اِهنَأ أَبا العَبّاسِ بِالفَرَحِ الَّذي

اِهنَأ أَبا العَبّاسِ بِالفَرَحِ الَّذي

حَلَّت مَلائكَةُ الرِضى بِحَفافِهِ

حَلَّت مَلائكَةُ الرِضى بِحَفافِهِ

I congratulate Abu al-Abbas on the joy around which

Rejoice, Abu al-Abbas, in the joy

the angels of divine favor have alighted on every side.

At whose fringes the angels of contentment have alighted.

فَرِحَ بِهِ التَوفيقُ يَسحَبُ ذَيلَهُ

فَرِحَ بِهِ التَوفيقُ يَسحَبُ ذَيلَهُ

وَيَهُزُّ فيهِ السَعدُ مِن أَعطافِهِ

وَيَهُزُّ فيهِ السَعدُ مِن أَعطافِهِ

Providence rejoiced in it, trailing its train,

Success rejoiced in it, trailing its train,

and within it happiness sways him from side to side.

And good fortune sways its sides amid it.

يا طالَما اِرتَقَبَ الأَنامُ هِلالَهُ

يا طالَما اِرتَقَبَ الأَنامُ هِلالَهُ

لِيُنيرَ لَيلَ الهَمِّ مِن أَسدافِهِ

لِيُنيرَ لَيلَ الهَمِّ مِن أَسدافِهِ

How long humankind awaited his crescent moon,

Oh, how long humankind awaited its crescent,

to illumine care’s night out of its dark veils,

To light sorrow's night through its veils of darkness,

حِرصاً عَلى ثَمَراتِ غُصنٍ ناضِرٍ

حِرصاً عَلى ثَمَراتِ غُصنٍ ناضِرٍ

هُوَ نُخبَةً وَيُرادُ مِن أَخلافِهِ

هُوَ نُخبَةً وَيُرادُ مِن أَخلافِهِ

eager for the fruits of a flourishing bough—

Out of eagerness for the fruits of a flourishing bough—

he is the chosen one, and fruit is hoped for from his progeny.

He is a choice one, and hopes are placed in his descendants.

فَالآنُ قَد وافاهُم النَبَأُ الَّذي

فَالآنُ قَد وافاهُم النَبَأُ الَّذي

طَرِبَت قُلوبُهُم بِحُسو سَلافِهِ

طَرِبَت قُلوبُهُم بِحُسو سَلافِهِ

Now at last the tidings they awaited have reached them,

So now the news has come to them that

and their hearts thrilled at its lovely first draught.

Made their hearts exult in sipping its choicest wine.

هَذا هِداءُ فَتىً يَقُل نَظيرُهُ

هَذا هِداءُ فَتىً يَقُل نَظيرُهُ

في الدَهرِ أَن نَجنَحُ إِلى أَنصافِهِ

في الدَهرِ أَن نَجنَحُ إِلى أَنصافِهِ

This is the bridal procession of a youth whose equal would say,

This is the wedding procession of a youth whose equal is rare

through all the ages, that we incline toward his peers.

Throughout the ages, if we incline to doing him justice.

بِذِ الشُيوخِ وَلَم تَزَل أَيّامُهُ

بِذِ الشُيوخِ وَلَم تَزَل أَيّامُهُ

شَرخاً وَزانَ شَبابَهُ بِعِفافِهِ

شَرخاً وَزانَ شَبابَهُ بِعِفافِهِ

He surpassed the elders while his days were still

He outstripped the elders, though his days were still

in youth’s first bloom, and chastity adorned his youth.

In their first bloom, and he adorned his youth with his chastity.

ما زالَ حُبُّ المَجدِ يَشغَلُ قَلبَهُ

ما زالَ حُبُّ المَجدِ يَشغَلُ قَلبَهُ

حَتّى رَقاهُ إِلى ذَرى أَعرافِهِ

حَتّى رَقاهُ إِلى ذَرى أَعرافِهِ

The love of glory has never ceased to occupy his heart

Love of glory never ceased to occupy his heart,

until it raised him to the loftiest summits of its heights.

Until it raised him to the summits of its crests.

تَهوى المَلائِكُ وَالمُلوكُ لَو أَنَّها

تَهوى المَلائِكُ وَالمُلوكُ لَو أَنَّها

مَحبوة بِالفَضلِ مِن أَوصافِهِ

مَحبوة بِالفَضلِ مِن أَوصافِهِ

Angels and kings wish: if only she were

The angels and kings wish that they

beloved for virtues among his qualities.

Were endowed with excellence drawn from his qualities.

قَد أَقطَعُ الأَوطانُ كُلَّ عَنائِهِ

قَد أَقطَعُ الأَوطانُ كُلَّ عَنائِهِ

وَأَحَلَّ خِدمَتِها صَميمَ شَفافِهِ

وَأَحَلَّ خِدمَتِها صَميمَ شَفافِهِ

He has devoted to the homelands all his toil,

He has allotted all his toil to the homelands,

and lodged service to them in the innermost core of his heart.

And lodged service to them in his heart's deepest folds.

نادَيتُ قُطرَ المَغرِبِ الأَقصى الَّذي

نادَيتُ قُطرَ المَغرِبِ الأَقصى الَّذي

يَتَأَلَّقُ الإِسلامُ في أَكنافِهِ

يَتَأَلَّقُ الإِسلامُ في أَكنافِهِ

I called out to the realm of the Farthest Maghrib, where

I called to the land of the Far Maghreb, where

Islam shines throughout its regions:

Islam shines within its bounds.

يا أَيُّها القَطرُ الَّذي فِتيانُهُ

يا أَيُّها القَطرُ الَّذي فِتيانُهُ

يُحيونَ لِلمَتروكِ عَن أَسلافِهِ

يُحيونَ لِلمَتروكِ عَن أَسلافِهِ

O realm whose young men

O land whose young men

revive what its forefathers left abandoned,

Revive what was left behind by its forebears,

حَقّاً نَهَضتُ بِما تَكُن مِنَ القُمى

حَقّاً نَهَضتُ بِما تَكُن مِنَ القُمى

حَتّى اِستَبانَ الدُرُّ مِن أَصدافِهِ

حَتّى اِستَبانَ الدُرُّ مِن أَصدافِهِ

truly, you have risen through the eminent souls you shelter,

Truly, I have risen with the heights you shelter,

until the pearl emerged clearly from its shells.

Until the pearls stood revealed from their shells.

وَعَمدتُ لِلمَجدِ القَديمِ تُعيدُهُ

وَعَمدتُ لِلمَجدِ القَديمِ تُعيدُهُ

بِالنَظمِ بَينَ تِلادِهِ وَطِرافِهِ

بِالنَظمِ بَينَ تِلادِهِ وَطِرافِهِ

You set about restoring ancient glory,

And I turned to the ancient glory that you restore,

stringing together its inherited and newfound treasures,

By stringing together its inherited and newly acquired treasures,

بِعُصبَةٍ غَرّاءَ كُلَّ مُهَذَّبٍ

بِعُصبَةٍ غَرّاءَ كُلَّ مُهَذَّبٍ

هُوَ سِرُّ صُنعِ اللَهِ في الطافِهِ

هُوَ سِرُّ صُنعِ اللَهِ في الطافِهِ

through an illustrious band, every member refined,

Through a radiant band: each refined man

a secret of God’s handiwork among His subtle graces.

Is the secret of God's handiwork in His acts of grace.

فَلتُحيِ أَرخَ وَلتَهُنَّ بِسَيِّدِ

فَلتُحيِ أَرخَ وَلتَهُنَّ بِسَيِّدِ

الكَونِ مُبتَهِجِ بِيَومٍ زَفافِهِ

الكَونِ مُبتَهِجِ بِيَومٍ زَفافِهِ

Long may she live! Mark the date: may she rejoice in a lord—

So may you live—record the date—and rejoice in the master

the universe rejoices on his wedding day.

Of the universe, rejoicing on his wedding day.