أياO شاهانشاهShahanshah; king of kings صلِlink الأمانيthe hopes
أيا شاهانشاه صلِ الأماني
بتجديدwith the renewal of البشائرglad tidings والتهانيand congratulations
بتجديد البشائر والتهاني
O Shahanshah, link hopes
O King of Kings, bestow blessings,
With renewed glad tidings and congratulations.
With glad tidings and congratulations renewed,
فقدfor indeed جرتhave coursed السعودthe auspicious stars وجاءand has come يحدوleading onward
فقد جرت السعود وجاء يحدو
سبوتthe Saturdays of الدهرtime سبتthe Saturday of المهرجانMihragan
سبوت الدهر سبت المهرجان
For the auspicious stars have coursed, and there has come, leading
For the dawn has broken and there comes
Time’s Saturdays, the Saturday of Mihragan.
The song of daybreak; the feast's slumber is past.
وإنْand if طغتِgrow excessive المثالبfaults; grounds for blame والمثانيand praises
وإنْ طغتِ المثالب والمثاني
فعاتبهاthen rebuke them بقهقهةwith the loud laughter of القنانيthe wine-flasks
فعاتبها بقهقهة القناني
And if blame and praise grow excessive,
And if flaws and defects abound,
Then rebuke them with the wine-flasks’ loud laughter.
Rebuke them with the laughter of vine leaves.
فقدfor indeed بردhas cooled النسيمthe breeze وجاءand has come يسعىhurrying
فقد برد النسيم وجاء يسعى
بهاwith them خِصِرchilled المراشفthe lips والبنانand the fingertips
بها خِصِر المراشف والبنان
For the breeze has cooled, and there comes hurrying
For the breeze has cooled, and comes hastening
With them, one whose lips and fingertips are chilled.
With slender waists and young trees swaying.
فلاso may … never عدمتlack يداكyour two hands سقيطrain-drops مزنٍrain-clouds
فلا عدمت يداك سقيط مزنٍ
يصفقis mingled بالرحيقwith pure wine الخسروانيKhosroan; of Khosrow
يصفق بالرحيق الخسرواني
So may your hands never lack the drops of rain-clouds
So may your hands never lack a brimming cup
Mingled with Khosroan nectar.
That claps to the imperial wine.
Sol 6.1