

And the universe is now amid perfume and fragrance,

The universe is now in pleasant fragrance

And the sky laughs, revealing splendor and radiance.

And the air laughs with beauty and freshness

وَالطَير يَصدح وَالأنغام قائِمَة

وَالطَير يَصدح وَالأنغام قائِمَة

وَالدوح يَهتَز لِلأَلحان وَالهزج

وَالدوح يَهتَز لِلأَلحان وَالهزج

And the birds sing out, and melodies resound,

The birds sing and the tunes stand still

And the spreading trees sway to melodies and rhythmic song.

And the forests sway to melodies and joy

كنَيِّر بان أَو شَمس النَهار بَدَت

كنَيِّر بان أَو شَمس النَهار بَدَت

أَو غادة خطرت بِالأَعيُن الدعج

أَو غادة خطرت بِالأَعيُن الدعج

Like a luminary revealed, or the daytime sun appearing,

Was it the bright Vega that rose at night

Or a graceful maiden gliding past with wide, dark eyes,

Or the morning sun that shone with glittering eyes

أَو صارم سل حَتّى بانَ بارقه

أَو صارم سل حَتّى بانَ بارقه

ما بَينَ مُعترك الأَحداق وَالمُهج

ما بَينَ مُعترك الأَحداق وَالمُهج

Or a keen sword unsheathed until its gleam appeared

Or was it a flashing sword that appeared

Amid the battlefield of eyes and hearts.

Between the clashing of battles and the piercing of bodies

بَشير خَير إِذا ما لاحَ في ظلم

بَشير خَير إِذا ما لاحَ في ظلم

أَغنَته غرته الغرا عَن السَرج

أَغنَته غرته الغرا عَن السَرج

A herald of good: whenever he shines in darkness,

Good news when it appears in darkness

His radiant brow spares him the need for lamps.

Its light eliminates the need for any lamp

رَقى علي منبر الأَفراح حَيث غَدا

رَقى علي منبر الأَفراح حَيث غَدا

ما بَينَ أَهل الهَوى في أَرفَع الدرج

ما بَينَ أَهل الهَوى في أَرفَع الدرج

He ascended the pulpit of joys, where he came to stand

It rose to the pulpit of joys where it became

Among the lovers, upon the highest steps.

The highest rank amongst the people of passion

قَد أَطرَب الكَون حَتّى مالَ من طَرب

قَد أَطرَب الكَون حَتّى مالَ من طَرب

قَول المُبشر بَعدَ اليَأس بِالفَرَج

قَول المُبشر بَعدَ اليَأس بِالفَرَج

The universe was moved to ecstasy, swaying with joy,

The universe is so thrilled that it sways in rapture

By the herald's announcement of relief after despair.

At the words of glad tidings after despair and distress

قَد ضم بَدر الدُجى شَمس النَهار عَلى

قَد ضم بَدر الدُجى شَمس النَهار عَلى

بِساط نور مِن الأَنوار مُنتسج

بِساط نور مِن الأَنوار مُنتسج

The full moon of night has embraced the daytime sun upon

The full moon has wrapped the sun of daytime

A carpet of light woven from gleams.

On a carpet of light made of interwoven beams

شَهم تولد عَن شَهم فَضائله

شَهم تولد عَن شَهم فَضائله

جَرت بِكُل لِسان بِالثَنا لهج

جَرت بِكُل لِسان بِالثَنا لهج

A gallant man born of a gallant man, whose virtues

A gallant son born from a gallant father

Flow upon every tongue devoted to praise.

Whose virtues are sung by all tongues in praise

لَيث تولد عَن لَيث مَتى نَشَبَت

لَيث تولد عَن لَيث مَتى نَشَبَت

أَظفاره بِعدو حل في وَهج

أَظفاره بِعدو حل في وَهج

A lion born of a lion: whenever he sinks

A lion born from a lion, whenever

His claws into a foe, that foe falls into flame.

Its claws clash with a lowly enemy in battle

بَحر إِذا وَكفت أَنواء راحته

بَحر إِذا وَكفت أَنواء راحته

عَلى فَقير كَئيب باتَ في لجج

عَلى فَقير كَئيب باتَ في لجج

A sea: when the rainstorms of his palm pour down

An ocean, when the gusts of its winds

Upon a sorrowful pauper, that pauper spends the night in deep waters.

Calm down for a sad and despairing poor soul

زِد همة سَمَت العيوق هامَتها

زِد همة سَمَت العيوق هامَتها

وَعَن طَريق المَعالي قَط لَم تعج

وَعَن طَريق المَعالي قَط لَم تعج

Add an ambition whose crown has surpassed Capella,

Increase the ambition that raises its goals

And has never swerved from the path of lofty honors,

And never falters from the path of glory

بِكُل فكر يُنير الشَك نيره

بِكُل فكر يُنير الشَك نيره

وَكُل رَأي يَسوس الحُكم بِالفَلج

وَكُل رَأي يَسوس الحُكم بِالفَلج

With every thought whose radiance illuminates doubt,

With every enlightened thought that dispels doubts

And every judgment that guides governance to success.

And every wise opinion that justly decides

حَلت بِهِ الحلة الفَيحاء وَابتهجت

حَلت بِهِ الحلة الفَيحاء وَابتهجت

بِحكمه فَلِذا صينت عَن الهَرج

بِحكمه فَلِذا صينت عَن الهَرج

Spacious Hilla grew lovely through him and rejoiced

You have been clothed in the splendid robes and are joyful

In his rule, and was thus protected from turmoil.

With his wise rule, so you are protected from turmoil

وَكَم بِهِ الدَولة الشَماء قَد سعدت

وَكَم بِهِ الدَولة الشَماء قَد سعدت

فَأَصبَحَت وَشَذاها طيب الأَرج

فَأَصبَحَت وَشَذاها طيب الأَرج

And how often the lofty state has prospered through him,

And how the lofty state has prospered through him

So it came to have a sweet, fragrant scent.

And now it smells sweet like a meadow in bloom

أَهدَت لِحَضرَتِهِ العَلياء جَوهرة

أَهدَت لِحَضرَتِهِ العَلياء جَوهرة

رَفيعة القَدر لا تَرنو إِلى الهمج

رَفيعة القَدر لا تَرنو إِلى الهمج

It presented his exalted presence with a jewel,

It gifted to his noble highness a precious jewel

Of lofty worth, who casts no glance at the rabble.

Of high value that seeks no bloodshed in violence

هُوَ الجَواد الَّذي قامَت لَهُ حجج

هُوَ الجَواد الَّذي قامَت لَهُ حجج

عَلى فضَائل قَد أَربَت عَلى الحجج

عَلى فضَائل قَد أَربَت عَلى الحجج

He is the generous man for whom proofs stand

He is the generous one who has convincing arguments

Attesting to virtues that have outnumbered the years.

That attest to virtues more numerous than proofs

وَلَم يَقُل ما لَهُ يَوماً لآخذه

وَلَم يَقُل ما لَهُ يَوماً لآخذه

أَنا القَتيل بِلا إثم وَلا حَرَج

أَنا القَتيل بِلا إثم وَلا حَرَج

And his wealth never once said to its taker:

And has never said, when something was taken:

“I am slain without sin or guilt.”

I am the victim, though I am without guilt or sin

إِذا امتَطَى غارب الأَفضال قالَ لَهُ

إِذا امتَطَى غارب الأَفضال قالَ لَهُ

أفديك يا ابن الكِرام الصيد بِالمهج

أفديك يا ابن الكِرام الصيد بِالمهج

When he mounts the crest of generosity, it says to him:

If the elite of nobility ride with him, he says:

“I would ransom you, O son of proud nobles, with souls.”

I ransom you, O son of generous people, enjoy the hunt

لَهُ مَناقب لا تُحصى إِذا تليت

لَهُ مَناقب لا تُحصى إِذا تليت

وَإِن أمدت بِآلاف مِن الحجج

وَإِن أمدت بِآلاف مِن الحجج

His virtues cannot be numbered when recited,

He has countless merits, if you recount them

Even if the recitation were prolonged for thousands of years.

Even if you went on for thousands of arguments

وَكَم أَقام بِحَد العَزم مِن عوج

وَكَم أَقام بِحَد العَزم مِن عوج

حَتّى استَقام وَما في الناس مِن عوج

حَتّى استَقام وَما في الناس مِن عوج

And how much crookedness he set straight with the edge of resolve,

And how straight he made many a crooked thing

Until it stood straight, with no crookedness among the people.

Until it was straight, and the people had no crookedness

يا مَن سَما مَجده نَجم السَما شَرَفاً

يا مَن سَما مَجده نَجم السَما شَرَفاً

حَتّى رَقى صاعِداً في أَرفَع الدرج

حَتّى رَقى صاعِداً في أَرفَع الدرج

O you whose glory has surpassed heaven's star in honor,

O you whose glory's star has reached the highest rank

Until it climbed upward to the highest steps,

Climbing to the most exalted level and station

وَمَن عَلا فَضله رَأس العُلى وَغَدا

وَمَن عَلا فَضله رَأس العُلى وَغَدا

في كُل عَين يرى بِالمنظر البَهج

في كُل عَين يرى بِالمنظر البَهج

And whose excellence has overtopped glory's summit, now

And whose excellence has reached the peak of highness

Seen by every eye as a delightful sight.

Bringing joy to every eye that beholds

بُشراك بُشراك بِالعُرس الَّذي طَمحت

بُشراك بُشراك بِالعُرس الَّذي طَمحت

إِلَيك أَبصاره فَانظر لَهُ وَعج

إِلَيك أَبصاره فَانظر لَهُ وَعج

Glad tidings to you, glad tidings of the wedding that has lifted

Congratulations, congratulations for the wedding you longed for

Its eyes toward you; so look to it and turn its way.

Look at it, rejoice and delight

هَذا بَشير المَعالي جاء مُبتهِجاً

هَذا بَشير المَعالي جاء مُبتهِجاً

فاسمع لِما قالَهُ يا صاح وَابتهج

فاسمع لِما قالَهُ يا صاح وَابتهج

This herald of lofty honors has come rejoicing,

So listen to what he says, O friend, and delight

So listen to what he has said, O friend, and rejoice.

He comes to congratulate your welcoming fate

أَتى يهنيك بِالإقبال حينَ أَتى

أَتى يهنيك بِالإقبال حينَ أَتى

بِكُل صَوت رَفيع بِالنداء شَجي

بِكُل صَوت رَفيع بِالنداء شَجي

He came to congratulate you on good fortune, arriving

Proclaiming loudly with every pleasant call

With every lofty voice, melodious in its call.

Good wishes come to you willingly

تَسعى إِليك التَهاني وَهيَ طائِعَة

تَسعى إِليك التَهاني وَهيَ طائِعَة

كَما سَعيت بِلا روع إِلى الرهج

كَما سَعيت بِلا روع إِلى الرهج

Congratulations hasten toward you, willingly,

As you strove without fear toward the heat of battle

As you hastened without fear into the dust of battle.

They come walking to you before all eyes

تَأتي إِليك عَلى الأَبصار ماشية

تَأتي إِليك عَلى الأَبصار ماشية

وَما عَلَيها إِذا جاءَتكَ مِن حَرَج

وَما عَلَيها إِذا جاءَتكَ مِن حَرَج

They come to you, walking upon eyes,

Without any difficulty when they reach you

And they incur no blame when they come to you.

And the rising sun which matches the full moon

وَطالع بَث أَفراحاً مُؤرخه

وَطالع بَث أَفراحاً مُؤرخه

بِالشَمس قارن بَدراً هَل في البَلج

بِالشَمس قارن بَدراً هَل في البَلج

And a rising star whose chronicler spread joys:

Is there any wonder in this chance?

“With the sun he paired a full moon that rose in dawn's radiance.”