بشيرٌ أتى من عالم الغيب للحسّ

بشيرٌ أتى من عالم الغيب للحسّ

فقرّت به عيني وطابت به نفسي

فقرّت به عيني وطابت به نفسي

A bearer of glad tidings came from the unseen realm into the world of sense;

A harbinger came from the unseen world to perception

so my eye was gladdened by him, and through him my soul grew glad,

So my eyes were delighted by him and my soul was pleased by him

بما أنعم المولى من النعمة الّتي

بما أنعم المولى من النعمة الّتي

تعمّ البرايا بالمسرّة والأنس

تعمّ البرايا بالمسرّة والأنس

for the blessing the Lord bestowed, which

With what the Master has bestowed of the blessing which

fills all creation with happiness and delight.

Spreads joy and intimacy in the lands

هي المنصب العالي الّذي رفعت له

هي المنصب العالي الّذي رفعت له

أشائر أنسٍ بالبشائر للإنس

أشائر أنسٍ بالبشائر للإنس

It is the lofty office for which were raised

It is the high position you have been raised to

banners of delight, bearing glad tidings to humankind.

With the flags of intimacy raised with good tidings to mankind

وذلك فجرٌ صادقٌ غير أنّه

وذلك فجرٌ صادقٌ غير أنّه

ستعقبه الأنوار من طلعة الشمس

ستعقبه الأنوار من طلعة الشمس

And that is a true dawn, yet

And that is a truthful dawn, though

the lights of the rising sun will follow it.

The lights will follow it from the rising of the sun

ولا بدع أن أمسي وأصبح شائعاً

ولا بدع أن أمسي وأصبح شائعاً

كما شاع في أفراده علم الجنس

كما شاع في أفراده علم الجنس

Nor is it strange that evening and morning find me widely known,

And undoubtedly I will spread morning and night

as the proper name of a kind is shared by its members.

As it has spread among individuals, the knowledge of the species

ومن غرس العدلَ القويم فإنّه

ومن غرس العدلَ القويم فإنّه

سيجني ثمار العزّ من ذلك الغرس

سيجني ثمار العزّ من ذلك الغرس

And whoever plants upright justice, surely he

And whoever planted justice, the straight one, will

will reap the fruits of honor from that planting.

Reap the fruits of might from that planting

ومن لبس التقوى شعاراً فلا يخف

ومن لبس التقوى شعاراً فلا يخف

من اللَبس والإبهام مع ذلك اللبس

من اللَبس والإبهام مع ذلك اللبس

And whoever wears piety as an inner garment need not fear

And whoever wore piety as his emblem, he need not

confusion and ambiguity while so clothed.

Fear confusion and ambiguity with that attire

ومن كان لله العظيم قيامُه

ومن كان لله العظيم قيامُه

ووجهته استغنَى عن السيف والترس

ووجهته استغنَى عن السيف والترس

And he whose striving is for God the Great,

And whoever stood for God the Almighty

and whose aim is toward Him, needs neither sword nor shield.

And set Him as his destination, was self-sufficient without sword and shield

دعا سفن الآمال في بحر جوده

دعا سفن الآمال في بحر جوده

فجاءت على الجوديّ من سعده ترسي

فجاءت على الجوديّ من سعده ترسي

He summoned the ships of hope into the sea of his generosity,

He summoned the ships of hope in the sea of his generosity

and through his good fortune they came to anchor upon al-Judi.

So they came landing auspiciously due to his fortune

فبشراه نجم السعد قد ذرّ شارقاً

فبشراه نجم السعد قد ذرّ شارقاً

ولا غرو إن غارت به أنجم النحس

ولا غرو إن غارت به أنجم النحس

So his glad tidings are the star of good fortune, risen and shining;

So the star of fortune shone radiantly upon him

and no wonder if the stars of ill fortune set because of it.

And no wonder if the stars of bad luck were eclipsed by it

بمنصبك العالي تهنأ وإنني

بمنصبك العالي تهنأ وإنني

أهني به نفسي وكأس الصفا أُحسي

أهني به نفسي وكأس الصفا أُحسي

May you rejoice in your lofty office, while I

With your high position, you are congratulated, and I

congratulate myself on it and sip the cup of serenity.

Congratulations myself and toast with a cup of purity

وخذ فوق ما ترجوه من فضل ربّنا

وخذ فوق ما ترجوه من فضل ربّنا

فها هو قد وافاك من حضرة القدس

فها هو قد وافاك من حضرة القدس

And receive more of our Lord's bounty than you hope for,

And take over and above what you hope for of the grace of our Lord

for behold, it has reached you from the Holy Presence.

For here He has brought it to you from the court of holiness

فأحسن يومي سعدك المعتلي غدا

فأحسن يومي سعدك المعتلي غدا

كما إنّ هذا اليوم أحسن من أمس

كما إنّ هذا اليوم أحسن من أمس

So tomorrow is the better of the two days of your rising fortune,

So make your day of elevated fortune tomorrow good

just as today is better than yesterday.

Just as this day is better than yesterday

وثابر على شكر الإله فإنّه

وثابر على شكر الإله فإنّه

يزيدك ممّا ليس يدرك بالجسّ

يزيدك ممّا ليس يدرك بالجسّ

And persevere in thanking God, for He

And persevere in thanking God, for He

grants you more of what cannot be perceived by touch.

Will increase you beyond what is attained by the senses

فأنت وزيرٌ أجدرُ الناس بالثنا

فأنت وزيرٌ أجدرُ الناس بالثنا

على ملكٍ يعنو له العرش والكرسي

على ملكٍ يعنو له العرش والكرسي

So you are a vizier, of all people most deserving of praise,

For you are a minister more deserving than people of praise

over a dominion to which the Throne and the Seat bow.

For a king for whom the Throne and Pedestal care

وأنت الّذي لم يوف حقّك مادحٌ

وأنت الّذي لم يوف حقّك مادحٌ

وإن كان بين الناس أبلغَ من قُسّ

وإن كان بين الناس أبلغَ من قُسّ

And you are he whose due no panegyrist has fully paid,

And you are the one whose due has not been fulfilled by any eulogizer

even if, among men, he were more eloquent than Quss.

Even if he were the most eloquent of mankind

وزيرٌ إذا ما جاد أزرى بحاتمٍ

وزيرٌ إذا ما جاد أزرى بحاتمٍ

ويُزري لدى الهيجا بعنترة العبسي

ويُزري لدى الهيجا بعنترة العبسي

A vizier who, whenever he gives, puts Hatim to shame,

A minister who, when he is generous, rivals Hatim

and in battle puts Antarah al-Absi to shame.

And rivals Antarah Al-Absi at the assemblies of the noble

فلا زال في روض السعادة راتعاً

فلا زال في روض السعادة راتعاً

بظلّ التهاني يجتني ثمر الأنس

بظلّ التهاني يجتني ثمر الأنس

So may he ever graze in the meadow of happiness,

So he continued to relax in the meadow of bliss

in the shade of congratulations, gathering the fruit of delight,

Shaded by congratulations, plucking the fruit of intimacy

مدى الدهر والأيّام ما سرّ خاطري

مدى الدهر والأيّام ما سرّ خاطري

بشيرٌ أتى من عالم الغيب للحسّ

بشيرٌ أتى من عالم الغيب للحسّ

throughout all time and days, so long as my mind is cheered by

For the duration of time and days, my heart was never gladdened

a bearer of glad tidings who came from the unseen realm into the world of sense.

Like a harbinger who came from the unseen world to perception