لكfor you فيin ذاthis الحمىthe sanctuary محبٌّan admirer قديمٌlongstanding
لك في ذا الحمى محبٌّ قديمٌ
ماnot ثناهturned him away عنfrom الوفاءfidelity البعادdistance
ما ثناه عن الوفاء البعاد
In this sanctuary you have a longtime admirer;
You have in this fever an old lover
Distance has not turned him from fidelity.
Whom distances did not turn from loyalty
كلماwhenever جاءarrived عيدa feast عاميyearly ناديhe called out
كلما جاء عيد عامي نادي
أنتyou عيديmy feast وبهجتيand my joy والمرادand what is sought
أنت عيدي وبهجتي والمراد
Whenever a yearly feast arrives, he calls out:
Whenever my year's celebration comes I call
"You are my feast, my joy, and what I seek."
You are my celebration, joy, and desire
وغذاand when (apparent typo) كنتyou are فيin سرورhappiness وحظّand good fortune
وغذا كنت في سرور وحظّ
حسدتenvied عيدناour feast بكbecause of you الأعيادthe festivals
حسدت عيدنا بك الأعياد
And when you enjoy happiness and good fortune,
And though you were in joy and fortune
The festivals envy our feast because of you.
Our celebration with you envied the holidays
ياO إماماimam; leader بهin him تتيهtake pride القوافيthe rhymes
يا إماما به تتيه القوافي
ولهand to him الفضلexcellence ينتميbelongs والرشادand right guidance
وله الفضل ينتمي والرشاد
O imam, in whom the rhymes take pride,
O leader whom metrics get lost with
And to whom excellence and right guidance belong.
And for him is virtue, belonging and guidance
نلتyou received منfrom أعدلthe most just of الملوكkings وساماa medal
نلت من أعدل الملوك وساما
قدindeed سمتhave risen high فيin منالهattaining it الأفرادdistinguished individuals
قد سمت في مناله الأفراد
You received a medal from the most just of kings;
You obtained from the most just king a medal
Distinguished men have risen high by attaining it.
Individuals have attained its heights
هلّلتcheered عصبةُthe circle المعارفacquaintances طرّاًall together
هلّلت عصبةُ المعارف طرّاً
وبماand for what نلتyou received هنأتكcongratulated you البلادthe country
وبما نلت هنأتك البلاد
The whole circle of acquaintances cheered,
The association of knowledges cheered for you
And the country congratulated you on what you received.
And with what you attained the countries congratulated you
عشlive طويلاlong ودمand remain عزيزاًcherished لعصرto an age
عش طويلا ودم عزيزاً لعصر
أنتyou أستاذهits teacher وأنتand you العمادthe pillar
أنت أستاذه وأنت العماد
Live long, and remain dear to an age
Live long and continue honored for an era
Whose teacher you are, and whose pillar.
You are its professor and you are the pillar
Sol 6.1