لِلَّهِ يَومٌ حَفَّهُ عِيدَانِ
فَأتَى لأُنسِ النَّفسِ كالعُنوَانِ
A day for Allah, adorned with festivals,
It came to delight the soul, like a title.
عِيدَانِ مُصطَحِبَانِ رَمزُ تَآلُفٍ
وتَحَالفٍ عِيدانِ مُصطَحبانِ
The two festivals are accompanying symbols,
Of friendship and alliance, the two accompanying festivals.
يَومٌ به احتفلت رِجَالُ حُكُومةٍ
فَأتَاهُ مِن قَاصٍ وكَم مِن دَانِ
A day which the leaders of government celebrated,
So leaders and nobles and notables came to it.
فتَشَرَّفت بِلِقَائِهِ العُظَمَاءُ وَالن
نُبلاء والأَعيَانُ مِن أعيَانِ
And all are joyful and cheerful with what,
They found and thanked profusely.
وَالكُلُّ مُغتَبِطٌ ومُنبَسِطٌ بِمَا
لاَقَى فباءَ بِغَايةِ الشُكرانِ
For Allah, a day of happiness throughout,
Both its morning and evening alike.
لِلَّهِ من يَومٍ سُرورٌ كُلُّهُ
فَغُدُوُّهُ وَرَوَاحُهُ سِيَّانِ
Or does not the evening of a day conclude with happiness,
In which the majesty of the Sultan was delighted?
أَوَ لَيسَ يُختَمُ بِالسُّرُورِ مَسَاءُ يَو
مٍ سُرَّ فيه جَلاَلَةُ السُّلطَانِ
A king, in whose domain virtues settled,
And glory in it set loose the reins.
مَلِكٌ بِسَاحَتِهِ المَعالي خَيَّمَت
وَالمَجدُ فيها مُرسِلٌ لِعِنانِ
A king who assumed from the hearts of subjects,
A firm throne, steady of pillars.
مَلِكٌ تَبَوَّأ مِن قُلوبِ رَعِيَّةٍ
عَرشاً مَتيناً ثَابتَ الأركَانِ
He resided peacefully, but came close in his perfection,
From our hearts until he settled in the gardens.
سَكَنَ السُّهَا لكن دَنا بِخِلالِهِ
مِن قَلبِنا حتى ثَوى بِجَنَانِ
So the firmness of his resolve in the gentleness of his nature,
Is like the slash of a sword and the edge of Yemen.
فمَضاءُ عَزمِهِ في لًيونَةٍ خُلقِهِ
كَرُواءِ إِفرَندٍ وحِدِّ يَمانِ
Between agreement and disagreement is a point,
Like many points that escaped minds.
بينَ التَّحالُفِ والتَّخالُفِ نُقطَةٌ
كَم نُقطَةٍ نَدَّت عَنِ الاَذهَانِ
With his covenant those treaties shone,
And the light of knowledge and cognition illuminated.
فَبِعَهدِهِ تِلكَ المعاهِدُ أشرَقَت
وأضَاءَ نُورُ العِلم والعِرفَانِ
May Allah reward him for what he deserves,
Of sublime favors and benevolence.
أللَّهُ يُجزِيهِ بما هو أهلُهُ
مِن فائقِ الإنعامِ وَالإحسَانِ
And his Crown Prince, with whom he was pleased,
May he remain forever praised by every tongue.
ووليُّ عَهدِهِ مَن به قَد قَرَّ طَر
فُهُ دَامَ مَمدوحاً بِكُلِّ لِسَانِ
His deeds, traits and qualities,
Are surrounded by the care of the Merciful.
أعمالُهُ وخِلالُهُ وخِصَالُهُ
مَحفُوفةٌ بِعِنايةِ الرَّحمانِ
