ياO طائِرَbird البِشرِgladness حَيثُwhere البشرُhumankind جَذلانُjubilant
يا طائِرَ البِشرِ حَيثُ البشرُ جَذلانُ
لَكَfor you السّعودُgood fortunes بِرَوضِin the garden الأُنسcompanionship أَغصانُboughs
لَكَ السّعودُ بِرَوضِ الأُنس أَغصانُ
O bird of gladness, where humankind is jubilant,
For you, good fortunes are boughs in the garden of companionship.
غَرِّدْsing عَلىwith التيهِpride فيin الأَفنانِthe branches مُصطَبِحاًtaking a morning draught
غَرِّدْ عَلى التيهِ في الأَفنانِ مُصطَبِحاً
يَحياcome alive بِشَدوِكthrough your song أَرواحٌsouls وأَبدانُand bodies
يَحيا بِشَدوِك أَرواحٌ وأَبدانُ
Sing proudly among the branches, taking your morning draught;
Souls and bodies come alive through your song.
وَاِسجَعْand coo عَلىupon الشّرفِthe eminence الأعلىthe highest بِجِلَّقِناin our Jilliq
وَاِسجَعْ عَلى الشّرفِ الأعلى بِجِلَّقِنا
فطَرْفُfor the eye جلَّقJilliq بالأفراحwith joys وَسْنانُdrowsy
فطَرْفُ جلَّق بالأفراح وَسْنانُ
And coo upon the highest eminence in our Jilliq,
For Jilliq’s eye is drowsy with delight.
وَاِصدَحand sing aloud بِجِلَّقَin Jilliq ياO بشراكِglad tidings to you قَلعَتهاits citadel
وَاِصدَح بِجِلَّقَ يا بشراكِ قَلعَتها
فَإِنّماfor indeed فيكِwithin you إِبراهيمُIbrahim سُلطانُsovereign
فَإِنّما فيكِ إِبراهيمُ سُلطانُ
And sing aloud in Jilliq: glad tidings to you, its citadel!
For within you Ibrahim is sovereign.
الأَمجَدُthe most glorious الفَخمُthe majestic نَجمُthe star المَجدِglory كَوكبُهُhis star
الأَمجَدُ الفَخمُ نَجمُ المَجدِ كَوكبُهُ
لَهُfor him المَعاليhigh honors بُروجٌzodiacal mansions فيهِin him تَزدانُare adorned
لَهُ المَعالي بُروجٌ فيهِ تَزدانُ
The most glorious, the majestic—his star is the star of glory;
High honors are his zodiacal mansions, resplendent in him.
الضّيغَمُthe lion القِرْمُthe noble chief مَنْthe one who مِنّاamong us لَهُfor him شَهِدتbore witness
الضّيغَمُ القِرْمُ مَنْ مِنّا لَهُ شَهِدت
عَلىto الشَّجاعَةِcourage أَبطالٌheroes وَفُرسانُand horsemen
عَلى الشَّجاعَةِ أَبطالٌ وَفُرسانُ
The lion, the noble chief, the one among us for whom witness was borne
To his courage by heroes and horsemen.
غَضَنفَرٌa lion لَيسَتِdo not الأَهوالُterrors تُزعِجُهُunsettle him
غَضَنفَرٌ لَيسَتِ الأَهوالُ تُزعِجُهُ
وَهوَand he اِمرُؤٌa man عِندَamid رَيْبِvicissitudes الدَّهرِtime يَقظانُwatchful
وَهوَ اِمرُؤٌ عِندَ رَيْبِ الدَّهرِ يَقظانُ
A lion whom terrors do not unsettle,
And he is a man watchful amid the vicissitudes of time.
قَدindeed جَدَّstrove earnestly فيin طَلَبِseeking العَلياءِexalted rank مُتَّجِراًas a merchant
قَد جَدَّ في طَلَبِ العَلياءِ مُتَّجِراً
فَكانَتِso it became الرّبحthe profit إِذwhile جافاهُshunned him خُسرانُloss
فَكانَتِ الرّبح إِذ جافاهُ خُسرانُ
He strove earnestly for exalted rank, as a merchant;
And it became his profit, while loss shunned him.
يَعدوraces عَلىupon بَحرِa sea مَعروفٍkindness أَغرَّradiant لَهُfor him
يَعدو عَلى بَحرِ مَعروفٍ أَغرَّ لَهُ
مِنَof البَشاشَةِcheerfulness وَالتّرحيبِand welcome مَيدانُa field
مِنَ البَشاشَةِ وَالتّرحيبِ مَيدانُ
He races upon a radiant sea of kindness; for him,
There is a field of cheerfulness and welcome.
إِنّيindeed I أُهنّيهِcongratulate him فيماon what نالَhe attained مِنof شَرفٍhonor
إِنّي أُهنّيهِ فيما نالَ مِن شَرفٍ
لَهُfor him أُقيمَتwere raised عَلىupon العَلياءِthe heights أَركانُpillars
لَهُ أُقيمَت عَلى العَلياءِ أَركانُ
I congratulate him on the honor he has attained;
For him, pillars have been raised upon the heights.
مِنْfrom جَوهَرِthe substance المَجدِglory قَدindeed قامَتrose دَعائِمُهُits supports
مِنْ جَوهَرِ المَجدِ قَد قامَت دَعائِمُهُ
لَهاfor them مِنَof العِزِّmight بِالتّرصيفِwith close-set masonry بُنيانُa structure
لَها مِنَ العِزِّ بِالتّرصيفِ بُنيانُ
From the substance of glory its supports have risen;
Their structure is built of might, in closely fitted courses.
وَنالَand he attained مَرتَبةًa rank فيin جِلّقٍJilliq عَظُمتwas exalted
وَنالَ مَرتَبةً في جِلّقٍ عَظُمت
وَكانَand was فيهِin him لَهاfor it مِنfrom شَأنِهِhis stature الشانُprestige
وَكانَ فيهِ لَها مِن شَأنِهِ الشانُ
And he attained a rank in Jilliq of great eminence,
And in him its prestige sprang from his own stature.
وَقَدand indeed تَبدّىhe appeared أَميراًas an emir حَلَّsettled in قَلعَتَهاits citadel
وَقَد تَبدّى أَميراً حَلَّ قَلعَتَها
فَحَلَّso settled فيin عَينِهاits eye الحَوراءِwide and dark-pupilled إِنسانُa pupil of the eye
فَحَلَّ في عَينِها الحَوراءِ إِنسانُ
And he appeared as an emir, settling in its citadel;
Thus a pupil settled in its wide, dark eye.
وَحينَماand when حَلَّهاhe settled there حَلَّsettled السّعودُgood fortune بِهاtherein
وَحينَما حَلَّها حَلَّ السّعودُ بِها
وَكلّand every شَيءٍthing لَهhas وَقتٌa time وَإبّانُand a season
وَكلّ شَيءٍ لَه وَقتٌ وَإبّانُ
And when he settled there, good fortune settled there too;
And everything has its time and season.
لَوhad حَلَّهاhe settled there زَمنthe age الفُرسِthe Persians الّذينَwho مَضواpassed away
لَو حَلَّها زَمن الفُرسِ الّذينَ مَضوا
ماnot الفُرسthe Persians فُرسٌPersians وَلاnor الإِيوانُthe vaulted hall إِيوانُa vaulted hall
ما الفُرس فُرسٌ وَلا الإِيوانُ إِيوانُ
Had he settled there in the age of the Persians who passed away,
The Persians would not be Persians, nor the vaulted hall a vaulted hall.
وَذاكَand he مِنfrom نَفسِthe soul الجَزّارِal-Jazzar مَنthe one who شَهِدَتbore witness
وَذاكَ مِن نَفسِ الجَزّارِ مَن شَهِدَت
بِنَصرِهِto his championing الدّينَthe faith عَدنانٌAdnan وَقَحطانُand Qahtan
بِنَصرِهِ الدّينَ عَدنانٌ وَقَحطانُ
And he is of al-Jazzar’s own soul, for whom witness was borne
By Adnan and Qahtan to his championing of the faith.
لاmay not زالَcease يَرقىascend إِلىto العَلياءِthe heights مَنزِلَةًa station
لا زالَ يَرقى إِلى العَلياءِ مَنزِلَةً
مِنfrom تَحتِهاbeneath it الشَّمسُthe sun فيin الدّنياthis world وَكيوانُand Saturn
مِن تَحتِها الشَّمسُ في الدّنيا وَكيوانُ
May he ever ascend to a station in the heights,
Beneath which lie the sun in this world and Saturn,
ماas long as طائِرُthe bird السّعدِgood fortune فيin رَوضِthe garden السّرورِjoy شَداsang
ما طائِرُ السّعدِ في رَوضِ السّرورِ شَدا
وَماand as long as تَغَنَّتsang مِنَout of الأفراحِjoys عيدانُlutes
وَما تَغَنَّت مِنَ الأفراحِ عيدانُ
As long as the bird of good fortune sings in the garden of joy,
And as long as lutes sing out for joy.
Sol 6.1