سلامٌa greeting جزيلٌbountiful نيِّرُbright اللفظthe wording شارقُradiant
سلامٌ جزيلٌ نيِّرُ اللفظ شارقُ
وخطand a letter لطيفgraceful بالمودةِwith affection فائِقُsurpassing
وخط لطيف بالمودةِ فائِقُ
A bountiful greeting, bright in wording, radiant,
A warm greeting that illuminates speech
And a graceful letter, surpassing in affection,
With gentle words of affection, transcending
وجودةand excellence لفظٍwording بالتحيةِwith a salutation مُرْتضَىapproved
وجودة لفظٍ بالتحيةِ مُرْتضَى
وحُسنُand beauty عباراتٍexpressions رَوَتْهاrecounted them الحقائِقُthe truths
وحُسنُ عباراتٍ رَوَتْها الحقائِقُ
And fine wording, approved as a salutation,
Kindly phrased greetings pleasing to hear
And beautiful expressions that truths have recounted,
And beautiful sentences that convey truths
وأعذبُand sweeter منthan ماءِwater الزلالِthe crystal-clear علىin الظمَاthirst
وأعذبُ من ماءِ الزلالِ على الظمَا
وأطيبُand more delightful منthan حِبٍّa beloved تَمَنَّاهُlonged for him عاشِقُa lover
وأطيبُ من حِبٍّ تَمَنَّاهُ عاشِقُ
And sweeter than crystal-clear water in thirst,
Sweeter than fresh mountain spring water
And more delightful than a beloved longed for by a lover,
And more fragrant than the love of a longing lover
بطِرسon a sheet بروقflashes of light الناظرينَthe beholders ملاحةَbeauty
بطِرس بروق الناظرينَ ملاحةَ
يفوقُsurpasses ضياءَradiance البدرِthe full moon أهداهُgifted it شائِقُone who longs
يفوقُ ضياءَ البدرِ أهداهُ شائِقُ
On a sheet that flashes with beauty before beholders,
Your shining eyes dazzle onlookers
Outshining the full moon's radiance, gifted by one who longs.
Brighter than the full moon, gifts of an admirer
هُوhe الفاعلُthe doer المعروفkindness والعرفand benevolence واللُّهَىand generous gifts
هُو الفاعلُ المعروف والعرف واللُّهَى
هُوhe المرتَضىthe approved الزاكِيthe pure الشفيقُthe compassionate المُشافِقُthe caring
هُو المرتَضى الزاكِي الشفيقُ المُشافِقُ
He is the doer of kindness, benevolence and generous gifts.
You are the renowned doer and norm and pleasure
He is the approved, the pure, the compassionate, the caring.
You are the desired, pure, kind, accompanying companion
هوَhe ابنson of الإمامِthe Imam العدلِthe just سُلطانSultan سيفِناour sword
هوَ ابن الإمامِ العدلِ سُلطان سيفِنا
أبوfather of العربِthe Arabs الزاكيthe pure الرفيقُthe gentle المرافِقُthe companion
أبو العربِ الزاكي الرفيقُ المرافِقُ
He is the son of the just Imam Sultan, our sword,
You are the son of the just Imam, our swords' Sultan
Abu al-ʿArab, the pure, the gentle, the companion.
Father of the Arabs, pure, gentle, accompanying friend
فماso no راتقٌmender فيamong الناسpeople ماwhat هوhe فاتِقُone who rends
فما راتقٌ في الناس ما هو فاتِقُ
ولاand no فاتِقٌone who rends فيamong الخلقhumankind ماwhat هوhe راتِقُone who mends
ولا فاتِقٌ في الخلق ما هو راتِقُ
So none among people can mend what he rends,
None in people are composed like you are composed
Nor can anyone among humankind rend what he mends.
None composed in mankind are like you are composed
عقادُكyour pledges للعافينَto seekers of bounty تبرُunwrought gold وعسجدٌand fine gold
عقادُك للعافينَ تبرُ وعسجدٌ
وللمعتدىand to the transgressor الباغِيthe oppressor قَناًspears وسَوَابِقُand swift steeds
وللمعتدى الباغِي قَناً وسَوَابِقُ
Your pledges to seekers of bounty are unwrought gold and fine gold,
Your principles bind the prosperous and your holy place
And to the transgressing oppressor, spears and swift steeds.
For the transgressing aggressor is a bow and lightning bolts
وهاكَand take this سلاماًa greeting منfrom صديقٍa friend مصادِقٍtrue in friendship
وهاكَ سلاماً من صديقٍ مصادِقٍ
لأنكbecause you فيناamong us للحوادثِin facing calamities صادِقُtrue
لأنك فينا للحوادثِ صادِقُ
And take this greeting from a friend true in friendship,
And here is a greeting from a true friend
For you are true among us in the face of calamities.
For with us, you are honest in tribulations
عليكَupon you سلامِيmy greeting كلَّevery حينٍmoment وساعةand hour
عليكَ سلامِي كلَّ حينٍ وساعة
مدىthroughout الدهرtime كلماwhenever ذَرَّrose شارِقُa rising sun
مدى الدهر كلما ذَرَّ شارِقُ
My greeting be upon you every moment and hour,
My greetings are upon you at all times
For all time, whenever the sun rises,
As long as the bright morning star rises
وماand whenever سارjourneyed ركبٌa caravan نحوtoward مكةَMecca مسرعاًswiftly
وما سار ركبٌ نحو مكةَ مسرعاً
وماand whenever انصبَّpoured down هطَّالٌa downpour وماand whenever هبَّstirred طارِقُa night-comer
وما انصبَّ هطَّالٌ وما هبَّ طارِقُ
And whenever a caravan journeys swiftly toward Mecca,
As no riding company speeds to Mecca
And whenever a downpour falls and a night-comer stirs.
No stallion rears up and no morning breaks
فعشso live وابقَand endure منyou who قدindeed أضاءَتْhave shone بنورهِby his light
فعش وابقَ من قد أضاءَتْ بنورهِ
مغابُthe western reaches أرضِearth of اللهِGod ثمَّthen المشارقُthe eastern reaches
مغابُ أرضِ اللهِ ثمَّ المشارقُ
So live and endure, you whose light has illumined
So live and remain from one whose light
The western reaches of God's earth, and then the eastern.
Illuminates the faraway lands of God and the horizons
Sol 6.1