هَنيئاً لدينِ الهُدَى الأشْرَفِ

هَنيئاً لدينِ الهُدَى الأشْرَفِ

سَلامةَ ناصرِهِ يوسُفِ

سَلامةَ ناصرِهِ يوسُفِ

Joy to the noblest faith of guidance—

Joy to the noblest faith of guidance

for Yusuf, its champion, is safe.

for the safety of its champion, Yusuf!

هَنيئاً وبُشْرى لغرّ الجِيادِ

هَنيئاً وبُشْرى لغرّ الجِيادِ

وللسّمْهَري وللمَشْرَفي

وللسّمْهَري وللمَشْرَفي

Joy and glad tidings to the proud steeds,

Joy and glad tidings to the white-blazed steeds,

and to the Samharī lance and Mashrafī sword.

and to the Samhari spear and the Mashrafi sword!

جَرى القدَرُ الحتْمُ ثمّ انثَنى

جَرى القدَرُ الحتْمُ ثمّ انثَنى

وقال لهُ الصُنْعُ مهْلاً قِفِ

وقال لهُ الصُنْعُ مهْلاً قِفِ

Inevitable destiny ran its course, then turned back;

Inexorable fate ran its course, then turned back,

Providence said to it, “Easy now—stop.”

and Providence said to it, 'Easy—halt!'

تَرامَى الجوادُ على غفْلَةٍ

تَرامَى الجوادُ على غفْلَةٍ

ولمْ تَثْنِهِ هِزّةُ المَعْطِفِ

ولمْ تَثْنِهِ هِزّةُ المَعْطِفِ

The steed hurled itself without warning,

The steed pitched forward without warning,

and the mantle’s jolt did not turn it aside.

nor did a sway of the flank turn it back.

فعنْ أعطَفِ الخلْقِ ما بالهُ

فعنْ أعطَفِ الخلْقِ ما بالهُ

تَرامى سَريعاً ولمْ يعْطِفِ

تَرامى سَريعاً ولمْ يعْطِفِ

Toward the tenderest of all creatures—what possessed it,

Then what ailed it, that from the kindest of creatures

to rush so swiftly and show no tenderness?

it plunged so swiftly and did not turn aside?

ولكن لهُ العُذْرُ فيما أتَى

ولكن لهُ العُذْرُ فيما أتَى

فلمْ يكْبُ وهْناً ولمْ يُسْرِفِ

فلمْ يكْبُ وهْناً ولمْ يُسْرِفِ

Yet it has an excuse for what it did:

Yet it has an excuse for what it did:

it neither stumbled from frailty nor overreached.

for it did not stumble from weakness, nor exceed due bounds.

عَلا متْنَهُ منْكَ موْلىً هُمامٌ

عَلا متْنَهُ منْكَ موْلىً هُمامٌ

رَءوفٌ عَطوفٌ كريمٌ وَفي

رَءوفٌ عَطوفٌ كريمٌ وَفي

Upon its back there rose, in you, a valiant lord,

In your person, a valiant lord mounted its back,

compassionate, tender, generous, and true.

compassionate, tenderhearted, generous, faithful.

لهُ راحةٌ بات يُرْوَى النّدى

لهُ راحةٌ بات يُرْوَى النّدى

عن البحْرِ عن سُحْبِها الوُكَّفِ

عن البحْرِ عن سُحْبِها الوُكَّفِ

His is a palm whose bounty is recounted through the night,

His is a palm whose bounty is now recounted

from the sea, from its thick-laden clouds.

on the sea's authority, from that palm's pouring clouds.

له طلعةٌ لو حَكاها الضُحى

له طلعةٌ لو حَكاها الضُحى

لما ظلَّ منهُ السّنا يختَفي

لما ظلَّ منهُ السّنا يختَفي

His is a countenance that, if morning could imitate it,

His is a countenance: were morning light to mirror it,

splendor would no longer hide from it.

its radiance would not keep vanishing from sight;

وساجَلَها النّجْمُ لمْ يحْتَجِبْ

وساجَلَها النّجْمُ لمْ يحْتَجِبْ

وأمّلَها البدْرُ لمْ يُخْسَفِ

وأمّلَها البدْرُ لمْ يُخْسَفِ

Were the star to vie with it, it would not be veiled;

and were the star to rival it, it would not be veiled;

were the full moon to aspire to it, it would not be eclipsed.

and were the full moon to aspire to it, it would not be eclipsed.

فرامَ ليشْكُرَها نعْمةً

فرامَ ليشْكُرَها نعْمةً

بغيْرِ السّجودِ فلمْ يكْتَفِ

بغيْرِ السّجودِ فلمْ يكْتَفِ

Then it sought to give thanks for that blessing,

So it sought to give thanks for that blessing

but without prostration it was not satisfied.

without prostration, but was not content.

فمدّ إلى سجدةِ الشُكْرِ كفّاً

فمدّ إلى سجدةِ الشُكْرِ كفّاً

وقدْ راعَهُ هائِلُ الموقِفِ

وقدْ راعَهُ هائِلُ الموقِفِ

So it stretched out a hand toward prostration at the brink,

So it stretched out a hand to prostrate in thanks,

and the terror of the moment had alarmed it.

while the terror of the scene had alarmed it.

ولكنْ سلِمْتَ فراقَ الوجودَ

ولكنْ سلِمْتَ فراقَ الوجودَ

مَقامٌ عن الجودِ لم يصْدِفِ

مَقامٌ عن الجودِ لم يصْدِفِ

But you escaped severance from existence;

But you were safe, so all existence was gladdened

your station has never swerved from generosity.

by a presence that never turned away from generosity.

فللهِ بُشْرَى أتَتْ عندَها

فللهِ بُشْرَى أتَتْ عندَها

فكانَ الزّمانُ بها متْحفي

فكانَ الزّمانُ بها متْحفي

By God, what glad tidings came at that moment!

What glad tidings, by God, arrived then!

Through them, Time itself became my giver of gifts.

So time, through them, became my giver of gifts.

لقد لهجَ العبْدُ منْ أجلِها

لقد لهجَ العبْدُ منْ أجلِها

ولو بذَلَ الرّوحَ لمْ يُنْصِفِ

ولو بذَلَ الرّوحَ لمْ يُنْصِفِ

The servant has spoken fervently because of them,

Indeed, this servant has spoken ceaselessly on their account,

though were he to offer his soul, he would not do them justice.

and even if he gave his life, he would not do them justice.

ولازالَ روْضُ المُنى يُجْتَنى

ولازالَ روْضُ المُنى يُجْتَنى

بظِلِّ عنايتِكَ الأوْرفِ

بظِلِّ عنايتِكَ الأوْرفِ

May the garden of hopes forever yield its harvest

And may the garden of wishes ever be harvested

beneath the luxuriant shade of your care,

beneath your care's most luxuriant shade.

وُمتّعتَ بالصُنْعِ إذْ لم يكُنْ

وُمتّعتَ بالصُنْعِ إذْ لم يكُنْ

لموْعِدِ نصْرِكَ بالمُخْلِفِ

لموْعِدِ نصْرِكَ بالمُخْلِفِ

and may Providence grant you long enjoyment, since it has never

And may you enjoy divine favor, since it has not

failed the appointed hour of your victory.

broken its promise of victory to you.