أهْدىI offer السلامَgreetings إلىto الكريمthe generous one المفضلِthe benefactor
أهْدى السلامَ إلى الكريم المفضلِ
البطلthe hero الرئيسthe chief القُلَّبِthe resourceful one الحُوَّلِthe ingenious one
البطل الرئيس القُلَّبِ الحُوَّلِ
I offer greetings to the generous benefactor,
I send greetings of peace to the generous, preferred one
The hero and chief, resourceful and ingenious,
The prime hero, the adept and skillful one
زاكِىpure الأرومةِlineage سيدٍa lord متواضعٍhumble
زاكِى الأرومةِ سيدٍ متواضعٍ
محييreviver of النَّدَىgenerosity مُضْنِىexhausting العِدَىthe foes بالمتْصلِwith the blade (probable reading)
محيي النَّدَى مُضْنِى العِدَى بالمتْصلِ
Of pure lineage, a humble lord,
Of fragrant nobility, a humble master
Reviver of generosity, exhausting foes with the blade [probable reading],
Reviver of freshness, avenger with the drawn sword
مولىmaster of الموالِىmasters حميدِHumayd بنson of المرتضىthe esteemed one
مولى الموالِى حميدِ بن المرتضى
سلطانِSultan سيفِthe sword of اليعربYa‘rub الأنبلِthe noblest
سلطانِ سيفِ اليعرب الأنبلِ
Master of masters, Humayd, son of the esteemed
Master of the loyalists, Hamid son of Murtada
Sultan, the noblest sword of Ya‘rub.
Sultan of the sword of the eminent Arabs
أكرمْhow noble بهhe is مِنْas علمٍa luminary متورعٍscrupulously pious
أكرمْ به مِنْ علمٍ متورعٍ
أهلِworthy of السِّيَادةِlordship والجنابِand standing الأْفضلِthe finest
أهلِ السِّيَادةِ والجنابِ الأْفضلِ
How noble he is—a scrupulously pious luminary,
Honor him with the knowledge of an abstemious one
Worthy of lordship and the finest standing,
The people of sovereignty and most distinguished nobility
أهلِpossessing السماحةِgenerosity والفصاحةِand eloquence والحجاand wisdom
أهلِ السماحةِ والفصاحةِ والحجا
وابنِand son of الحجاجحةthe great chiefs (probable reading) الليوثِthe lions اليُسَّلِthe valiant (probable reading)
وابنِ الحجاجحة الليوثِ اليُسَّلِ
Possessed of generosity, eloquence, and wisdom,
The people of generosity, eloquence and argument
And son of mighty chiefs, the valiant lions.
And son of the defenders, the roaring lions
ياO ابنَson of الأولthe forebears آثارُهمtheir deeds مذكورةٌremembered
يا ابنَ الأول آثارُهم مذكورةٌ
وقلوبهمand their hearts وحلومُهمand their judgment كالأجْبُلِlike the mountains
وقلوبهم وحلومُهم كالأجْبُلِ
O son of forebears whose deeds are remembered,
O son of the first, their traces are mentioned
And whose hearts and judgment are like mountains.
And their hearts and bodies are like granite
هُنِّيتَyou are wished joy بالعيدِon the feast الذيwhich عائِدٌreturns
هُنِّيتَ بالعيدِ الذي عائِدٌ
بالفضلِwith bounty والإحسانِand kindness غيرnot مُبَدَّلِchanged
بالفضلِ والإحسانِ غير مُبَدَّلِ
Joy to you on the feast that returns
You were congratulated on the recurring feast
With bounty and kindness, unchanged.
With kindness and favor that does not change
لاnot زِلْتyou cease فيin عَلْيَاكَyour lofty station دهراصfor ages (apparent typo) خالداًabiding forever
لا زِلْت في عَلْيَاكَ دهراص خالداً
فيamid نعمةٍblessing تترىfollowing in succession وَجَدّand fortune مُقْبِلِfavorable
في نعمةٍ تترى وَجَدّ مُقْبِلِ
May you remain forever in your lofty station, through the ages,
You have continued in your sublimity, eternally enduring
Amid blessings in succession and favorable fortune.
In bounty that is seen, arriving
ترعىyou enjoy النعيمَbliss مخلَّداًabiding forever فيin لذةٍdelight
ترعى النعيمَ مخلَّداً في لذةٍ
متنعماًliving in pleasure بتشرفٍwith honor وتَفَضُّلِand generosity
متنعماً بتشرفٍ وتَفَضُّلِ
You enjoy bliss, abiding forever in delight,
You enjoy eternal bliss in pleasure
Living in pleasure, with honor and generosity.
Honored and ennobled with distinction
فاشرفْso be exalted شرفتَyou are ennobled بمنطقٍby speech وشمائلٍand character traits
فاشرفْ شرفتَ بمنطقٍ وشمائلٍ
وفضائلٍand virtues مترونةٍjoined (probable reading) بِتَجملِwith graceful bearing
وفضائلٍ مترونةٍ بِتَجملِ
So be exalted: you are ennobled by speech and character,
You have been ennobled with eloquence and fine traits
And virtues joined to graceful bearing.
And accumulated virtues of perfection
أنتَyou الندَىgenerosity وأبوand father of الندىgenerosity وأخوand brother of الندىgenerosity
أنتَ الندَى وأبو الندى وأخو الندى
حُزْتَyou have attained المَدىthe utmost reach فأربعْso settle بأرفْعin the loftiest منزلabode
حُزْتَ المَدى فأربعْ بأرفْع منزل
You are generosity, the father of generosity and the brother of generosity.
You are freshness, father of freshness and brother of freshness
You have attained the utmost; settle in the loftiest abode.
You have attained the ultimate rank, most high
لكَyou have همَّةٌresolve قعساءindomitable فيamid النعماءprosperity ماnot
لكَ همَّةٌ قعساء في النعماء ما
تزدادُit increases إلاexcept رفعةًin elevation بتنقلِwith onward movement
تزدادُ إلا رفعةً بتنقلِ
Yours is indomitable resolve amid prosperity, which
You have lofty ambition among the blessings that
Only grows loftier with each advance.
Only increase in elevation with transition
لقدِindeed ارتقيتَyou have ascended بهَاthrough it رقيّاًعالياًa lofty ascent
لقدِ ارتقيتَ بهَا رقيّاًعالياً
حتىuntil علوتَyou rose علىabove السّماكِthe star Simak الأعْزَلِthe Unarmed
حتى علوتَ على السّماكِ الأعْزَلِ
Indeed, through it you have made a lofty ascent,
You have truly ascended most high
Until you rose above Simak the Unarmed.
Until you rose above the starless sky
فابقِso remain البقاءَcontinuance السرمديeverlasting معظماًhonored
فابقِ البقاءَ السرمدي معظماً
ومعذّراًand excused فيin الجُودِgenerosity غيرَnot مُعَذَّلِreproached
ومعذّراً في الجُودِ غيرَ مُعَذَّلِ
So live on eternally, held in honor,
So remain with eternal existence, glorified
And excused in generosity, never reproached.
And excused in generosity, not debased
وعليكَand upon you ألفُa thousand تحيةٍgreetings ومسرةٍand joy
وعليكَ ألفُ تحيةٍ ومسرةٍ
وسلامةٍand well-being تَتْرَىfollowing in succession بغيرِwithout تبدُّلِchange
وسلامةٍ تَتْرَى بغيرِ تبدُّلِ
And upon you be a thousand greetings and joys,
And a thousand greetings and joys upon you
And well-being in succession, without change,
And well-being that is seen without change
مِنfrom خادمٍa servant صافِيpure in المودةِaffection مخلصٍsincerely devoting
مِن خادمٍ صافِي المودةِ مخلصٍ
لكَto you ودهhis love وهوand he is المحبُّthe loving one المعْولِىal-Ma‘wali
لكَ وده وهو المحبُّ المعْولِى
From a servant of pure affection, sincerely devoting
From a servant pure of affection, loyal
His love to you—he is the loving al-Ma‘wali.
To you, his love and reliance
ثمَّthen الصلاةُblessings علىupon النبيِّthe Prophet محمدٍMuhammad
ثمَّ الصلاةُ على النبيِّ محمدٍ
خيرِthe best of الورَىcreation الزاكيthe pure النبيِّthe Prophet المرسَلِsent forth
خيرِ الورَى الزاكي النبيِّ المرسَلِ
Then blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad,
Then prayers upon the Prophet Muhammad
The best of creation, the pure Prophet sent forth.
The best of creation, the prosperous sent Prophet
Sol 6.1