قدindeed نُظِمَwas brought together الشملُthe company أَتَمَّmost complete انتظامُunion
قد نُظِمَ الشملُ أَتَمَّ انتظامُ
واغتَنَمand made the most of الأَحْبَابُthe loved ones قُربَthe nearness of الحبيبْthe beloved
واغتَنَم الأَحْبَابُ قُربَ الحبيبْ
The company has been knit together in perfect union,
The clan is now united, perfectly aligned,
And the loved ones have made the most of the beloved's nearness.
The loved ones relish the beloved's proximity,
واستضحَكَand made smile الروضُthe garden ثُغورthe mouths of الكِمامُthe bud-sheaths
واستضحَكَ الروضُ ثُغور الكِمامُ
عنfrom مَبْسِمِthe smiling mouth of الزَّهْرِthe flowers البَرودِcool الشّنيبfresh, bright-toothed
عن مَبْسِمِ الزَّهْرِ البَرودِ الشّنيب
And the garden made the mouths of the bud-sheaths smile,
The meadow laughs, revealing its pretty lips,
Revealing the flowers' cool, bright-toothed smile.
At the smile of the cool, delicate flowers.
وعَمَّمَand turbaned النَّوْرُblossoms رؤوسَthe heads of الرُّبىthe hills
وعَمَّمَ النَّوْرُ رؤوسَ الرُّبى
وجَلَّلَand mantled النُّورُlight صُدُورَthe breasts of البِطَاحْthe plains
وجَلَّلَ النُّورُ صُدُورَ البِطَاحْ
And blossoms turbaned the heads of the hills,
The light has crowned the hilltops,
And light mantled the breasts of the plains.
The light has adorned the meadows' chests,
وصافحَand shook hands with القُضْبَthe boughs نسيمُthe breeze of الصَّباthe east wind
وصافحَ القُضْبَ نسيمُ الصَّبا
فالزَّهْرُso the flowers يَرنُوgaze عنthrough عيونeyes وَقاحُunabashed
فالزَّهْرُ يَرنُو عن عيون وَقاحُ
And the eastern breeze shook hands with the boughs,
The morning breeze greets the twigs,
So the flowers gaze out through unabashed eyes.
Thus the flowers gaze with bold eyes.
وعاودَand returned to النهرَthe river زمانُthe season of الصّباyouth
وعاودَ النهرَ زمانُ الصّبا
فَقَلَّدَso it donned as a necklace الزَّهْرَthe flowers مكانin place of الوشاحْthe sash
فَقَلَّدَ الزَّهْرَ مكان الوشاحْ
And the season of youth returned to the river,
The river regained its youth,
So it wore flowers as a necklace in place of a sash.
Adorning the flowers in place of the scarf.
وأَطْلَعَand displayed القَصْرُthe palace بُرودَthe robes of التمامَperfection
وأَطْلَعَ القَصْرُ بُرودَ التمامَ
فيat طالعthe rising of الفتحthe conquest القريبِnear الغريبْwondrous
في طالع الفتح القريبِ الغريبْ
And the palace displayed robes of perfection,
The palace reveals its perfect completion
At the dawn of a wondrous conquest close at hand.
At the rise of the near, strange victory.
خدودُهاtheir cheeks قامتْtook مُقامَthe place of الغَمامْthe clouds
خدودُها قامتْ مُقامَ الغَمامْ
فلاso not اشتكَىcomplained منfrom بَعدهَاafter them بالمغيبْof absence
فلا اشتكَى من بَعدهَا بالمغيبْ
Their cheeks took the place of clouds,
Her cheeks take the place of clouds,
So after them, none complained of absence.
None shall lament her absence at sunset.
أَصْبَحْتِyou have become ياO ريَّةُRayya مَجْلسa gathering place for النُفوسُsouls
أَصْبَحْتِ يا ريَّةُ مَجْلس النُفوسُ
جَمالُكِyour beauty العَيْنَthe eye بهاin it يَبْهُرُdazzles
جَمالُكِ العَيْنَ بها يَبْهُرُ
You have become, O Rayya, a gathering place for souls;
O Rayya, the souls' assembly you've graced,
Your beauty dazzles the eye there.
Your beauty dazzles every eye,
والبِشْرُand gladness يَسْريcourses فيthrough جميعall الشُموسْthe suns
والبِشْرُ يَسْري في جميع الشُموسْ
ورايةُand the banner of الأُنسfellowship بهاin it تُشْهَرُis raised
ورايةُ الأُنس بها تُشْهَرُ
And gladness courses through all the suns,
Good tidings spread among all the suns,
And the banner of fellowship is raised there.
The flag of intimacy raised high.
والدَوحُand the great trees للشكرِin gratitude تحطُّlower الرؤوسْtheir heads
والدَوحُ للشكرِ تحطُّ الرؤوسْ
وأَنجمُand the stars of الزَّهرthe flowers بهاin it تُزْهِرُshine
وأَنجمُ الزَّهر بها تُزْهِرُ
And the great trees lower their heads in gratitude,
Heads bow down giving thanks,
And the stars of flowers shine there.
The stars of flowers bloom thereby.
وراجَعَand returned to النهرَthe river غناءُthe song of الحَمامْdoves
وراجَعَ النهرَ غناءُ الحَمامْ
وقدand indeed شَدَتْthey sang تَسْجَعُcooing سَجْعَthe rhymed cadence of الخطيبْthe preacher
وقد شَدَتْ تَسْجَعُ سَجْعَ الخطيبْ
And the song of doves returned to the river,
The doves returned the river's song,
And they sang, cooing a preacher's rhymed cadence,
Their lament resembles the lover's cry.
بِمِنْبَرِon the pulpit of الغصنِthe bough الرشيقِgraceful القَوامْin stature
بِمِنْبَرِ الغصنِ الرشيقِ القَوامْ
لَمَّاwhen انْثَنَىit bent يَهْفُوswaying بقدٍwith a figure رطيبْsupple
لَمَّا انْثَنَى يَهْفُو بقدٍ رطيبْ
On the pulpit of the gracefully formed bough,
Leaning, sighing with gentle passion
As it bent, swaying with a supple figure.
From the slim, graceful branch's pulpit.
ياah حَبَّذاhow lovely مبناكِyour building فخرُthe pride of القصورْpalaces
يا حَبَّذا مبناكِ فخرُ القصورْ
برُوجُهُits towers طَالتْrose above برُوجَthe constellations of السماheaven
برُوجُهُ طَالتْ برُوجَ السما
Ah, how lovely your building, the pride of palaces!
How splendid your edifice, mansions' pride!
Its towers have risen above the constellations of heaven.
Its towers reaching to the sky's abodes,
ماno مثلُهُequal to it فيin سالفاتِbygone العُصُورْages
ما مثلُهُ في سالفاتِ العُصُورْ
ولاnor الذيthe one that شادَbuilt ابنُson of ماءwater of السماthe sky
ولا الذي شادَ ابنُ ماء السما
Nothing like it exists in bygone ages,
None like it in eras gone by,
Not even the one Ibn Ma' al-Sama built.
Not what the son of the lofty built.
كمhow many فيهِwithin it منof مَرْأىa sight بهيجٍsplendid ونورْand light
كم فيهِ من مَرْأى بهيجٍ ونورْ
فيin مرتقىthe heights of الجوthe sky بهin it قدindeed سماhas soared
في مرتقى الجو به قد سما
How many splendid sights and lights it holds,
What visions of beauty and light it holds!
In the heights of the sky, where it has soared!
Rising high in the aerial clime.
خَليفةcaliph of اللهِGod ونِعْمَand excellent is الإمامْthe imam
خَليفة اللهِ ونِعْمَ الإمامْ
أَتْحَفَكَhas bestowed on you الدّهْرُTime بصنعٍwith a creation عَجيبْwondrous
أَتْحَفَكَ الدّهْرُ بصنعٍ عَجيبْ
Caliph of God—and what an excellent imam!
God's Caliph, the Imam so great,
Time has bestowed on you a wondrous creation.
Time has gifted you with a wonder.
يهنيكَmay it gladden you شملٌa company قدindeed غدَاhas become فيin التئامْunion
يهنيكَ شملٌ قد غدَا في التئامْ
مُمهَّداًsettled securely فيin ظلِّthe shade of عيشٍa life خصيبْfruitful
مُمهَّداً في ظلِّ عيشٍ خصيبْ
May a company now united bring you joy,
A unity is gladdened under your shade,
Settled securely in the shade of a fruitful life.
Paved in the shadow of a fruitful life.
نواسمُthe breezes of الواديthe valley بمسكwith musk تَفُوحْare fragrant
نواسمُ الوادي بمسك تَفُوحْ
ونَفْحَةُand a waft of النَّدَّaromatic incense بهin it تَعْبَقُlingers fragrantly
ونَفْحَةُ النَّدَّ به تَعْبَقُ
The valley's breezes are fragrant with musk,
The valley's breezes are scented with musk,
And a waft of aromatic incense lingers fragrantly within it.
The meadow exudes the nadd's breath,
وبهجةُand the joy of السكانthe inhabitants فيهِin it تَلُوحْshines forth
وبهجةُ السكان فيهِ تَلُوحْ
وجَوُّهand its air منfrom نورهمtheir light يُشْرقُglows
وجَوُّه من نورهم يُشْرقُ
And the inhabitants' joy shines forth within it,
Its inhabitants' delight is in full view,
And its air glows with their light.
Its essence shines with their light.
وروضُهُand its garden بالسِّرِّof the secret منْهُfrom it يَبوحْspeaks openly
وروضُهُ بالسِّرِّ منْهُ يَبوحْ
بلابلٌnightingales عنof وَجْدِهِits passion تنطِقُspeak
بلابلٌ عن وَجْدِهِ تنطِقُ
And its garden divulges its secret,
Its meadow, keeping secrets, speaks of,
Nightingales speak of its passion.
Nightingales telling of their fervor.
لَوْif only أَنَّthat مَنْsomeone who يَفْهَمُunderstands عنهاfrom them الكلامْthe speech
لَوْ أَنَّ مَنْ يَفْهَمُ عنها الكلامْ
فَهْيَfor they تُهنّيكَcongratulate you هناءَthe congratulation of الأديبْa man of letters
فَهْيَ تُهنّيكَ هناءَ الأديبْ
If only someone could understand their speech!
If only who understands their prattle,
For they congratulate you as a man of letters would.
Congratulates you with the cultured's joy.
ونهرُهُand its river قدindeed سلَّhas drawn منهfrom itself الحُسامْthe sword
ونهرُهُ قد سلَّ منه الحُسامْ
يلحظُهُeyes it النَّرْجِسُthe narcissus لحظَwith the glance of المريبْone in doubt
يلحظُهُ النَّرْجِسُ لحظَ المريبْ
And its river has drawn the sword from itself,
Its river has unsheathed its swords,
The narcissus eyes it with a suspicious glance.
The narcissi gaze on it amazed.
فَأَجْمَلُso the fairest of الأيامdays عَصْرُthe season of الشبابْyouth
فَأَجْمَلُ الأيام عَصْرُ الشبابْ
وأَجْمَلُand the fairest of الأَجْمَلِthe fairest يَوْمُthe day of اللقاmeeting
وأَجْمَلُ الأَجْمَلِ يَوْمُ اللقا
So the fairest of days is the season of youth,
The prime of days is ever youth,
And the fairest of the fairest is the day of meeting.
The prime of prime is the day we met.
ياO دُرَّةَpearl of القصرthe palace وشَمْسَand sun of القبابْthe domes
يا دُرَّةَ القصر وشَمْسَ القبابْ
وهازمَand vanquisher of الأحزَابthe confederates فيin الملتقىthe encounter
وهازمَ الأحزَاب في الملتقى
O pearl of the palace and sun of the domes,
O pearl of the palace, sun of its domes,
And vanquisher of the confederates in battle,
Vanquisher of enemies where we converged.
بشّركَmay He give you glad tidings الربُّthe Lord بحسنof a good المآبْreturn
بشّركَ الربُّ بحسن المآبْ
متعكmay He let you enjoy اللهُGod بطولِwith length of البقاlife
متعك اللهُ بطولِ البقا
May the Lord give you glad tidings of a good return,
May God give you the tidings of virtuous consequence,
May God let you enjoy a long life.
Provide you with longevity.
ولاand never يَزالُceases القَصْرُthe palace قَصْرُthe Palace of السلامْPeace
ولا يَزالُ القَصْرُ قَصْرُ السلامْ
يختالُstruts فيin بُرْدِthe robe of الشبابyouth القشيبْfresh and new
يختالُ في بُرْدِ الشباب القشيبْ
And may the palace, the Palace of Peace, never cease
Forever may the palace remain the abode of peace,
To strut in the fresh robe of youth,
Gleaming in the coolness of venerable youth.
يتلوrecites عليكto you الدهرthroughout time فيin كلevery عامْyear
يتلو عليك الدهر في كل عامْ
نصرvictory منfrom اللهGod وَفتحand a conquest قريبْnear at hand
نصر من الله وَفتح قريبْ
Reciting to you through the ages, every year:
Each year time recites over you,
"Victory from God, and a conquest near at hand."
Victory from God and conquest near.
Sol 6.1