البِشْرُjoy عمَّpervaded جَميعَall الخَلقِcreation وَالبَشرِand humankind
البِشْرُ عمَّ جَميعَ الخَلقِ وَالبَشرِ
وَقَدand indeed سَرىspread الأُنسdelight فيthrough الأَرواحِthe souls وَالصورِand forms
وَقَد سَرى الأُنس في الأَرواحِ وَالصورِ
Joy has pervaded all creation and humankind,
And delight has spread through souls and forms.
وَصاحَand called out وُرْقُgray doves الهَناof joy يَشدوsinging بِلُطفِwith the gentleness of صَباthe east wind
وَصاحَ وُرْقُ الهَنا يَشدو بِلُطفِ صَبا
فَراحَand began يُزريto put to shame بِصَوتِthe sound of النايِthe flute والوَترِand the strings
فَراحَ يُزري بِصَوتِ النايِ والوَترِ
And joy's gray doves called, singing with the east wind's gentleness,
And began to put the sound of flute and strings to shame.
وَاليُمنand blessing وافىarrived بَشيراًas a herald طابَwas pleasing مَنظَرُهُhis appearance
وَاليُمن وافى بَشيراً طابَ مَنظَرُهُ
وَالسَّعدُand good fortune يَتلوهُfollows him نجّاباًas a camel courier علىon الأثرِthe trail
وَالسَّعدُ يَتلوهُ نجّاباً على الأثرِ
And blessing came as a herald, pleasing to behold,
And good fortune followed him, a camel courier close behind.
وَقَدand indeed رَأيتI saw السّماthe sky تَدنوdrawing near كَواكبُهاits stars
وَقَد رَأيت السّما تَدنو كَواكبُها
وَخِلْتهاand I fancied it رَقَصَتdanced بَالأنجُمِwith the stars الزُّهُرِradiant
وَخِلْتها رَقَصَت بَالأنجُمِ الزُّهُرِ
And I saw the sky, its stars drawing near,
And fancied it dancing with the radiant stars.
وَشِمْتُand I beheld رَوضَthe garden of التّهانيcongratulations عادَreturned رَونَقُهُits splendor
وَشِمْتُ رَوضَ التّهاني عادَ رَونَقُهُ
وَصارَand became يُكْسىclothed مِنَfrom الأَفراحِjoys بِالدّررِin pearls
وَصارَ يُكْسى مِنَ الأَفراحِ بِالدّررِ
And I beheld the garden of congratulations, its splendor restored,
And it came to be clothed in pearls of joy.
أَعطىgave to البَشيرَthe herald الّذيwho وافىarrived يُبشِّرهُbringing it glad tidings
أَعطى البَشيرَ الّذي وافى يُبشِّرهُ
وَعَمَّهand lavished on him مِنحةًa gift مِنof جَوهَرِthe jewels of الزّهَرِblossoms
وَعَمَّه مِنحةً مِن جَوهَرِ الزّهَرِ
It rewarded the herald who came to bring it glad tidings,
And lavished on him a gift of the blossoms' jewels.
وَفيهِand in it نادَتcalled out سُروراًjoyfully فَوقَabove أَغصُنهِits branches
وَفيهِ نادَت سُروراً فَوقَ أَغصُنهِ
بَلابِلُthe nightingales of البِشْرِgladness فيin الآصالthe evenings والبكرِand early mornings
بَلابِلُ البِشْرِ في الآصال والبكرِ
And in it, above its branches, joyfully called
The nightingales of gladness at evening and at dawn:
أَبشِرْrejoice عليٌّAli بِماin what أوتيتَyou have been granted مِنof ولَدٍa son
أَبشِرْ عليٌّ بِما أوتيتَ مِن ولَدٍ
لَقَدindeed أَتىhe came قرّةًa delight لِلطرفِto the eye وَالنظرِand the gaze
لَقَد أَتى قرّةً لِلطرفِ وَالنظرِ
Rejoice, Ali, in the son you have been granted;
He has indeed come, a delight to eye and gaze.
نَجلٌa son سعيدٌfortunate وَمحمودُand praiseworthy الخِصالِin character أَتىhas come
نَجلٌ سعيدٌ وَمحمودُ الخِصالِ أَتى
مُوافِقاًmatching فيin اِسمِهِhis name المُختارَthe Chosen One مِنof مُضَرِMudar
مُوافِقاً في اِسمِهِ المُختارَ مِن مُضَرِ
A son, fortunate and praiseworthy in character, has come,
Bearing the same name as the Chosen One of Mudar,
فيon يَومِthe day of ميلادِهِhis birth فيin شَهرِthe month of مَولِدِهِhis birth
في يَومِ ميلادِهِ في شَهرِ مَولِدِهِ
رَبيعٍRabi الأوّلِthe First الزّاهيresplendent علىabove صفرِSafar
رَبيعٍ الأوّلِ الزّاهي على صفرِ
On his birthday, in the month of his birth—
Rabi al-Awwal, outshining Safar.
فَاِهْنئso rejoice هِزَبرmighty lion الشّرىof al-Shara لَيثَlion of العَرينِthe lair بِهِin him
فَاِهْنئ هِزَبر الشّرى لَيثَ العَرينِ بِهِ
شِبلاًa cub وَسيمِhandsome المحيّاof face زاهيَoutshining الحورِthe houris
شِبلاً وَسيمِ المحيّا زاهيَ الحورِ
So rejoice in him, mighty lion of al-Shara, lion of the lair,
A cub, handsome of face, outshining the houris.
وَأَنتand you شَمسthe sun of العُلىeminence والعزّand might فيin شرفٍhonor
وَأَنت شَمس العُلى والعزّ في شرفٍ
مَنfrom ذَروةٍa pinnacle فَوقَabove رَأسِthe summit of المَجدِglory وَالفخرِand pride
مَن ذَروةٍ فَوقَ رَأسِ المَجدِ وَالفخرِ
And you are the sun of eminence and might, high in honor,
On a pinnacle above the summit of glory and pride.
ومنكand from you قدindeed كانwas هذاthis البدرfull moon منشأهُits origin
ومنك قد كان هذا البدر منشأهُ
عوّذتهI sought protection for him الدهرَfor all time بالآياتwith the verses والسورand the surahs
عوّذته الدهرَ بالآيات والسور
And this full moon indeed had its origin in you;
I have sought protection for him for all time with verses and surahs.
فَرُحتso I began أَعجبto marvel أَنّthat البدرَthe full moon مَنشَأُهُits origin
فَرُحت أَعجب أَنّ البدرَ مَنشَأُهُ
يَبدوappears مِنَfrom الشّمسِthe sun تَلهوtoys بيwith me يدthe hand of الفكرِthought
يَبدو مِنَ الشّمسِ تَلهو بي يد الفكرِ
So I began to marvel that the full moon's birth
Should come from the sun, while thought's hand toyed with me.
فَقَالَthen spoke تاريخُهhis chronogram وَحياًby inspiration وماand no عَجَبٌwonder
فَقَالَ تاريخُه وَحياً وما عَجَبٌ
أَنْthat لَوْif مِنَfrom الشّمسِthe sun يَبدوappears مَولدthe birth of القَمرِthe moon
أَنْ لَوْ مِنَ الشّمسِ يَبدو مَولد القَمرِ
Then his chronogram spoke, inspired: 'It is no wonder
If the moon's birth should come from the sun.'
أَبقاهmay He preserve him ربّيmy Lord وَأَبقاكَand may He preserve you الإِلهGod لهُfor him
أَبقاه ربّي وَأَبقاكَ الإِله لهُ
بِأَرغَدِwith the greatest ease of العَيشِlife فيin صَفوٍserenity بلاwithout كدرِdistress
بِأَرغَدِ العَيشِ في صَفوٍ بلا كدرِ
May my Lord preserve him, and may God preserve you for him,
In life's fullest ease, in serenity without distress,
ماas long as لاحَgleams نَجمٌa star وماand as long as غَنَّتsings مطوَّقةٌa collared dove
ما لاحَ نَجمٌ وما غَنَّت مطوَّقةٌ
ماas long as أَرقصsets dancing الرّيحُthe wind أَغصاناًbranches مِنَof الشّجرِthe trees
ما أَرقص الرّيحُ أَغصاناً مِنَ الشّجرِ
As long as a star gleams and a collared dove sings,
As long as the wind sets the branches of trees dancing.
Sol 6.1