هناءٌfelicity سواءٌshared equally كلّناall of us فيin سرورهِits joy
هناءٌ سواءٌ كلّنا في سرورهِ
جَلاdispelled ظُلمthe darkness الأكدارof cares إشراقthe radiance نورهِof its light
جَلا ظُلم الأكدار إشراق نورهِ
A felicity whose joy we all share equally.
Joy for us all in his bliss
The radiance of its light dispelled the darkness of cares.
The gloom of sorrows has cleared, his light shines
رَأتbeheld كلُّevery عينٍeye منهfrom it أعظمthe greatest قرّةٍdelight
رَأت كلُّ عينٍ منه أعظم قرّةٍ
وكلُّand every فؤادٍheart نالَattained أقصىthe utmost حبورهِof its joy
وكلُّ فؤادٍ نالَ أقصى حبورهِ
Every eye beheld in it the greatest delight,
Every eye has seen in him the greatest delight
And every heart attained its fullest joy.
And every heart has attained his utmost passion
لكfor you اللّهGod ماhow أَسنىmost splendid وأيمنand most auspicious طالعاًan ascendant
لك اللّه ما أَسنى وأيمن طالعاً
بِهunder it زُرتyou visited مِنof مغناكَyour abode أعلىthe loftiest قصورهِof its palaces
بِه زُرت مِن مغناكَ أعلى قصورهِ
God be with you! How splendid and auspicious the ascendant
For you, O God, what excellent and auspicious stars
Under which you visited the loftiest of your abode’s palaces!
With them you have visited, to his loftiest castles
لَقدindeed هشّrejoiced حتّىuntil كادّalmost لوif كانit were ناطقاًable to speak
لَقد هشّ حتّى كادّ لو كان ناطقاً
تُحيّيكَgreet you بالبُغياwith what is desired جميعall وكورهِits nests
تُحيّيكَ بالبُغيا جميع وكورهِ
Indeed, it so rejoiced that—could it speak—it almost seemed
Truly it has rejoiced, as if it could speak
That all its nests would greet you with what you desire.
It would congratulate you in all its corners
كأنّas though اللّياليthe nights أنشدتهُhad sung to it بعاطلٍof one unadorned
كأنّ اللّيالي أنشدتهُ بعاطلٍ
لِعقدٍof a necklace وحالٍand one adorned قدalready زَهاshone فيupon نحورهِits necks
لِعقدٍ وحالٍ قد زَها في نحورهِ
As though the nights had sung to it of one unadorned,
As if the nights recited to it, leisurely
Bare of a necklace, and one adorned, now gleaming upon its necks.
For a string of pearls, adorned at its throat
أَميريmy prince بأحدٍon one مَعtogether with ثمانٍeight وأربعٍand four
أَميري بأحدٍ مَع ثمانٍ وأربعٍ
لِثانيof the second الربيعينof the two Rabi months هناءٌfelicity لدورهِat its return
لِثاني الربيعين هناءٌ لدورهِ
My prince, on one plus eight and four,
My prince on the twenty-eighth
Of the second of the two Rabi months—joy at its return.
Of the second spring, joy for its return
فَلاso may not زالَcease to be مِنكمthrough you بَينناamong us الدهرtime آهلاinhabited
فَلا زالَ مِنكم بَيننا الدهر آهلا
وَمنand from شَمسِكمyour sun يمتدُّextends نورthe light بدورهِof its full moons
وَمن شَمسِكم يمتدُّ نور بدورهِ
So may time among us ever be filled with your presence,
So between us they never cease to be populated
And may its full moons’ light spread from your sun.
And from your sun its light extends in its turn
وَلاand may not زالتِcease to be الأيّامthe days فيهin it مواسماًfestive seasons
وَلا زالتِ الأيّام فيه مواسماً
تجدّدُare renewed فيin أعوامهits years وشهورهِand its months
تجدّدُ في أعوامه وشهورهِ
And may the days within it ever remain festive seasons,
And the days in it are seasons
Renewed throughout its years and months.
Renewed in its years and months
وَدُمand remain آمناًsafe فيهin it معافىin good health مهنّأblessed with joy
وَدُم آمناً فيه معافى مهنّأ
هناءٌfelicity سواءٌshared equally كلّناall of us فيin سرورهِits joy
هناءٌ سواءٌ كلّنا في سرورهِ
And remain safe within it, healthy and blessed with joy.
And blood secure in it, healthy and fortunate
A felicity whose joy we all share equally.
Joy for us all in his bliss
Sol 6.1