أَسفر الصُبح عَن شِفاء العُلومِ

أَسفر الصُبح عَن شِفاء العُلومِ

وَاِنجَلى السقمُ عَن سَماء الفهومِ

وَاِنجَلى السقمُ عَن سَماء الفهومِ

Dawn has broken, revealing the healing of the sciences.

The dawn has revealed the healing of knowledge,

And sickness has lifted from the sky of understanding.

And the sickness has cleared from the sky of understanding.

وَحسين بِالبرء أَحيا البَرايا

وَحسين بِالبرء أَحيا البَرايا

إذ هو الرُوح وَالحَشا للجسوم

إذ هو الرُوح وَالحَشا للجسوم

And Husayn, through his recovery, has revived all creation,

Hussein in wellness revived the lands,

For he is the soul and heart of bodies.

For he is the soul and life of the bodies.

وَهوَ لِلمَجد وَالمَعالي مَليكٌ

وَهوَ لِلمَجد وَالمَعالي مَليكٌ

عَن أَبيه وَجدّه مِن قَديم

عَن أَبيه وَجدّه مِن قَديم

And he is king of glory and lofty honors,

He is the king of glory and sublime traits,

By inheritance from his father and grandfather, from of old.

From his father and grandfather since old.

ما يُجاريه يا خَليلي مجارٍ

ما يُجاريه يا خَليلي مجارٍ

في خلاق بَينَ الأَنام كَريم

في خلاق بَينَ الأَنام كَريم

No rival can match him, O my friend,

None can match him, O my friend,

In noble character among humankind.

In creation among people, generous.

مَن يُضاهيه في عُلومٍ وَفضلٍ

مَن يُضاهيه في عُلومٍ وَفضلٍ

وَفُنون وَفي مَقال قَويم

وَفُنون وَفي مَقال قَويم

Who equals him in learning and excellence,

Who can equal him in knowledge and merit,

And arts, and in sound speech?

In arts and in upright words?

وَهوَ كنز الوَفا وَكَهف العَطايا

وَهوَ كنز الوَفا وَكَهف العَطايا

وَسَمير الندى وَمحيي الرُسوم

وَسَمير الندى وَمحيي الرُسوم

And he is the treasure of fidelity and the refuge of gifts,

He is the treasure of loyalty and the cave of gifts,

And generosity's night-companion and the reviver of traditions.

And friend of dew and reviver of customs.

وَحَليف الذَكا وَرَب المَعاني

وَحَليف الذَكا وَرَب المَعاني

وَالمَباني وَما لَهُ مِن قَسيم

وَالمَباني وَما لَهُ مِن قَسيم

And the ally of keen intellect and master of meanings,

And ally of intellect and lord of meanings

And forms—and he has no peer.

And buildings, with no equal.

يا أَميري بِكَ العِمارات تاهَت

يا أَميري بِكَ العِمارات تاهَت

وَتَباهَت بِحُسن رَأي سَليم

وَتَباهَت بِحُسن رَأي سَليم

O my prince, through you the buildings have grown proud,

My prince, through you buildings have wandered

And have boasted of the excellence of sound judgment,

And taken pride in sound opinion and peace.

وَتَحلت بِزينة وَكَمال

وَتَحلت بِزينة وَكَمال

وَتَجلت في ثَوب ظَبي وَريم

وَتَجلت في ثَوب ظَبي وَريم

And have adorned themselves with ornament and perfection,

Adorned with beauty and perfection,

And have shone forth in the garb of a gazelle and a white gazelle.

Appearing in fine, soft garment.

وَاِنجَلَت ظُلمة الغَياهب عَنها

وَاِنجَلَت ظُلمة الغَياهب عَنها

بِسَنا عَقلك الفَريد الفَهيم

بِسَنا عَقلك الفَريد الفَهيم

And the darkness of deep gloom has lifted from them,

The darkness of the unknown cleared through

Through the radiance of your unique, discerning mind.

The radiance of your unique, wise mind.

وَتَوارَت نُحوسها وَتَعالَت

وَتَوارَت نُحوسها وَتَعالَت

في سَماء السُعود زُهر النُجوم

في سَماء السُعود زُهر النُجوم

And their ill fortunes have vanished, and aloft have risen

Its misfortunes concealed and it rose

The bright stars in the sky of good fortune.

In the sky of good fortune, flowers of stars.

وَكَفاها لَكَ المُهيمن لُطفاً

وَكَفاها لَكَ المُهيمن لُطفاً

مِن جَهول مُخادع وَلَئيم

مِن جَهول مُخادع وَلَئيم

And the Guardian, in kindness to you, has shielded them

The Almighty was sufficient to protect it

From an ignorant, deceitful, and base man.

From ignorant, treacherous fools.

فتهنأ بِصحة وَسُرور

فتهنأ بِصحة وَسُرور

وَمَديح كَعقد درّ نَظيم

وَمَديح كَعقد درّ نَظيم

So enjoy good health and joy,

So rejoice in health, joy,

And praise like a necklace of well-strung pearls.

And praise like a necklace of pearls.

وَتقبل مني بَديعة حسن

وَتقبل مني بَديعة حسن

لَكَ تَسعى بِرقة كَالنَسيم

لَكَ تَسعى بِرقة كَالنَسيم

And accept from me a marvel of beauty,

And accept from me, of beautiful merit for you,

Who hastens to you, delicate as the breeze.

Seeking subtly like a breeze.

مهرها مِنكَ يا أَمير قبولي

مهرها مِنكَ يا أَمير قبولي

فَهوَ حَسبي وَجَنتي وَنَعيمي

فَهوَ حَسبي وَجَنتي وَنَعيمي

Her bridal gift from you, O prince, is your acceptance of me;

Its gift from you, my prince, is my acceptance,

For it is enough for me—my paradise and my bliss.

It is enough, my paradise and bliss.