لِلصادق البشري ببهجة عيدِ

لِلصادق البشري ببهجة عيدِ

في طالع زاهٍ عَلَيهِ سَعيدِ

في طالع زاهٍ عَلَيهِ سَعيدِ

For al-Sadiq, glad tidings of a festival's joy,

For the sincere human, joy on the feast

Under a radiant ascendant, auspicious for him;

In the rising of an auspicious starry sky

في طالع يُومي إليه بأنَّه

في طالع يُومي إليه بأنَّه

يَحظى بعمرٍ في الصَفاء مَديد

يَحظى بعمرٍ في الصَفاء مَديد

Under an ascendant that signals to him that he

In the rising of my days to him that

Will enjoy a long life of serenity,

He enjoys a long life of serenity

وَيَفوز في الملك الذي هُوَ ربه

وَيَفوز في الملك الذي هُوَ ربه

بِنفوذ لَيث للمبير مبيد

بِنفوذ لَيث للمبير مبيد

And will triumph in the realm of which he is lord,

And he wins in the kingdom which is his Lord

With a lion's might, destroying the destroyer.

With the power of a mighty lion, vanquishing the contemptible

وَيَفيض غَيث يدَيْ سَخاه فَتَرتوي

وَيَفيض غَيث يدَيْ سَخاه فَتَرتوي

مِنهُ بِلادُ مقرَّبٍ وَبَعيد

مِنهُ بِلادُ مقرَّبٍ وَبَعيد

And rain will pour from both hands of his bounty, slaking the thirst

And rain pours from his generous hands to water

Of the lands of his intimates and those far away with its waters.

The lands of those near and far

وَتَدُوم دَولته بِتونس ما اِزدَهى

وَتَدُوم دَولته بِتونس ما اِزدَهى

رَوض العُلا في طارف وَتَليد

رَوض العُلا في طارف وَتَليد

And his reign in Tunis will endure as long as there flourishes

And his state endures in Tunisia as long as

The garden of glory, in honors newly won and inherited.

The meadows of glory and hills remain

يا أَيُّها الملك الَّذي ملك الوَرى

يا أَيُّها الملك الَّذي ملك الوَرى

بِعلوّ رَأي في الأُمور سَديد

بِعلوّ رَأي في الأُمور سَديد

O king who has ruled humankind

O King who rules the lands

With lofty judgment, sound in all affairs,

With the highest wisdom in matters, right

وَاِمتاز في الإسعاف مِن خَير وَمن

وَاِمتاز في الإسعاف مِن خَير وَمن

مال وَأَبطال لقمع عَنيد

مال وَأَبطال لقمع عَنيد

And excelled in giving aid, with bounty and with

And excelled in relief, of good and of

Wealth and champions to quell the defiant,

Money and heroes to suppress the stubborn

وَأَعان سُلطان الزَمان بهمة

وَأَعان سُلطان الزَمان بهمة

هامَت بِها أَفكارُ كُل عَميد

هامَت بِها أَفكارُ كُل عَميد

And aided the sultan of the age with a resolve

And aided the Sultan of the age with ambition

That enraptured the thoughts of every leader;

In which the thoughts of every stalwart revolved

وَبِهِ اِقتَدى وُزراؤه في حزمه

وَبِهِ اِقتَدى وُزراؤه في حزمه

بِشَريف عزم قاصم لمَريد

بِشَريف عزم قاصم لمَريد

And his ministers followed his example in his firmness,

And by it his ministers followed in their resolve

With noble resolve that breaks the rebel.

With noble determination, breaking the unwilling

وَتَنافسوا فيما يؤيد أَمره

وَتَنافسوا فيما يؤيد أَمره

برويّة لمدبِّر وَمجيد

برويّة لمدبِّر وَمجيد

And they vied in whatever strengthened his authority,

And they competed in what supports his command

With the deliberation of a planner and a skilled man.

With composure of an arranger and splendid

وَلنصرة الحَق المبين تَسابقوا

وَلنصرة الحَق المبين تَسابقوا

بحسام عنترةٍ وَشَيخ زَبيد

بحسام عنترةٍ وَشَيخ زَبيد

And they raced to champion the manifest truth

And they raced for the clear truth

With the sword of Antarah and the sheikh of Zabid.

With the swords of Antarah and Sheikh Zubaid

وَتلا عَلى أَنصار دين محمد

وَتلا عَلى أَنصار دين محمد

آيات فَتح عاجل وَجَديد

آيات فَتح عاجل وَجَديد

And he recited to the champions of Muhammad's faith

And they recited unto the supporters of Muhammad’s religion

Verses of victory, swift and new.

Verses of imminent and renewed opening

فسطوا على أعدائهم وسقوهمُ

فسطوا على أعدائهم وسقوهمُ

كأسَ الردى بمدافع وحديد

كأسَ الردى بمدافع وحديد

So they fell upon their foes and made them drink

So they prevailed over their enemies and made them drink

The cup of death with cannons and iron.

A cup of misery with cannon and steel

وَجَلوهمُ عَن أَرضهم مِن بَعدما

وَجَلوهمُ عَن أَرضهم مِن بَعدما

طَحنوهمُ في الحَرب طَحنَ حَصيد

طَحنوهمُ في الحَرب طَحنَ حَصيد

And drove them from their land, after

And they removed them from their land after

Grinding them in battle like harvested grain.

Grinding them in war, a harvest thresh

وَالراية البَيضا عَلى أَوطانه

وَالراية البَيضا عَلى أَوطانه

نُشِرت لدولته بِكُل صَعيد

نُشِرت لدولته بِكُل صَعيد

And the white banner over his lands

And the white banner in his homelands

Was unfurled for his state in every region.

Was hoisted for his state on every plateau

وَاِزداد في دار الخِلافة شُكره

وَاِزداد في دار الخِلافة شُكره

مِن سادة ورَعية وَعَبيد

مِن سادة ورَعية وَعَبيد

And gratitude to him grew in the seat of the caliphate,

And gratitude for him increased in the Abode of the Caliphate

From lords, subjects, and slaves.

From masters, commons, and slaves

وَجَرت بِشُهرته وَحسن وَلائه

وَجَرت بِشُهرته وَحسن وَلائه

في كُل مَعمورٍ خُيولُ بَريد

في كُل مَعمورٍ خُيولُ بَريد

And word of his renown and noble loyalty was carried

And his fame and loyalty’s goodness traveled

Through every inhabited land by courier horses.

In every settled place, couriers racing

وَعَليهِ أَثنى عَدلُه في قَومه

وَعَليهِ أَثنى عَدلُه في قَومه

بِلِسان حال وَليدة وَوَليد

بِلِسان حال وَليدة وَوَليد

And his justice among his people praised him

And justice for his people has praised his equity

Through the unspoken testimony of girl and boy.

In silent and vocal tongue of newborn and adult

لا زلت في تَخت الإِمامة جالِساً

لا زلت في تَخت الإِمامة جالِساً

تَعفو وَتَصفح عَن ذُنوب طَريد

تَعفو وَتَصفح عَن ذُنوب طَريد

May you ever remain seated on the throne of the imamate,

You remain seated on the throne of the Imamate

Pardoning and passing over the sins of an outcast,

Pardoning and overlooking scattered sins

ما اِزدان دِيوانٌ عَلى طُول المَدى

ما اِزدان دِيوانٌ عَلى طُول المَدى

بِبَديع مَدح في علاك فَريد

بِبَديع مَدح في علاك فَريد

As long as, throughout the ages, a verse collection is adorned

No register has ever been adorned for so long

With wondrous, peerless praise of your lofty rank;

With unique praise poetry extolling you

أَو ما سَعى البُلَغا إِلَيك مِن الثَنا

أَو ما سَعى البُلَغا إِلَيك مِن الثَنا

لِقَلائد تَزهو بِأَحسَن جيد

لِقَلائد تَزهو بِأَحسَن جيد

Or as long as the eloquent strive to bring you praise

Nor have the eloquent strived towards you

In necklaces that glory in the fairest neck;

With eulogies shining with the best effort

أَو ما ترنّم ناظم في محفل

أَو ما ترنّم ناظم في محفل

بِمَناقب لك رُتِّلت بِقَصيد

بِمَناقب لك رُتِّلت بِقَصيد

Or as long as a poet sings at a gathering

Nor has a composer crooned in a gathering

Of virtues of yours, chanted in verse;

With virtues for you chanted in ode

أَو ما تَفنّن في المَعاني مُخلص

أَو ما تَفنّن في المَعاني مُخلص

وَأَتى بِما يُنسي مَقال لَبيد

وَأَتى بِما يُنسي مَقال لَبيد

Or as long as a devoted admirer shows artistry in themes

Nor has one loyal perfected in meanings

And produces what makes one forget Labid's words;

And brought what makes the saying of Labid forgettable

أَو ما تشرّف مِن ذمامك بِالَّذي

أَو ما تشرّف مِن ذمامك بِالَّذي

يَسمو بِهِ في الكَون كُلُّ وَحيد

يَسمو بِهِ في الكَون كُلُّ وَحيد

Or as long as one gains from your protection the honor

Nor has been honored by your reins the one who

By which every peerless man rises in the world;

Ascends by it in the cosmos, every unique one

أَو قال مَجدي في التَهاني أَرخوا

أَو قال مَجدي في التَهاني أَرخوا

لِلصادق البشرى بِبَهجة عيد

لِلصادق البشرى بِبَهجة عيد

Or Majdi says in congratulation, “Record the date:

Nor has Majdi said in congratulations record

For al-Sadiq, glad tidings of a festival's joy.”

For the sincere human, joy on the feast