حللتyou settled in قلبيmy heart ياO ابنيmy son
حللت قلبي يا ابني
مذsince قيلit was said هذاthis بنيmy little son
مذ قيل هذا بني
You have settled in my heart, my son,
You have gladdened my heart, my son
since it was said, “This is my little son.”
Since it was said, this is my son
أنتyou الفؤادthe heart أماميbefore me
أنت الفؤاد أمامي
مشاهدbeheld مرئيvisible
مشاهد مرئي
You are my heart before me,
You are the heart in front of me
beheld and visible.
Visible scenes
فيin أفقthe horizon of بيتيmy home تجلىshone forth
في أفق بيتي تجلى
منكfrom you المحياthe face الوضيradiant
منك المحيا الوضي
On my home's horizon shone forth
In the horizon of my home, you appeared
your radiant face.
From you came the beautiful smile
أولىthe first of الجمادينthe two Jumada months أمسىcame to pass
أولى الجمادين أمسى
قدومكyour arrival المرضيwelcome
قدومك المرضي
In Jumada I came to pass
The first of Jumada has arrived
your welcome arrival,
Your desired arrival
فيin بلدةa town حلdwelt فيهاin it
في بلدة حل فيها
أبوAbu (father of) سعيدSa'id الوليthe saint
أبو سعيد الولي
in a town where dwelt
In the town you settled
Abu Sa'id, the saint.
Abu Sa'eed Al-Wali
كنbe فيin حماهhis protection سعيداhappy
كن في حماه سعيدا
واسعدand be happy بهthrough him ياO صبيboy
واسعد به يا صبي
Be happy under his protection,
Be happy in Hama, my boy
and find happiness through him, O boy.
And make him happy, O youth
واسألand ask منfrom اللهGod عوناhelp
واسأل من الله عونا
فهوfor He is الجوادthe Generous الوفيthe Faithful
فهو الجواد الوفي
And ask God for help,
And ask God for support
for He is the Generous, the Faithful.
For He is the generous and faithful
ينيرHe illuminates قلبكyour heart علماknowledge
ينير قلبك علما
بالعلمthrough knowledge يأتيcomes الرقيadvancement
بالعلم يأتي الرقي
He illuminates your heart with knowledge;
He enlightens your heart with knowledge
through knowledge comes advancement.
Through knowledge comes advancement
واعرفand acknowledge لربكto your Lord حقاa rightful due
واعرف لربك حقا
وإنكand indeed you are الأحمديAhmadi
وإنك الأحمدي
And acknowledge what is due to your Lord,
And know your Lord's right
and indeed you are an Ahmadi.
And you are Al-Ahmadi
واخدمand serve بلادكyour country واعلمand know
واخدم بلادك واعلم
بأنكthat you are التونسيa Tunisian
بأنك التونسي
And serve your country, and know
And serve your country and know
that you are a Tunisian.
That you are Tunisian
واعتقand free منfrom الرقbondage جيداa neck
واعتق من الرق جيدا
فإنكfor indeed you are الوطنيa patriot
فإنك الوطني
And set a neck free from bondage,
And free yourself well from slavery
for you are a patriot.
For you are patriotic
وارفعand raise لذكركfor your renown شأناstature
وارفع لذكرك شأنا
فأنتfor you are مثليlike me أبيunbowed
فأنت مثلي أبي
And raise the stature of your name,
And raise your stature
for you, like me, are unbowed.
For you are like my father
قيلit was said ياO حسينةHasina أميmy mother
قيل يا حسينة أمي
ووالديand my father الشاذليal-Shadhili
ووالدي الشاذلي
It was said: O Hasina, my mother,
My mother Hussaina said
and my father, al-Shadhili,
And my father Al-Shadhili
قرّاbe gladdened, both of you بيby me الدهرfor all time عيناin the eye
قرّا بي الدهر عينا
كلاكماboth of you بيtoward me حفيtenderly attentive
كلاكما بي حفي
may your eyes be gladdened by me forever;
They both looked after me
both of you care tenderly for me.
You both protected me
أناI الفتىthe lad الخزنداريal-Khaznadari
أنا الفتى الخزنداري
المرتضىfavored المرعيcared for
المرتضى المرعي
I am the Khaznadari lad,
I am the boy Al-Khazendar
favored and cared for.
Al-Murtada Al-Marei
إنيindeed I am لأهليto my family سرورa joy
إني لأهلي سرور
مسترسلunceasing أبديeverlasting
مسترسل أبدي
Indeed, I am a joy to my family,
I am a constant joy to my family
unceasing and everlasting.
I am a close friend to my sister
إنيindeed I am لأختيto my sister أنيسa companion
إني لأختي أنيس
إنيindeed I am لجديto my grandfather سميa namesake
إني لجدي سمي
Indeed, I am my sister's companion;
I am the pride of my grandfather
indeed, I am my grandfather's namesake.
And I have made you both happy
وافاكماhe came to you both بيon my account يهنيcongratulating
وافاكما بي يهني
محمدMuhammad الخلصيal-Khalsi
محمد الخلصي
He came to you both, congratulating you on me—
Muhammad Al-Khalasi said in verse
Muhammad al-Khalsi.
I record your good news, O savior
وقالand he said بالشعرin verse أرخmarked the date
وقال بالشعر أرخ
بشراكglad tidings to you ياO منجيMunji
بشراك يا منجي
And he said in verse, marking the date:
Glad tidings to you, O Munji!
Partial English translation: 36 of 38 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1