دُمْlive on سَالِماًsafe and sound يَاO صاحِبَcelebrant of اليُوبيلِthe jubilee
دُمْ سَالِماً يَا صاحِبَ اليُوبيلِ
مُعَظَّماًrevered فِيin الْجِيلِthe generation بَعْدَafter الجِيلِthe generation
مُعَظَّماً فِي الْجِيلِ بَعْدَ الجِيلِ
Live on in health, O celebrant of the jubilee,
Peace be upon you, O owner of this jubilee
Revered in generation after generation,
Honored among generations, one after another
تَلْقَىyou meet بَنِيكَyour sons حِقْبَةًan age فَحِقْبَةًthen another age
تَلْقَى بَنِيكَ حِقْبَةً فَحِقْبَةً
فِيat مِثْلِthe like of هَذَاthis المُلْتَقَىgathering الجَلِيلِaugust
فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا المُلْتَقَى الجَلِيلِ
Meeting your sons, age after age,
You find your children in era after era
At an august gathering such as this.
In this great gathering
إِلَيْكَto you مِنْfrom مِصْرَEgypt وَمِنْand from أَبْنَائِهَاher sons
إِلَيْكَ مِنْ مِصْرَ وَمِنْ أَبْنَائِهَا
تَهْنِئَةًa congratulatory greeting تُهْدَىis offered مَعِwith التَّبْجِيلِreverence
تَهْنِئَةً تُهْدَى مَعِ التَّبْجِيلِ
To you, from Egypt and her sons,
From Egypt and her children
A congratulatory greeting is offered with reverence.
Congratulations are sent to you with veneration
يُهْدُونَهَاthey offer it إِلىto الإِمَامِthe imam المُفْتَدَىone they would sacrifice themselves for
يُهْدُونَهَا إِلى الإِمَامِ المُفْتَدَى
العَالِمِthe learned العَلاَّمَةِthe erudite النَّبِيلِthe noble
العَالِمِ العَلاَّمَةِ النَّبِيلِ
They offer it to the imam for whom they would sacrifice themselves,
They send it to the exemplary Imam
The learned, erudite, noble man.
The scholar, the virtuous noble one
وَقَدْand indeed تَمَنَّوْاthey wished لَوْif only دَنَوْاthey drew near فظَفِرواand so gained
وَقَدْ تَمَنَّوْا لَوْ دَنَوْا فظَفِروا
مِنْfrom يَدِهِhis hand بِمَوْضِعِa place for التَّقْبِيلِkissing
مِنْ يَدِهِ بِمَوْضِعِ التَّقْبِيلِ
And they have wished they could draw near and find
They wish they were near to gain
A place upon his hand to kiss.
A kiss from his hand
أَعْظِمْhow great بِهِhe is مِنْas a سَيَّدٍmaster مُكَمَّلٍperfected
أَعْظِمْ بِهِ مِنْ سَيَّدٍ مُكَمَّلٍ
حِسّاًin outward form وَمَعْنّىand in inner essence أَلْطَفَthe finest التَّكْمِيلِperfection
حِسّاً وَمَعْنّى أَلْطَفَ التَّكْمِيلِ
How great a master he is, perfected
Exalt him, he who is perfect in reason and meaning
In outward form and inner essence, with the finest perfection.
With the gentlest refinement
يُجِلُّهُrevere him لِعِلْمِهِfor his knowledge أَهْلُpeople of النُّهَىunderstanding
يُجِلُّهُ لِعِلْمِهِ أَهْلُ النُّهَى
وَلَيْسَand is not ذَاكَthat الفَضْلُmerit بِالقَلِيلِat all slight
وَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ الفَضْلُ بِالقَلِيلِ
The wise revere him for his knowledge,
The people of piety revere him for his knowledge
And that merit is no small thing.
And that merit is no small thing
فِيin صَدْرِهِhis breast بَحْرُa sea of فُنُونٍdisciplines كُلُّهَاall of them
فِي صَدْرِهِ بَحْرُ فُنُونٍ كُلُّهَا
فَرَائِدٌrare gems لِطَالِبِfor the seeker of التَّحْصِيلِlearning
فَرَائِدٌ لِطَالِبِ التَّحْصِيلِ
In his breast lies a sea of disciplines, all of them
In his heart is an ocean of all arts
Rare gems for the seeker of learning.
A leading light for the seeker of knowledge
أَفْصَحُmore eloquent مِنْthan قُسٍQuss وَلَوْand even if قِيسَhe were compared بِهِwith him
أَفْصَحُ مِنْ قُسٍ وَلَوْ قِيسَ بِهِ
لَمْnot تَسْتَقِمْhold true طَرَائِقُmethods of التَّمْثِيلِcomparison
لَمْ تَسْتَقِمْ طَرَائِقُ التَّمْثِيلِ
More eloquent than Quss; were Quss compared with him,
More eloquent than Qus, and were he compared
No manner of comparison would hold.
The methods of analogy would not hold
إِذَاwhen عَلاَhe ascends المِنْبَرَthe pulpit فِيfor مَوْعِظَةٍa sermon
إِذَا عَلاَ المِنْبَرَ فِي مَوْعِظَةٍ
حَسِبْتَyou would think قَوْلَهُhis speech مِنَfrom التَّنْزِيلِdivine revelation
حَسِبْتَ قَوْلَهُ مِنَ التَّنْزِيلِ
When he ascends the pulpit to deliver a sermon,
When he takes the pulpit for a sermon
You would think his words came from divine revelation.
You'd think his words a revelation
فِيin لَفْظِهِhis diction الجَزْلِforceful وَفِيand in أُسْلُوبِهِhis style
فِي لَفْظِهِ الجَزْلِ وَفِي أُسْلُوبِهِ
بَلاَغَةٌeloquence فَاقِدَةٌlacking المَثِيلِan equal
بَلاَغَةٌ فَاقِدَةٌ المَثِيلِ
In his forceful diction and in his style
In his weighty diction and style
There is eloquence without equal,
An unmatched eloquence
جَلِيَّةٌclear جَدِيدَةُfresh in الحُسْنِbeauty أَبَتْit refused
جَلِيَّةٌ جَدِيدَةُ الحُسْنِ أَبَتْ
وَضْعَplacing صَريحٍplain speech مَوْضِعَin the position of التَّأْوِيلِinterpretation
وَضْعَ صَريحٍ مَوْضِعَ التَّأْوِيلِ
Clear, fresh in beauty, refusing
Clear and novel in its beauty, it refuses
To make plain speech a matter of interpretation.
To take the place of literal interpretation
مَاnever اعْتَلَّwas unsound رَأْيُهُhis judgment وَلَمْand did not يَلْجَأْresort إِلْىto
مَا اعْتَلَّ رَأْيُهُ وَلَمْ يَلْجَأْ إِلْى
مَايحْدِثُwhat gives rise to الشُّبْهَةَdoubt مِنْof تَعْلِيلِreasoning
مَايحْدِثُ الشُّبْهَةَ مِنْ تَعْلِيلِ
His judgment has never been unsound, nor has he resorted to
Never distracted, his reason unfailing
Reasoning that gives rise to doubt.
Avoiding pretexts that cause doubt
يَسْتَقْبِلُhe approaches الأَمْرَthe matter وَلَوْand even if جَاءَit comes بِمَاwith what
يَسْتَقْبِلُ الأَمْرَ وَلَوْ جَاءَ بِمَا
لَمْnot يُرْضِهِplease him مِنْfrom وَجْهِهِits side الجَمِيلِbeautiful
لَمْ يُرْضِهِ مِنْ وَجْهِهِ الجَمِيلِ
He approaches each matter—even if it brings what
He greets each matter though it come
Displeases him—from its beautiful side.
In ways not pleasing to his beautiful face
فَلْيَصُنِso may He preserve اللهُGod لَنَاfor us مُهْجَتَهُhis life
فَلْيَصُنِ اللهُ لَنَا مُهْجَتَهُ
فِيin نِعَمةٍwell-being إِلىfor مَدىa span طَوِيلِlong
فِي نِعَمةٍ إِلى مَدى طَوِيلِ
So may God preserve his life for us,
May God protect his spirit
In well-being for a long time.
In bliss for long years
وَلْيُبْقِهِand may He keep him لِلهائِمِينَfor those wandering فِيin دُجَىthe darkness of
وَلْيُبْقِهِ لِلهائِمِينَ فِي دُجَى
هَذِيthis الحَيَاةِlife هَادِيَa guide to السبِيلِthe way
هَذِي الحَيَاةِ هَادِيَ السبِيلِ
And may He keep him, for those wandering in the darkness
And sustain him in the gloom
Of this life, a guide along the way.
Of this life, guide of the path
وَلْيُولِand may He grant فِيduring أَيَّامِهِhis days رَعِيَّةًa flock
وَلْيُولِ فِي أَيَّامِهِ رَعِيَّةً
تُحِبُّهُloves him مِنْfrom فَضْلِهِhis grace الجَزِيلِabundant
تُحِبُّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ الجَزِيلِ
And may He grant him, throughout his days, a flock
And give him in his days a people
That loves him, through His abundant grace.
Who love him for his abundant grace
Sol 6.1