أَياO اِبنَson of الكِرامِthe noble men الكُماةِthe valiant warriors الحُماةِthe defenders
أَيا اِبنَ الكِرامِ الكُماةِ الحُماةِ
كُنوزِtreasures of العَفافِchastity وَكَهفِand refuge of العُفاةِseekers of bounty
كُنوزِ العَفافِ وَكَهفِ العُفاةِ
O son of the noble, valiant warriors and defenders,
O son of the generous, protectors of the protected
Treasures of chastity and a refuge for seekers of bounty;
Treasures of chastity, and cave of the chaste
وَياand O مَنone who يَرىregards الجودَgenerosity حَتماًas obligatory عَلَيهِupon him
وَيا مَن يَرى الجودَ حَتماً عَلَيهِ
وَفَرضَand the obligation of الصِلاتِgifts كَفرضِlike the obligation of الصَلاةِprayer
وَفَرضَ الصِلاتِ كَفرضِ الصَلاةِ
And you who deem generosity binding upon you,
O you who sees generosity as an obligation
And the obligation of giving like the obligation of prayer;
And made connections like the obligation of prayers
وَمَنand one whose رَأيُهُhis judgment فيin الأُمورِaffairs الجِسامِweighty
وَمَن رَأيُهُ في الأُمورِ الجِسامِ
سُبُلُpaths to النَجاحِsuccess وَسُفُنُand ships of النَجاةِdeliverance
سُبُلُ النَجاحِ وَسُفُنُ النَجاةِ
And you whose judgment in weighty affairs
And whose view on important matters
Is paths to success and ships of deliverance;
Are ways of success and ships of salvation
لَقَدindeed ساعَدَfavored الفِطرُfast-breaking رَبَّthe master of الصِيامِfasting
لَقَد ساعَدَ الفِطرُ رَبَّ الصِيامِ
بَعيدٍwith a feast (contextual reading) مُوافٍarriving وَعَيشٍand a life مُؤاتِcongenial
بَعيدٍ مُوافٍ وَعَيشٍ مُؤاتِ
Fast-breaking has indeed favored the master of fasting,
Nature has aided the master of fasting
With an arriving feast and a congenial life.
With a long-lasting companion and fulfilling livelihood
وَعِندِيَand with me ظَبيٌa gazelle غَريبُrare in الجَمالِbeauty
وَعِندِيَ ظَبيٌ غَريبُ الجَمالِ
غَزيرُabundant in الصَفاءِpurity عَزيزُpeerless in الصِفاتِqualities
غَزيرُ الصَفاءِ عَزيزُ الصِفاتِ
And with me is a gazelle of rare beauty,
And I have a gazelle, strange of beauty
Rich in purity, peerless in his qualities.
Abundant in clarity, precious of qualities
يُديرُhe passes around الصَفاءَthe clear wine كَماءِlike the water of الحَياrain
يُديرُ الصَفاءَ كَماءِ الحَيا
وَماءِand the water of الحَياءِmodesty وَماءِand the water of الحَياةِlife
وَماءِ الحَياءِ وَماءِ الحَياةِ
He passes round clear wine like rainwater,
It makes clarity flow like the water of life
And the water of modesty and the water of life.
And the water of modesty and the water of life
وَقَدand indeed طَبَّقَhas blanketed الجَوَّthe sky جَهامٌa rainless cloud
وَقَد طَبَّقَ الجَوَّ جَهامٌ
أَحاطَhas surrounded بِهِaround it مِنfrom جَميعِall الجِهاتِdirections
أَحاطَ بِهِ مِن جَميعِ الجِهاتِ
And a rainless cloud has blanketed the sky,
The weather has been clouded by an all-encompassing fog
Enveloping it from every direction.
Surrounding it from all directions
وَنَحنُand we نُقابِلُmeet جَيشَthe army of الرَبيعِspring
وَنَحنُ نُقابِلُ جَيشَ الرَبيعِ
بِزَفِّwith the ushering in of الهَناءِjoy وَزَنَّand buzzing (uncertain here) الهَناتِpetty troubles
بِزَفِّ الهَناءِ وَزَنَّ الهَناتِ
And we meet the army of spring
And we counter the army of spring
With joy ushered in and petty troubles buzzing.
With the parade of joy and the melody of songs
فَساعِدso lend your help سَعِدتَmay you rejoice بِنَيلِby attaining الوِفاقِharmony
فَساعِد سَعِدتَ بِنَيلِ الوِفاقِ
لِأَهلِto the people of الوَفاءِloyalty قُبَيلَshortly before الوَفاةِdeath
لِأَهلِ الوَفاءِ قُبَيلَ الوَفاةِ
So lend your help—may attaining harmony bring you joy—
So help, you have been blessed, in attaining harmony
To the faithful, shortly before death.
For the people of loyalty before the death
وَزُرناand visit us فَإِنَّfor indeed أَلَذَّthe sweetest of الهِباتِgifts
وَزُرنا فَإِنَّ أَلَذَّ الهِباتِ
إِعادَةُbringing back أَيّامِناour days الذاهِباتِgone by
إِعادَةُ أَيّامِنا الذاهِباتِ
And visit us, for the sweetest of gifts
And visit us, for the most delightful gifts
Is bringing back our bygone days.
Are repeating our past days
Sol 6.1