أشرقshone صبحُthe dawn العيدof Eid فيكin you فاغتدىand so became
أشرق صبحُ العيد فيك فاغتدى
يزهوshines proudly وقمريand the turtledove الهناof joy قدindeed غرّداsang
يزهو وقمري الهنا قد غرّدا
Eid's dawn shone in you, and so became
The dawn of Eid shone in you, so it became
radiant, while the turtledove of joy sang.
Joyous, and my moon sang,
وحينand when عدتyou returned عادit returned فيكin you مزهراًblossoming
وحين عدت عاد فيك مزهراً
يفترُّsmiles عنto reveal ثغرa mouth سرورٍof joy جُدداrenewed
يفترُّ عن ثغر سرورٍ جُددا
And when you returned, it returned in you, blossoming,
When you returned, it blossomed in you,
smiling to reveal the mouth of joy renewed.
Smiling with the joy of renewals,
أضحتbegan to تهنيكcongratulate you الورىall people منfrom بعدماafter
أضحت تهنيك الورى من بعدما
ألقتyielded إلىto علياكyour eminence فيهtherein المقوداthe reins
ألقت إلى علياك فيه المقودا
All people now congratulate you, after
You became the one who congratulates the world, after
yielding the reins therein to your eminence.
You handed over its leadership to your sublime self,
لاno غروwonder أنthat أضحتbegan to تهنيcongratulate ماجداًa noble man
لا غرو أن أضحت تهني ماجداً
لولاهwere it not for him شملthe unity الدنيof the worlds أضحىwould have become بدداscattered
لولاه شمل الدني أضحى بددا
No wonder they now congratulate a noble man,
No wonder you became the one who congratulates the glorious,
without whom the worlds' unity would have fallen apart.
If not for him, the robes of religion would have scattered.
هوhe العليthe exalted one المرتقيascending بمجدِهthrough his glory
هو العلي المرتقي بمجدِه
شأوa height علىًof eminence جازsurpassed ذراهits summits الفرقداthe Farqad star
شأو علىً جاز ذراه الفرقدا
He is the exalted one, rising through his glory
He is the exalted one, elevated by his glory,
to a height of eminence whose summits have surpassed Farqad.
With a lofty stature, beyond the Pleiades.
أعددتهI readied him ليfor myself عدةa support اسطوبهاI strike with it
أعددته لي عدة اسطوبها
علىagainst العدىthe foes أنif جارoppressed دهرٌtime واعتدىand transgressed
على العدى أن جار دهرٌ واعتدى
I have readied him as my support, with which I strike
I prepared for him supplies, fortifying them
against foes, if time should oppress and transgress.
Against the enemy, when fate was hostile,
أصبحhe became للدينfor the faith القويمupright قيّماa guardian
أصبح للدين القويم قيّما
وللعلومand for the sciences مصدراًa source ومورداand a wellspring
وللعلوم مصدراً وموردا
He has become a guardian of the upright faith,
He became the protector of the true religion,
and a source and wellspring for the sciences.
And a source and conduit for knowledge.
بدتappeared بأفقon the horizon of المجدglory منهfrom him طلعةa countenance
بدت بأفق المجد منه طلعة
لمdid not يحكهاmatch it البدرُthe full moon إذاwhen البدرُthe full moon بداappeared
لم يحكها البدرُ إذا البدرُ بدا
On glory's horizon his countenance appeared,
From his horizon of glory dawned
which the full moon could not match when it appeared.
A rising, never matched by the full moon.
منwhoever قاسهcompared him بغيرهwith another سفاهةfoolishly
من قاسه بغيره سفاهة
أضحىhas come to يقيسcompare بالنحاسwith copper العسجداgold
أضحى يقيس بالنحاس العسجدا
Whoever foolishly compares him with another
To compare him to another is folly,
is comparing gold with copper.
Like weighing gold against lead.
تقصدُyou seek بحراa sea قدindeed طماswelled high عبابهُits billows
تقصدُ بحرا قد طما عبابهُ
لوeven if نفدran dry البحرthe sea ندىًbounty ماnot نفداwould run out
لو نفد البحر ندىً ما نفدا
You seek a sea whose billows have swelled high;
You aim for a sea with billowing waves
even if the sea ran dry, his bounty would not run out.
If the sea runs dry, it will never run dry.
تراهyou see him مهماwhenever عمَّspread everywhere جدبٌa drought ممحلٌdesolating
تراه مهما عمَّ جدبٌ ممحلٌ
أوراعor terrified خطبٌa calamity دونهless grave than it صرفthe assault الردىof death
أوراع خطبٌ دونه صرف الردى
You see him, whenever a desolating drought spreads,
You will find him, no matter how severe the drought,
or a calamity strikes terror, worse than death's assault,
Saving the distressed from adversity.
كالغيثlike rain أنif وافيتهyou come to him مسترفداًseeking bounty
كالغيث أن وافيته مسترفداً
والليثand the lion مهماwhenever جئتهyou come to him مستنجداseeking help
والليث مهما جئته مستنجدا
like rain if you come to him seeking bounty,
Like rain when you seek it desperately,
and like a lion whenever you come to him seeking help.
And a lion whenever you seek his aid.
يستلُّhe unsheathes رأياًa judgment فيin العلومthe sciences قاطعاًdecisive
يستلُّ رأياً في العلوم قاطعاً
أمضىsharper منthan الهنديthe Indian sword أنif تجرداdrawn bare
أمضى من الهندي أن تجردا
He unsheathes a decisive judgment in the sciences,
He extracts an opinion in knowledge definitively,
sharper than an Indian sword when drawn bare.
Superior to Indian steel when wielded.
لوif لمnot يقمhe stood forth بالعلمfor learning صادعاًproclaiming openly بهwith it
لو لم يقم بالعلم صادعاً به
لأصبحَwould then have become العلمlearning وعينيهand its two eyes سدىuntended
لأصبحَ العلم وعينيه سدى
Had he not stood forth for learning, proclaiming it openly,
If he did not stand firm with knowledge,
learning, with its two eyes, would have been left untended.
Knowledge and its springs would run dry.
ذوpossessor of راحةٍa palm ماnot أمَّsought يوماًever نيلهاits bounty
ذو راحةٍ ما أمَّ يوماً نيلها
ذوone with مقصدa purpose إلاexcept that ونالand attained المقصداthe goal
ذو مقصد إلا ونال المقصدا
His is a palm whose bounty has never been sought
With an ease never attained on any day,
by a seeker without his attaining his goal.
And an objective always attained.
كمhow many حاسدٍan envier ليof me راحbegan يبديto show ضغناًresentment
كم حاسدٍ لي راح يبدي ضغناً
منfrom حقدهhis hatred فيكtoward you عدمتmay you be rid of الحسداthe enviers
من حقده فيك عدمت الحسدا
Many an envier of mine has begun to show resentment
How many envious of me began
out of his hatred of you—may you be rid of enviers!
To show resentment - from their envy of you I gained prestige.
Sol 6.1