أَيُّها السَعدُ الَّذي أَص

أَيُّها السَعدُ الَّذي أَص

فاكَ رَبّي وَاِصطَفاكا

فاكَ رَبّي وَاِصطَفاكا

O Fortune, whom my Lord...

O good fortune, whom

has favored and chosen,

my Lord has favored and chosen,

لِمُرادِ اللَهِ يَجري

لِمُرادِ اللَهِ يَجري

أَمرُهُ طَوع رِضاكا

أَمرُهُ طَوع رِضاكا

to fulfill God's purpose proceeds

in accordance with God's will proceeds

His command, obedient to your pleasure;

his command, obedient to your pleasure.

وَلَهُ المِقدارُ وَالمَق

وَلَهُ المِقدارُ وَالمَق

دورُ قَد صارا مَلاكا

دورُ قَد صارا مَلاكا

His are the decree and what is...

And for him, fate and

decreed; both have become the very foundation.

what is fated have both become a mainstay.

بِالَّذي شَرَّفَ كِيوا

بِالَّذي شَرَّفَ كِيوا

نَ بِحَظٍّ مِن عُلاكا

نَ بِحَظٍّ مِن عُلاكا

By Him who ennobled...

By Him who honored

Saturn with a share of your sublimity,

Kaywan with a share of your eminence,

وَأَعارَ المُشتَري حِل

وَأَعارَ المُشتَري حِل

مُكَ يُجريهِ اِهتِداكا

مُكَ يُجريهِ اِهتِداكا

and lent Jupiter...

and lent Jupiter

your forbearance, to wield under your guidance;

your forbearance—your guidance sets it moving—

وَاِنتَضى المرّيخُ سَيفاً

وَاِنتَضى المرّيخُ سَيفاً

غِمدُهُ هامُ عِداكا

غِمدُهُ هامُ عِداكا

while Mars drew a sword,

and Mars unsheathed a sword

its sheath the skulls of your foes;

whose sheath is the heads of your foes,

وَكَسا الشَمسَ رِداءً

وَكَسا الشَمسَ رِداءً

مُستَنيراً مِن ضِياكا

مُستَنيراً مِن ضِياكا

who clothed the sun in a robe

and clothed the sun in a robe

luminous with your radiance,

illumined by your light,

وَحَبا الزُهرَةَ خَلقاً

وَحَبا الزُهرَةَ خَلقاً

نَشرُهُ حُسنُ ثَناكا

نَشرُهُ حُسنُ ثَناكا

and endowed Venus with a nature

and granted Venus a form

whose fragrance is the beauty of your praise;

whose fragrance is the beauty of your praise,

ثُمَّ أَعطى كاتِبَ الأَف

ثُمَّ أَعطى كاتِبَ الأَف

لاك سَهماً مِن ذَكاكا

لاك سَهماً مِن ذَكاكا

then granted the scribe...

then gave the scribe of the

of the spheres a share of your keen intelligence:

spheres a share of your keen wit:

أَنجِزِ الوَعدَ لِعَبدٍ

أَنجِزِ الوَعدَ لِعَبدٍ

سَيِّدي طالَ بَقاكا

سَيِّدي طالَ بَقاكا

Fulfill your promise to a servant,

fulfill the promise to a servant,

my lord—long may you live—

my lord—long may you live—

عَبدُ رِقٍّ لِتَرَقٍّ

عَبدُ رِقٍّ لِتَرَقٍّ

ما لَهُ إِلّا رَجاكا

ما لَهُ إِلّا رَجاكا

a bondman yearning to rise,

a slave in bondage, seeking advancement,

who has no hope but in you.

who has nothing but hope in you.