عِيدٌa celebration حَسِيبٍHasib's عِيدٌa celebration حَبِيبٌdear
عِيدٌ حَسِيبٍ عِيدٌ حَبِيبٌ
إِلَيَّto me مِنْsince مَبْدَأِthe beginning of الطُّفُولَهْchildhood
إِلَيَّ مِنْ مَبْدَأِ الطُّفُولَهْ
Hasib's celebration is a celebration dear
to me since the beginning of childhood.
فَتَىa youth مَعَالٍof lofty virtues مِنْfrom خَيْرِthe finest آلِfamily
فَتَى مَعَالٍ مِنْ خَيْرِ آلِ
والفَرْعُand the branch قَدْmay well يَقْتَفِيfollow أَصُولًهْits roots
والفَرْعُ قَدْ يَقْتَفِي أَصُولًهْ
A youth of lofty virtues, from the finest family;
and the branch may well follow its roots.
نَابِغَةٌa genius مُدْرِكٌattaining مُنَاهُhis aspirations
نَابِغَةٌ مُدْرِكٌ مُنَاهُ
بِالحَزْمِthrough prudence وَالْعَزْمِand resolve وَالرُّجُولَهْand manliness
بِالحَزْمِ وَالْعَزْمِ وَالرُّجُولَهْ
A genius who attains his aspirations
through prudence, resolve, and manliness.
مَتَىwhenever يُعَالِجْhe tackles أَمْراًa task يُؤَيَّدْhe is sustained
مَتَى يُعَالِجْ أَمْراً يُؤَيَّدْ
فِيهِin it بِرُوحٍby a spirit مِنَof الْبُطُولَهْheroism
فِيهِ بِرُوحٍ مِنَ الْبُطُولَهْ
Whenever he undertakes a task, he is sustained
in it by a spirit of heroism.
لَهْhe has وَفَاءٌloyalty لَمْdid not يَعْرِفْknow النَّاthe people (first part)
لَهْ وَفَاءٌ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ النَّا
سُcompletion of 'the people' فِيamong أَمَاجِيدِهِمْtheir illustrious men عَدِيلَهْits equal
سُ فِي أَمَاجِيدِهِمْ عَدِيلَهْ
His loyalty is such that people have never known
its equal among their illustrious men.
فَضِيلَةُthe virtue البِرِّof benevolence قَدْindeed تَجَلَّتْhas shone forth
فَضِيلَةُ البِرِّ قَدْ تَجَلَّتْ
فِيهِin him وَأَعْظِمْand how great بِهَاit is فَضِيلَهْas a virtue
فِيهِ وَأَعْظِمْ بِهَا فَضِيلَهْ
The virtue of benevolence has shone forth
in him—and how great a virtue it is!
تَاللهِby God إِنِّيindeed I مَاas long as طَالَendures عُمرِيmy life
تَاللهِ إِنِّي مَا طَالَ عُمرِي
لَسْتُI am not بِنَاسٍone to forget يَوماًever جمِيلَهْhis kindness
لَسْتُ بِنَاسٍ يَوماً جمِيلَهْ
By God, as long as my life endures,
I shall never forget his kindness.
عَلَّمَنِيhe taught me أَنْto أَقُولَI compose شِعْراًpoetry
عَلَّمَنِي أَنْ أَقُولَ شِعْراً
إِذْwhen لَسْتُI am not أَسطِيعُI am able أَنْto أَقُولَهْI compose it
إِذْ لَسْتُ أَسطِيعُ أَنْ أَقُولَهْ
He taught me to compose verse
when I could not compose it.
فَوُدُّهُso love for him فِيin الْفُؤَادِthe heart بَاقٍenduring
فَوُدُّهُ فِي الْفُؤَادِ بَاقٍ
لاnot يَمْلِكُhas the power الدَّهْرُtime أَنْto يُزِيلَهْremove it
لا يَمْلِكُ الدَّهْرُ أَنْ يُزِيلَهْ
So love for him endures within my heart;
time has no power to erase it.
شَارَكْتُI joined صِنْواًa brother لَهُof his كَريماًnoble
شَارَكْتُ صِنْواً لَهُ كَريماً
ضَاعَفَdoubled وُدِّيmy affection تَجِلَّتِيmy reverence لَهْfor him
ضَاعَفَ وُدِّي تَجِلَّتِي لَهْ
I joined a noble brother of his;
my affection doubled my reverence for him.
فَلْيَحْيَso may he live فِيin غِبْطَةٍjoy حَسِيبٌHasib
فَلْيَحْيَ فِي غِبْطَةٍ حَسِيبٌ
وَلْيسْعِدِand may they rejoice الأَهْلُthe family وَالْقَبِيلَهْand the tribe
وَلْيسْعِدِ الأَهْلُ وَالْقَبِيلَهْ
So may Hasib live in joy,
and may his family and tribe rejoice.
Sol 6.1