مُلِّيتَ بَدْراً تُهَنّاهُ وَضِرْغاما

مُلِّيتَ بَدْراً تُهَنّاهُ وَضِرْغاما

تَحْوِي بِهِ لِلْعِدى كَبْتاً وَإِرْغاما

تَحْوِي بِهِ لِلْعِدى كَبْتاً وَإِرْغاما

You have been granted a full moon—delight in him—and a lion,

May you long enjoy a full moon you are congratulated on, and a lion,

through whom you shall bring your foes crushing defeat and humiliation.

through whom you bring your foes humiliation and abasement.

سَمّاهُ مَجْدُكَ بَهْراماً لأَنَّ لَهُ

سَمّاهُ مَجْدُكَ بَهْراماً لأَنَّ لَهُ

سَعْداً يُطاوِلُ كَيْواناً وَبهْراما

سَعْداً يُطاوِلُ كَيْواناً وَبهْراما

Your glory named him Bahrām, for he possesses

Your glory named him Bahram, for he has

an auspicious star that rivals Saturn and Mars in height.

good fortune that rivals Kaywan and Bahram in height.

قَدْ عادَ مِنْ نُورِهِ الإِظْلامُ وَهْوَ ضُحىً

قَدْ عادَ مِنْ نُورِهِ الإِظْلامُ وَهْوَ ضُحىً

مِنْ بِعْدِ ما غادَرَ الإِصْباحَ إِظْلاما

مِنْ بِعْدِ ما غادَرَ الإِصْباحَ إِظْلاما

Before his radiance, darkness has returned even at high noon,

Through his light, darkness has become bright morning,

after that radiance left the dawn itself in darkness.

after he had turned the dawn to darkness.

بُشْراكَ أَنَّكَ ما تَنْفَكُّ تُلْبِسُهُ النُّ

بُشْراكَ أَنَّكَ ما تَنْفَكُّ تُلْبِسُهُ النُّ

عْمى وَتَلْبَسُ إِجْلالاً وَإِعْظاما

عْمى وَتَلْبَسُ إِجْلالاً وَإِعْظاما

Glad tidings: you shall never cease clothing him in generosity

Glad tidings to you: you never cease to clothe him in

all-encompassing, while you are clothed in reverence and high honor.

blessings, while you wear reverence and honor.

يا أَكْرَمَ النّاسِ آباءً وَأَشْرَفَهُمْ

يا أَكْرَمَ النّاسِ آباءً وَأَشْرَفَهُمْ

عِنْدَ التَّفاخُرِ أَخْوالاً وَأَعْماما

عِنْدَ التَّفاخُرِ أَخْوالاً وَأَعْماما

O you whose forefathers are the noblest among men, and who surpass them all

O noblest of men in forefathers, and most highborn among them

in maternal and paternal uncles when pedigrees are vaunted:

in maternal and paternal uncles, when men vie in pride,

أَطْلَعْتَ بِالشّامِ مِنْ بَهْرامَ بَدْرَ دُجىً

أَطْلَعْتَ بِالشّامِ مِنْ بَهْرامَ بَدْرَ دُجىً

أَضْحى العِراقُ عَلَيْهِ يَحْسُدُ الشّاما

أَضْحى العِراقُ عَلَيْهِ يَحْسُدُ الشّاما

You have raised over Syria, in Bahrām, a full moon amid darkness;

In al-Sham you have made a full moon of the dark night rise from Bahram;

Iraq now envies Syria on his account.

Iraq has come to envy al-Sham for him.

فَاسْعَدْ بِهِ دائِمَ النَّعْماءِ مُعْتَلِياً

فَاسْعَدْ بِهِ دائِمَ النَّعْماءِ مُعْتَلِياً

عَلَى الزَّمانِ وَخَيْرُ الْعَيْشِ ما داما

عَلَى الزَّمانِ وَخَيْرُ الْعَيْشِ ما داما

So rejoice in him, ever in prosperity, rising

So rejoice in him, ever blessed and rising high

to the height of the age and the best of life, as long as both endure.

above time; the best life is that which endures.