لَناfor us كُلَّevery يُوْمٍday هَناءٌjoy جَدِيدُnew
لَنا كُلَّ يُوْمٍ هَناءٌ جَدِيدُ
وَعِيدٌand a festival مَحاسِنُهُits beauties لاdo not تَبِيدُperish
وَعِيدٌ مَحاسِنُهُ لا تَبِيدُ
Each day we have new joy,
Every day we have new joy,
And a festival whose beauties never fade,
And a feast whose beauty does not fade,
وَعَيْشٌand a life يَرِفُّflutters عَلَيْهِover it النَّعِيمُbliss
وَعَيْشٌ يَرِفُّ عَلَيْهِ النَّعِيمُ
وَجَدٌّand good fortune تَظافَرُjoin forces فِيهِin it السُّعُودُfavorable fortunes
وَجَدٌّ تَظافَرُ فِيهِ السُّعُودُ
And a life over which bliss flutters,
And a life upon which luxury pours down,
And good fortune in which blessings unite,
And newness in which good fortune converges.
وَدارٌand a house يُخَيِّمُpitches its tent فِيهاwithin it السَّماحُgenerosity
وَدارٌ يُخَيِّمُ فِيها السَّماحُ
وَبابٌand a door تَلاقىmeet عَلَيْهِat it الْوُفُودُdelegations
وَبابٌ تَلاقى عَلَيْهِ الْوُفُودُ
And a house where generosity pitches its tent,
And a home on which generosity alights,
And a door at which delegations meet.
And a door where delegations converge.
بِبُرْئِكَthrough your recovery ياO شَرَفَSharaf (Honor of) الدَّوْلَةِal-Dawla (the State) اسْstart of استفاد (gained)
بِبُرْئِكَ يا شَرَفَ الدَّوْلَةِ اسْ
تَفادَcompletion of استفاد (gained) سَعادَتهُhis happiness الْمُسْتَفِيدُthe beneficiary
تَفادَ سَعادَتهُ الْمُسْتَفِيدُ
Through your recovery, O Sharaf al-Dawla,
By your well-being, O noble state,
The beneficiary has gained his happiness.
The fortunate have attained happiness.
لَقَدْindeed دَفَعَwarded off اللهُGod لِلْمَجْدِfor glory's sake عَنْكَfrom you
لَقَدْ دَفَعَ اللهُ لِلْمَجْدِ عَنْكَ
وأَعْطِيَand was granted فِيكَin you النَّدَىgenerosity ماwhat يُريدُit desires
وأَعْطِيَ فِيكَ النَّدَى ما يُريدُ
God has indeed warded harm from you for glory's sake,
God has indeed repelled glory from you,
And in you generosity was granted what it desired.
And given you abundant bounty as He wills.
فَسُهِّلَso was made easy مِنْهُfrom it الطِّلابُthe pursuit الْعَسِيرُdifficult
فَسُهِّلَ مِنْهُ الطِّلابُ الْعَسِيرُ
وَقُرِّبَand was brought near مِنْهُfrom it الْمرَامُthe goal الْبَعِيدُdistant
وَقُرِّبَ مِنْهُ الْمرَامُ الْبَعِيدُ
So what was hard to seek from it was made easy,
So through you the difficult quest is made easy,
And the distant goal sought from it was brought near.
And the distant goal is brought near.
وَأَشْرَقَand grew radiant ذاكَthat الرَّجاءُhope الْعَبُوسُfrowning
وَأَشْرَقَ ذاكَ الرَّجاءُ الْعَبُوسُ
وَرُدَّand was restored عَلَيْناto us الْعَزاءُconsolation الشَّرُودُfugitive
وَرُدَّ عَلَيْنا الْعَزاءُ الشَّرُودُ
And that frowning hope grew radiant,
Thus that gloomy hope has shone brightly,
And fugitive consolation was restored to us.
And distant consolation has returned to us.
فَأَعْيادُناso our festivals ماno لَهاfor them مُشْبِهٌan equal
فَأَعْيادُنا ما لَها مُشْبِهٌ
وَأَفْراحُناand our joys ماno عَلَيْهاbeyond them مَزِيدُfurther increase
وَأَفْراحُنا ما عَلَيْها مَزِيدُ
So our festivals have no equal,
Our feasts, nothing equals them,
And our joys cannot be surpassed.
Our joys, nothing exceeds them.
وَكَيْفَand how يُقَوَّضُbe struck like a tent عنّاaway from us السُّرُورُjoy
وَكَيْفَ يُقَوَّضُ عنّا السُّرُورُ
وَأَنْتَwhile you إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle انْقَضىhas ended الْعِيدُthe festival عِيدُa festival
وَأَنْتَ إِذا ما انْقَضى الْعِيدُ عِيدُ
And how could joy's tent be struck and taken from us,
How can gladness be undermined for us
While you yourself are a festival when the festival ends?
When you, once the feast has ended, are a feast?
هَنِيئاًfelicitations لأَيّامِto the days of دَهْرٍan age نَمَتْكَnurtured you
هَنِيئاً لأَيّامِ دَهْرٍ نَمَتْكَ
أَلاbehold إِنَّindeed ذاthis الدَّهْرَthe age دَهْرٌan age سَعِيدُhappy
أَلا إِنَّ ذا الدَّهْرَ دَهْرٌ سَعِيدُ
Joy to the days of the age that nurtured you!
Congratulations for the days of time that produced you!
Behold, this age is indeed a happy age!
Truly this time is a time of bliss!
لَقَدْindeed طَرَّقَتْgave birth بِكَto you أُمُّthe mother of العَلاءِeminence
لَقَدْ طَرَّقَتْ بِكَ أُمُّ العَلاءِ
بِيَوْمٍon a day لَهُof it كُلُّevery يَوْمٍday حَسُودُenvious
بِيَوْمٍ لَهُ كُلُّ يَوْمٍ حَسُودُ
The mother of eminence indeed gave birth to you,
The mother of glory shone upon you
On a day that every other day envies.
On a day every other day envies.
فَأَنْتَso you عَلَىupon الدَّهْرِthe age حَلْيٌan ornament بَهِيٌّsplendid
فَأَنْتَ عَلَى الدَّهْرِ حَلْيٌ بَهِيٌّ
وَأَنْتَand you عَلَىupon الْمَجْدِglory تاجٌa crown عَقِيدُfirmly bound
وَأَنْتَ عَلَى الْمَجْدِ تاجٌ عَقِيدُ
So you are a splendid ornament upon the age,
You are a shining adornment upon time,
And upon glory you are a securely fastened crown.
And you are a studded crown upon glory.
رَجَعْتَyou turned لَيالِيَهُits nights السُّودَblack بِيضاًwhite
رَجَعْتَ لَيالِيَهُ السُّودَ بِيضاً
وَكانَand it was وَأيّامُهُwhile its days الْبِيضُwhite سُودُblack
وَكانَ وَأيّامُهُ الْبِيضُ سُودُ
You turned its black nights white,
You have turned its black nights into white,
Though once its white days were black.
Though its white days were black.
فَعِشْso live ماas long as تَشاءُyou wish بِهِin it ضافِياًspreading amply
فَعِشْ ما تَشاءُ بِهِ ضافِياً
عَلَيْكَover you مِنَof الْعِزِّhonor ظِلٌّa shade مَدِيدُfar-reaching
عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الْعِزِّ ظِلٌّ مَدِيدُ
So live in it as long as you wish, with an ample
So live as long as you wish,
Shade of honor stretching far above you.
With a lasting shadow of might upon you!
Sol 6.1