صبح الهنا اليومَ تجلَّى أبيضا

صبح الهنا اليومَ تجلَّى أبيضا

وبالمنى ربعُ التهاني روّضا

وبالمنى ربعُ التهاني روّضا

The dawn of joy shone white today,

The delight of our days has dawned white today,

And hopes made the abode of rejoicing a garden.

And with wishes, a quarter of congratulations is adorned.

فقم إلى كأس التهاني واصطبح

فقم إلى كأس التهاني واصطبح

فيها بنادٍ بسنا البِشر أضا

فيها بنادٍ بسنا البِشر أضا

So rise to the cup of rejoicing and drink at dawn,

So rise to the cup of congratulations and have an auspicious morning,

From it, at a gathering lit by the radiance of cheer.

In it with a boon, humankind smiled beautifully.

فإنَّ هذي فرحةٌ من قبلها

فإنَّ هذي فرحةٌ من قبلها

لمثلها الزمانُ ما تعرَّضا

لمثلها الزمانُ ما تعرَّضا

For this is a joy before which

For this is a joy like none before,

Time had never encountered its like.

Time has never been exposed to its like.

من لم يكن يأخذ منها حظَّه

من لم يكن يأخذ منها حظَّه

فليت شعري ما الذي تعوَّضا

فليت شعري ما الذي تعوَّضا

Whoever did not take his share of it—

Whoever does not take his share of it,

I wonder what he gained in its stead.

I wonder, what can compensate him?

وكيف لا يدخل في كلّ حشاً

وكيف لا يدخل في كلّ حشاً

منها سرورٌ سرَّ أحشاء الرضا

منها سرورٌ سرَّ أحشاء الرضا

And how could there fail to enter every breast

And how can delight not enter every cheerful gathering,

A joy from it that gladdened al-Rida's inmost heart?

From it, contentment that gladdened the hearts spread.

أسخى الورى الناهض من ثقل الندى

أسخى الورى الناهض من ثقل الندى

بما به كلُّ الورى لن تنهضا

بما به كلُّ الورى لن تنهضا

Most generous of mortals, who shoulders generosity's burden—

The most generous of mankind rose above the weight of dew,

A weight that all mankind could never bear.

With what makes all mankind rise, never to collapse.

ذاك الذي من كرم النفس يُرى

ذاك الذي من كرم النفس يُرى

ندب صلاةِ وفده مُفترضا

ندب صلاةِ وفده مُفترضا

That is he whose nobility of soul deems

He who by the nobility of his soul is seen,

Blessing his visitors, though voluntary, a binding duty.

His delegation's prayer is made incumbent.

ذاك الذي كلتا يديه رهمةٌ

ذاك الذي كلتا يديه رهمةٌ

ربعيَّةٌ بها المُنى قد رُوّضا

ربعيَّةٌ بها المُنى قد رُوّضا

That is he whose two hands are a gentle rain,

He whose two hands are bountiful,

A spring shower through which hopes have blossomed.

With which wishes were adorned.

ذاك الذي للمسنتين جودُه

ذاك الذي للمسنتين جودُه

رَقى إذا صلَّ الجدوب نضنضا

رَقى إذا صلَّ الجدوب نضنضا

That is he whose generosity, for the drought-stricken,

He whose generosity to the two front teeth,

Is a charm when drought's viper flicks its tongue.

Ascended, so the handsome man smiled brightly.

ذاك الذي سمت به همَّته

ذاك الذي سمت به همَّته

لغاية عنها السماك انخفضا

لغاية عنها السماك انخفضا

That is he whom his high resolve has raised

He whose ambition took him,

To a height beneath which al-Simak sank.

To a limit above which the highest sky lowered.

ذاك الذي لو لم يشيد للعُلى

ذاك الذي لو لم يشيد للعُلى

بناءها السامي إذاً لانتقضا

بناءها السامي إذاً لانتقضا

That is he who, had he not raised for glory

He who if he did not build for the Lofty,

Its lofty edifice, it would surely have crumbled.

Its sublime structure, it would have collapsed.

ذاك الذي للمجد كان جوهراً

ذاك الذي للمجد كان جوهراً

وكان كلُّ الماجدين عَرضا

وكان كلُّ الماجدين عَرضا

That is he who was glory's very substance,

He who was the essence of glory,

While all other illustrious men were mere attributes.

And all the glorious were but branches.

يُزين كلَّ الناس بعضُ فخرِه

يُزين كلَّ الناس بعضُ فخرِه

لو أنَّ عليهم تبعَّضا

لو أنَّ عليهم تبعَّضا

A portion of his glory would adorn all mankind,

He adorns all people with some of his pride,

If it were divided among them.

If they shared it among themselves.

له سجاياً من أبيه حسُنت

له سجاياً من أبيه حسُنت

وبسط كفٍّ في الندى ما انقبضا

وبسط كفٍّ في الندى ما انقبضا

He has fine qualities from his father,

He has praiseworthy traits from his father Hasan,

And a hand outstretched in giving, never drawn back.

And the outstretching of a palm in generosity that did not shrink.

وغُرَّة من لمعها تحت الدجى

وغُرَّة من لمعها تحت الدجى

أعارتِ البرقَ السنا فأومضا

أعارتِ البرقَ السنا فأومضا

And a radiant brow that, from its gleam in the dark,

And a radiance whose gleam in the darkness,

Lent lightning radiance, so it flashed.

Lent the lighting its brilliance and flashed.

يصرّح البِشرُ بها للمجتدي

يصرّح البِشرُ بها للمجتدي

بالنجح قبل أن يُرى معرَّضا

بالنجح قبل أن يُرى معرَّضا

The cheer upon it plainly tells the supplicant

Good omen foretells success for the aspirant through it,

Of success, before he is seen hinting at his request.

Before he is seen to strive.

أحبب بدهرٍ جُلب البِشر به

أحبب بدهرٍ جُلب البِشر به

وكان قبلَ جلبه مبغضا

وكان قبلَ جلبه مبغضا

How dear the time in which joy was brought,

Loved in an era whose tidings made people happy,

Though before its coming, that time was hated.

And before its tidings, hated.

إذ في ختان قرَّتي عين العُلى

إذ في ختان قرَّتي عين العُلى

سرَّ الأنامَ أسوداً وأبيضا

سرَّ الأنامَ أسوداً وأبيضا

For at the circumcision of the two delights of glory's eye,

For in the circumcision of my two eyes' delight,

It gladdened mankind, black and white.

The secret that gladdened people, black and white.

طاب الهنا فيه لهم فياله

طاب الهنا فيه لهم فياله

قطعاً به وصل الهنا تقيَّضا

قطعاً به وصل الهنا تقيَّضا

Joy was sweet for them in it—what a

Our delight in him is pure, verily through him,

Severing through which union with joy was made possible!

The tie of our delight was consolidated.

فليهن في عبد الحسين ما شدت

فليهن في عبد الحسين ما شدت

في الأيك ورقاءُ وما برق أضا

في الأيك ورقاءُ وما برق أضا

So may he rejoice in Abd al-Husayn as long as song is sung

So let it delight in Abd al-Husayn whatever determination,

By a gray dove in the groves, and as long as lightning shines.

Hardened in the boughs and whatever lightening flashed.

وليزه في عبد العزيز فلقد

وليزه في عبد العزيز فلقد

زها به جميع ما ضمَّ الفضا

زها به جميع ما ضمَّ الفضا

And may he exult in Abd al-Aziz, for indeed

And let it elate in Abd al-Aziz, for it has,

All that the expanse embraces has grown radiant through him.

Elated by him all that space encompasses.

واليوم في ختان كل أرِّخوا

واليوم في ختان كل أرِّخوا

بالزهو قد حوى محمد الرضا

بالزهو قد حوى محمد الرضا

And today, for each one's circumcision, record the date:

And today in the circumcision of all who record,

“With splendor, Muhammad has attained contentment.”

With splendor, Muhammad has contained the Most Pleased.