دَعِleave النَسيبَthe amorous prelude وجانِبْand shun جانبَthe realm of الغَزَلِlove poetry
دَعِ النَسيبَ وجانِبْ جانبَ الغَزَلِ
فإنَّناfor indeed we بالتَّهانيwith congratulations اليومَtoday فيin شُغُلِpreoccupation
فإنَّنا بالتَّهاني اليومَ في شُغُلِ
Leave the amorous prelude and shun the realm of love poetry;
Leave love poems and tender words aside,
for today we are busy with congratulations.
For today we rejoice at glorious tidings.
بشارةٌglad tidings طَفَحَتْoverflowed منfrom أَرضِthe land of مِصرَEgypt علىonto
بشارةٌ طَفَحَتْ من أَرضِ مِصرَ على
جوانبِthe regions of الشَّامthe Levant فوقَover السَّهلِthe plain والجَبَلِand the mountain
جوانبِ الشَّام فوقَ السَّهلِ والجَبَلِ
Glad tidings have overflowed from the land of Egypt onto
Good news has flooded from the land of Egypt
the reaches of the Levant, over plain and mountain.
To Syria's plains, hills, and mountains alike.
قامَrose المُظَفَّرُthe victorious إسماعيلُIsmail مُنتَصِباًstanding upright
قامَ المُظَفَّرُ إسماعيلُ مُنتَصِباً
فيupon عرشهاher throne كقِيامِlike the rising of الشَّمسِthe sun فيin الحَمَلِAries
في عرشها كقِيامِ الشَّمسِ في الحَمَلِ
Victorious Ismail rose, standing upright
Al-Muzaffar Ismail stands tall
upon her throne, as the sun rises in Aries.
On its throne, like the sun in Aries.
لاحَتْshone طوالعُهُhis rising stars فيهاin her فقلتُso I said لَهاto her
لاحَتْ طوالعُهُ فيها فقلتُ لَها
ياO أَسعَدَmost fortunate of الأرضِthe earth هذهِthis أَسعَدُmost fortunate of الدُوَلِthe reigns
يا أَسعَدَ الأرضِ هذهِ أَسعَدُ الدُوَلِ
His auspicious stars shone there, and I said to her:
His fortunes shine on it, and I said to it:
O most fortunate of lands, this is the most fortunate of reigns!
O most blessed land, this is the happiest state!
هذاthis العزيزُthe mighty ruler ابنُson of إِبراهيمَIbrahim نِسبتُهُhis lineage
هذا العزيزُ ابنُ إِبراهيمَ نِسبتُهُ
تُصاغُis fashioned منfrom أَولياءِthe saints of اللهِGod والرُسُلِand the messengers
تُصاغُ من أَولياءِ اللهِ والرُسُلِ
This mighty ruler is the son of Ibrahim; his lineage
This dear one, son of Ibrahim, his lineage
is fashioned from God's saints and messengers.
Is derived from Allah's allies and messengers.
فيهاin it الخليلُGod's Friend واسماعيلُand Ismail قَبلُهماbefore them both
فيها الخليلُ واسماعيلُ قَبلُهما
مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad جاءَcame مضموماًjoined إليهِto him عَلِيAli
مُحَمَّدٌ جاءَ مضموماً إليهِ عَلِي
In it are God's Friend and Ismail; before them,
Among them is the Friend, and Ismail before them,
Muhammad came, with Ali joined to him.
And Muhammad, gathered to him is Ali.
هذاthis ابنُson of مَنone whose صِيتُهُhis fame قدindeed طارَflew مُنتشِراًspreading widely
هذا ابنُ مَن صِيتُهُ قد طارَ مُنتشِراً
فيin الشَرقِthe East والغَربِand the West مِثلَlike السَبعةِthe seven الطُوَلِlong ones (surahs)
في الشَرقِ والغَربِ مِثلَ السَبعةِ الطُوَلِ
This is the son of one whose fame flew far and wide
This son of one whose fame has spread
through East and West, like the seven long surahs.
East and west, like the seven long ones.
لوif كانthere were فيon أَرضناour earth طُرْقٌpaths إلىto زُحَلٍSaturn
لو كان في أَرضنا طُرْقٌ إلى زُحَلٍ
كانَwould have انتهىreached صِيتُهُhis fame منهاby them إلىto زُحَلِSaturn
كانَ انتهى صِيتُهُ منها إلى زُحَلِ
Had there been paths on our earth leading to Saturn,
If there were paths on our land to Saturn,
his fame would have reached Saturn by them.
His fame would have reached from there to Saturn.
واليومَand today قدindeed قامَarose اسماعيلُIsmail يخلُفُهُsucceeding him
واليومَ قد قامَ اسماعيلُ يخلُفُهُ
فيin الحَزمِprudence والعَزمِand resolve بينَbetween القولِspeech والعَمَلِand action
في الحَزمِ والعَزمِ بينَ القولِ والعَمَلِ
And today Ismail has risen to succeed him
And today Ismail rises to succeed him
in prudence and resolve, in word and deed.
In wisdom and resolve, between words and deeds.
كانَتْwere شَمائلُهُhis virtues كالزَّهرِlike flowers نافحةًwafting fragrance
كانَتْ شَمائلُهُ كالزَّهرِ نافحةً
فأُنتِجَتْso was produced منfrom جَناهاtheir yield صُفوةُthe purest of العَسَلِhoney
فأُنتِجَتْ من جَناها صُفوةُ العَسَلِ
His virtues were like flowers, wafting fragrance,
His features were like blossoming flowers,
so from their yield the purest honey was produced.
And the choicest honey was produced from their gardens.
خَليفةُthe caliph of اللهِGod رأسٌa head والعزيزُand the mighty ruler لهُfor him
خَليفةُ اللهِ رأسٌ والعزيزُ لهُ
يَدٌa hand تُساعِدهُaiding him بالمالِwith wealth والخَوَلِand retainers
يَدٌ تُساعِدهُ بالمالِ والخَوَلِ
God's caliph is the head, and the mighty ruler is his
God's Caliph is the head, and the Dear One is his hand,
hand, aiding him with wealth and retainers.
Assisting him with wealth and soldiers.
إذاwhen تَداعَتْconverged خُطوبُthe calamities of الدَّهرِtime بادَرَهاhe hastened to meet them
إذا تَداعَتْ خُطوبُ الدَّهرِ بادَرَها
كالنَّارِlike fire عندَat هُبوبِthe blowing of الرِّيحِthe wind فيon القُلَلِthe mountain peaks
كالنَّارِ عندَ هُبوبِ الرِّيحِ في القُلَلِ
When the calamities of time converge, he rushes to meet them,
Whenever the fortunes of time gather against him,
like fire when the wind blows on the mountain peaks.
He confronts them like fire when the winds blow in the hills.
قدindeed كانَthere was فيin مِصرَEgypt نيلٌa Nile واحدٌone قِدَماًlong ago
قد كانَ في مِصرَ نيلٌ واحدٌ قِدَماً
فزادَهاso added to her اللهُGod نيلاًa Nile مُطفِئَquenching الغُلَلِburning thirst
فزادَها اللهُ نيلاً مُطفِئَ الغُلَلِ
Long ago, Egypt had only one Nile;
Once there was one ancient Nile in Egypt,
so God added another Nile for her, quenching burning thirst.
But God added to it a Nile extinguishing sorrows.
فيin كلِّevery عامٍyear لناfor us عيدٌa feast نُسَرُّwe rejoice بهِin it
في كلِّ عامٍ لنا عيدٌ نُسَرُّ بهِ
وعيدُهاand her feast كلَّevery يومٍday منهُfrom him لمdid not يَزَلِcease
وعيدُها كلَّ يومٍ منهُ لم يَزَلِ
Each year we have a feast in which we rejoice,
Every year we have a feast to delight in,
and her feast, through him, has never ceased, day after day.
And its feast is everyday, never ceasing.
يامِصْرُO Egypt قاهرةَconqueror of الدُّنياthe world بسَطوَتِهاthrough her might
يامِصْرُ قاهرةَ الدُّنيا بسَطوَتِها
قدindeed جَدَّدَrenewed اللهُGod منsome of أَيامِكِyour days الأُوَلِthe earliest
قد جَدَّدَ اللهُ من أَيامِكِ الأُوَلِ
O Egypt, conqueror of the world through her might,
O Cairo, vanquisher of the world by its power,
God has revived some of your days of old.
God has renewed your early days.
دارُthe abode of الخلافةِthe caliphate عادتreturned فيكِin you قائِمَةًstanding
دارُ الخلافةِ عادت فيكِ قائِمَةً
كماas اقتَضَتordained حِكمَةُthe wisdom of الرَحمنِthe All-Merciful فيin الأَزَلِeternity past
كما اقتَضَت حِكمَةُ الرَحمنِ في الأَزَلِ
The seat of the caliphate stands in you once more,
The seat of the Caliphate has returned established in you,
as the All-Merciful's wisdom ordained from all eternity.
As the All-Merciful decreed in eternity.
لكِto you الهناjoy بعزيزٍin a mighty ruler عَزَّbecame unassailable جانِبُهُhis side
لكِ الهنا بعزيزٍ عَزَّ جانِبُهُ
كأَنهُas though he were مَلَكٌan angel فيin صُورةِthe form of الرَّجُلِa man
كأَنهُ مَلَكٌ في صُورةِ الرَّجُلِ
Joy to you in a mighty ruler of unassailable strength,
Congratulations to you for having a Dear One whose side
as though he were an angel in the form of a man.
Is invincible, as if he were an angel in the form of a man.
وليَغْتَنمَand let it seize رَبْعُكِyour abode المسعودُthe blessed حينَwhen مَشىhe walked
وليَغْتَنمَ رَبْعُكِ المسعودُ حينَ مَشى
عليهِupon it منfrom قَدَمَيهِhis two feet فُرصةَthe opportunity for القُبَلِkisses
عليهِ من قَدَمَيهِ فُرصةَ القُبَلِ
And let your blessed abode seize, now that he has walked
May your blessed quarter take advantage, when he walked upon it,
upon it, the chance to receive kisses from his feet.
Of the opportunity to kiss his feet.
إنif فاتكَpassed you by الهَطَلُthe downpour المُحييlife-giving برحمتهِthrough its mercy
إن فاتكَ الهَطَلُ المُحيي برحمتهِ
فإنthen indeed راحَتَهُhis palm تُغنِيsuffices عنin place of الهَطَلِthe downpour
فإن راحَتَهُ تُغنِي عن الهَطَلِ
If the downpour, life-giving through its mercy, passes you by,
If the beneficial rain missed you because of his mercy,
then his palm suffices in place of the downpour.
His tranquility will suffice instead of rain.
وإنand if تأخَرَwas delayed فَيضُthe flood of النِّيلِthe Nile عنكِfrom you فلاthen let not
وإن تأخَرَ فَيضُ النِّيلِ عنكِ فلا
تَرِدْcome عليكِupon you دَواعيcauses of الهَمِّworry والوَجَلِand dread
تَرِدْ عليكِ دَواعي الهَمِّ والوَجَلِ
And if the Nile's flood is slow to reach you, let no
And if the Nile flood is late for you, then do not
causes of worry and dread come upon you.
Succumb to feelings of anxiety and anguish.
منwhoever صامَfasted فيكِin you وصَلَّىand prayed فَلْيَقُمْthen let him rise سَحَراًbefore dawn
من صامَ فيكِ وصَلَّى فَلْيَقُمْ سَحَراً
يدعوpraying لهُfor him بامتدادِfor the prolongation of الجاهِhigh standing والأَجَلِand lifespan
يدعو لهُ بامتدادِ الجاهِ والأَجَلِ
Whoever has fasted and prayed in you, let him rise before dawn
Let whoever fasts and prays there rise at dawn
to pray for his standing and lifespan to be prolonged.
Invoking blessings on him for extended power and life.
لازالَmay he never cease مُعتَصِماًholding fast باللهِto God وَهْوَwhile he is لدىin the eyes of
لازالَ مُعتَصِماً باللهِ وَهْوَ لدى
مُؤَرِّخيهِhis chroniclers سعيدٌhappy بالِغُattaining الأَمَلِhope
مُؤَرِّخيهِ سعيدٌ بالِغُ الأَمَلِ
May he ever hold fast to God, while in the eyes of
May he remain, clinging to God, elated in the annals
his chroniclers he is happy, attaining his hope.
Of his historians, fulfilled in hopes.
Sol 6.1