نزل الرَبيع فَمَرحَباً بِغُصونه

نزل الرَبيع فَمَرحَباً بِغُصونه

وَبِعطر نَرجسه وَغَض جُفونه

وَبِعطر نَرجسه وَغَض جُفونه

Spring has descended: welcome to its boughs,

Spring has come, so welcome its branches,

and to its narcissus fragrance and its tender eyelids,

The fragrance of its narcissus and the blinking of its eyes.

وَبِوَرده الزاهي عَلى أَغصانه

وَبِوَرده الزاهي عَلى أَغصانه

وَبِنوره الفَتان في تَلوينه

وَبِنوره الفَتان في تَلوينه

and to its radiant roses upon its branches,

With its roses blossoming on its boughs,

and to its enchanting blossoms in their varied hues,

And its tempting light in its colors.

وَبِرَوضه الغَض الأَنيق وَمائه

وَبِرَوضه الغَض الأَنيق وَمائه

العَذب الرَحيق وَجَريه وَسُكونه

العَذب الرَحيق وَجَريه وَسُكونه

and to its lush, elegant meadow and its water,

With its soft, elegant meadows and sweet,

sweet and pure as nectar, and to its flow and stillness,

Pure water, flowing calmly.

وَبِجَيشه المُهتز إن سرت الصبا

وَبِجَيشه المُهتز إن سرت الصبا

وَبِلُطفه المَخبوء في مَكنونه

وَبِلُطفه المَخبوء في مَكنونه

and to its swaying host when the east wind passes,

With its excited army if the morning breeze blows,

and to its subtle grace concealed within its depths.

And its kindness hidden in its refuge.

فَصل إِذا صَدحت بَلابل رَوضه

فَصل إِذا صَدحت بَلابل رَوضه

غمر الحمام بِلَحظه وَعُيونه

غمر الحمام بِلَحظه وَعُيونه

A season when, if its garden's nightingales sing,

When the bulbuls of its meadows sing joyfully,

it overwhelms the doves with its gaze and its eyes.

The doves submerge in its gaze and eyes.

وَإِذا بِهِ القمري صاح مُغَرداً

وَإِذا بِهِ القمري صاح مُغَرداً

فَضح اليَراع بِصَوته وَرَنينه

فَضح اليَراع بِصَوته وَرَنينه

And when a ringdove cries there, singing,

When the moonlit one trills melodiously,

it shames the reed flute with its voice and resonance.

The plains shout with its voice and tune.

وَإِذا تَمايلَت الغُصون بدلها

وَإِذا تَمايلَت الغُصون بدلها

مال الكَئيب بِحزنه وَشُجونه

مال الكَئيب بِحزنه وَشُجونه

And when the branches sway in their coquetry,

When the branches swing to and fro,

the melancholy one sways with his grief and sorrows.

The hearts lean towards its sorrow and passions.

نَشَرت نَوافجه وَفاحَ عَبيره

نَشَرت نَوافجه وَفاحَ عَبيره

وَشَجى القُلوب بِطَيره وَحَنينه

وَشَجى القُلوب بِطَيره وَحَنينه

Its musk-pods spread their scent, and its perfume wafts,

Its blossoms have bloomed and its fragrance wafts,

and it saddens hearts with its birds and plaintive song.

Melting the hearts with its birds and yearning.

وَتَكَللَت أَوراده وَتَضَلعت

وَتَكَللَت أَوراده وَتَضَلعت

وراده مِن مائه وَعُيونه

وراده مِن مائه وَعُيونه

Its flowers were crowned, and drinking their fill

Its roses have crowned themselves and intertwined,

were its visitors from its water and its springs.

Adorning themselves with its water and springs.

وَترنحَت قُضبانه وَتَلفتت

وَترنحَت قُضبانه وَتَلفتت

غُزلانه في غثه وَسَمينه

غُزلانه في غثه وَسَمينه

Its twigs swayed, and looking about

Its twigs have bent and its gazelles frolicked,

were its gazelles amid its lean and lush growth.

Fattening themselves on its plants and herbs.

جاءَ الرَبيع وَجاءَنا في فَصله

جاءَ الرَبيع وَجاءَنا في فَصله

عيد رَأَينا السَعد في مَضمونه

عيد رَأَينا السَعد في مَضمونه

Spring has come, and in its season there came to us

Spring has come and with it our Eid,

a festival in whose import we saw good fortune.

We have seen good fortune in its contents.

جاءا لأسعد بِالهَنا وَكلاهما

جاءا لأسعد بِالهَنا وَكلاهما

لَم يَأتيا إِلا للثم يَمينه

لَم يَأتيا إِلا للثم يَمينه

Both came to As'ad with joy, and both

They have both come to bring us joy,

came only to kiss his right hand.

And have only come to swear allegiance.

ذي الغرة الفَراء وَالوَجه الَّذي

ذي الغرة الفَراء وَالوَجه الَّذي

نور الكَمال يَلوح فَوقَ جَبينه

نور الكَمال يَلوح فَوقَ جَبينه

He of the radiant brow, and the face above whose

He of noble lineage, with the radiant face

forehead the light of perfection gleams;

The light of perfection shines on his forehead,

وَالرُتبة الشَماء وَالقدر الَّذي

وَالرُتبة الشَماء وَالقدر الَّذي

بَدر السَماء وَإِن علا مِن دونه

بَدر السَماء وَإِن علا مِن دونه

and of lofty rank, and a stature beneath which

Of high station, and great status,

the sky's full moon lies, however high it rises.

The full moon even if it rose above him,

وَالسَيد الفَرد الَّذي قَد حيرت

وَالسَيد الفَرد الَّذي قَد حيرت

ألباب هَذا الكَون في تَكوينه

ألباب هَذا الكَون في تَكوينه

And the peerless lord, at whose creation were bewildered

The unique master, perplexing

the minds of this entire universe;

The minds of this universe in its creation,

وَالعالم العلم الَّذي قَد تممت

وَالعالم العلم الَّذي قَد تممت

رتب العلى بِعلومه وَفنونه

رتب العلى بِعلومه وَفنونه

and the scholar, the beacon, through whom were perfected

The scholar of all knowledge, who has perfected

the ranks of eminence, by his sciences and his arts;

The highest ranks with his sciences and arts,

وَالمصقع اللسن المفوه مَن غَدا

وَالمصقع اللسن المفوه مَن غَدا

سحر البيان الصرف في تَبيينه

سحر البيان الصرف في تَبيينه

and the eloquent, silver-tongued orator, whose speech has become

An eloquent spokesman, who has become

the pure magic of eloquence in his exposition;

The magic of rhetoric in its elaboration,

وَمدبر الحكم العَزيز بِرَأيه

وَمدبر الحكم العَزيز بِرَأيه

ومنوِّر الجلى بِنور يَقينه

ومنوِّر الجلى بِنور يَقينه

and the steward of mighty rule through his counsel,

The administrator of wise governance,

and the illuminator of momentous affairs by the light of his certainty;

Enlightening the eminent with his certainty,

وَمصرف الأَفكار في تَهذيبه

وَمصرف الأَفكار في تَهذيبه

وَمرتب الأنظار في تَحسينه

وَمرتب الأنظار في تَحسينه

and who marshals thoughts for its refinement,

Who regulates ideas in his cultivation,

and orders reflections for its improvement.

And organizes sights in his refinement.

هَذا عَميد الملك وَابن عَميده

هَذا عَميد الملك وَابن عَميده

وَنِظامه قَد جَد في تَزيينه

وَنِظامه قَد جَد في تَزيينه

This is the realm's pillar, and the son of its pillar,

He is the pillar of the state and son of its pillar,

and its ordering force, earnestly striving to adorn it;

Its system has thrived in its adornment,

وَالصاحب المرضي وَابن الصاحب ال

وَالصاحب المرضي وَابن الصاحب ال

مَرضي وَابن خدينه وَقَرينه

مَرضي وَابن خدينه وَقَرينه

and the approved minister, son of the minister, well-

The agreeable companion and son of the agreeable

approved, and son of his confidant and companion;

Companion and son of his servants and peers.

ذو فكرة تَرنو الغُيوب بِهمة

ذو فكرة تَرنو الغُيوب بِهمة

تَطأ القُلوب بِعرفه وَعزينه

تَطأ القُلوب بِعرفه وَعزينه

possessed of thought that peers into the unseen, with a resolve

With a ambition that aspires to the unknown,

that treads on hearts through his beneficence and might;

Conquering hearts with his dignity and glory,

وَشَجاعة تَعنو الكماة لِبَأسها

وَشَجاعة تَعنو الكماة لِبَأسها

وَتروغ الضرغام تَحتَ عَرينه

وَتروغ الضرغام تَحتَ عَرينه

and a courage to whose might armored warriors bow,

And a courage that defies archers

and which sends the lion slinking beneath its lair;

Sending the squadrons under its burrows,

وَيَراعة أَمضى مِن العَضب الَّذي

وَيَراعة أَمضى مِن العَضب الَّذي

يبري العِظام إِذا ثَوى بِيَمينه

يبري العِظام إِذا ثَوى بِيَمينه

and a reed pen sharper than the keen sword that

And a prowess sharper than a sword

hews bones when it rests in his right hand.

That cleaves bones when grasped in his right hand.

يا سَيداً ما مثل جدك سَيد

يا سَيداً ما مثل جدك سَيد

قسماً بِهِ وَبِشرعه وَبدينه

قسماً بِهِ وَبِشرعه وَبدينه

O lord, no lord is like your grandsire—

My master, none compares to your grandfather,

I swear by him, by his law and by his faith!

I swear by him, his law, and his religion,

يا نَجل فاطمة البتول وَحَيدر

يا نَجل فاطمة البتول وَحَيدر

صهر الرَسول وَخله وَأَمينه

صهر الرَسول وَخله وَأَمينه

O scion of Fatima the Chaste and Haydar,

O son of Fatima the chaste, and Haydar,

the Messenger's son-in-law, his dear friend and trusted one;

Son-in-law of the Messenger, his confidante and trustee,

يا صاحب الشَرف الَّذي شرفاته

يا صاحب الشَرف الَّذي شرفاته

طالَت عَلى أم السُهى وَقُرونه

طالَت عَلى أم السُهى وَقُرونه

O possessor of nobility, whose battlements

O holder of the glorious lineage,

and hornlike pinnacles rise above the Mother of Suha;

That has lasted long over eras and generations,

يا ابن الغَطارفة الكِرام وَفتية

يا ابن الغَطارفة الكِرام وَفتية

جَعَلوا لِهَذا الدَهر ضوء عُيونه

جَعَلوا لِهَذا الدَهر ضوء عُيونه

O son of generous, noble lords, and of young men

O son of the generous heroes, who have given

who gave this age the light of its eyes;

Light to the eyes of this world with their being,

قَد زارَك العيد الكَبير وَقَد أَتى

قَد زارَك العيد الكَبير وَقَد أَتى

يَسعى إِلَيك عَلى قِباب جُفونه

يَسعى إِلَيك عَلى قِباب جُفونه

The great festival has visited you, and has come

The great Eid has come to visit you,

hastening toward you on the domes of its eyelids.

Rushing to you blinking its eyes,

وَأَتى يقبل مِنك كَفاً هامراً

وَأَتى يقبل مِنك كَفاً هامراً

ما البَحر إِلا شربة مِن نونه

ما البَحر إِلا شربة مِن نونه

And it came to kiss your abundantly pouring palm—

It has come to kiss your overflowing palm,

the sea is but a draught from its inkwell.

The sea is but a sip of its generosity,

لَم يَدر كَفك بَحر جود فائض

لَم يَدر كَفك بَحر جود فائض

ذا من سَخافة عَقله وَجنونه

ذا من سَخافة عَقله وَجنونه

It did not know your palm was an overflowing sea of bounty:

Your palm did not realize it is an ocean of giving,

that comes from its feeble wit and madness.

Due to the foolishness of its mind and madness,

فَامدد بِكمك لا بِكفك نَحوه

فَامدد بِكمك لا بِكفك نَحوه

أَنى أَخاف عَلَيه فيض هتونه

أَنى أَخاف عَلَيه فيض هتونه

So extend your sleeve toward it, not your palm;

So extend to it with your sleeve, not your palm,

I fear for it the flood of your hand's downpour.

I fear its trickling overflow would tire it,

وَالبس رِداء الملك وَانحر حاسِداً

وَالبس رِداء الملك وَانحر حاسِداً

يَسعى إِلَيك بغيظه وَشُجونه

يَسعى إِلَيك بغيظه وَشُجونه

And put on the robe of sovereignty, and slaughter an envier

And don the garment of the kingdom and sacrifice

who hastens toward you with his rage and sorrows.

An envious enemy, attacking you with its rage and sorrow,

أَقم الصَلاة مكبراً فيها وَقُل

أَقم الصَلاة مكبراً فيها وَقُل

اللَه أَكبر جل في تَكوينه

اللَه أَكبر جل في تَكوينه

Establish prayer, proclaiming God's greatness in it, and say:

Lead the prayer declaring God's greatness,

'God is greatest, sublime in His creating!'

Exalted is He in His creation,

وَاهنَأ بِأَيام السُرور فَإنها

وَاهنَأ بِأَيام السُرور فَإنها

جاءَت عَلى قَدر الكَمال وَحينه

جاءَت عَلى قَدر الكَمال وَحينه

And enjoy the days of gladness, for they

And congratulate on the happy days,

have come in perfection's measure and at its appointed time.

For they have come in a perfect timing,

وَاسلم مِن الدَهر الخوؤن مدى المدى

وَاسلم مِن الدَهر الخوؤن مدى المدى

مِن مَكره أَبَداً وَمِن تَلوينه

مِن مَكره أَبَداً وَمِن تَلوينه

And remain safe from treacherous time for all eternity,

And submit forever to the betrayals of fate,

from its cunning forever, and from its changing colors.

From its constant tricks and changes,

وَصل السَعادة بالسَعادة وَالهَنا

وَصل السَعادة بالسَعادة وَالهَنا

بِنظيره وَابشر بِحُسن ظُنونه

بِنظيره وَابشر بِحُسن ظُنونه

And join happiness to happiness, and joy

Connect joys with joys and congratulations with their like,

to its like; rejoice in the good it promises.

And expect only good thoughts from it,

وَاقض الحُقوق الواجِبات لعيدنا

وَاقض الحُقوق الواجِبات لعيدنا

فَإِذا فَرَغت فَقُم إِلى مسنونه

فَإِذا فَرَغت فَقُم إِلى مسنونه

And discharge the duties owed to our festival;

Fulfill the rights and obligations due to our celebration,

then, when you have finished, rise to its customary observance,

Then when finished, rise to what you habit,

ما عاد عيد بِالسُرور وَما أَتى

ما عاد عيد بِالسُرور وَما أَتى

زَمَن الرَبيع مُرفرفاً بِغُصونه

زَمَن الرَبيع مُرفرفاً بِغُصونه

as long as a festival returns with joy, and there comes

No longer is there an Eid of joy, no longer

the season of spring, fluttering its boughs.

Does the spring come rustling with its branches.