بان الصيامُ وأقبل الفطرُ

بان الصيامُ وأقبل الفطرُ

فالآن ما لبني الصفا عذرُ

فالآن ما لبني الصفا عذرُ

Fasting has departed, and the feast has arrived.

Ramadan has ended and Eid has come,

So now the sons of purity have no excuse.

So the people of goodness now have no excuse.

هذي الكؤوس يزفها قمرٌ

هذي الكؤوس يزفها قمرٌ

في راحتيه النهى والأمر

في راحتيه النهى والأمر

A moon bears these cups in procession;

These cups are brought by a shining moon,

In his two palms lie reason and command.

With freedom and authority in its comfort.

لو تكتفي برحيق مبسمه

لو تكتفي برحيق مبسمه

أغناك عما تفعل الخمر

أغناك عما تفعل الخمر

If you were content with the nectar of his smiling mouth,

If you would be content with its pure nectar,

It would spare you the need for what wine can do.

It would suffice you instead of what wine does.

فاشرب على ريحان طرته

فاشرب على ريحان طرته

راحاً لها من ريحه نشر

راحاً لها من ريحه نشر

So drink beside his forelock's sweet basil,

So drink to the scent of its basil,

Wine whose fragrance comes from his scent.

At ease with the fragrance it releases.

ورديةً بكراً يعصفرها

ورديةً بكراً يعصفرها

وطء المزاج وهكذا البكر

وطء المزاج وهكذا البكر

Rose-colored and virgin, dyed safflower-hued

Rose-colored, virgin, that masculinity

By mixing's penetration—and so it is with a virgin.

And vigor have trod - and so with the virgin.

لا يلهينك عن حلاوتها ال

لا يلهينك عن حلاوتها ال

صبر الذي مثل اسمه صبر

صبر الذي مثل اسمه صبر

Do not let yourself be diverted from its sweetness by the

Let nothing distract you from its sweetness

Patience that, like its name, is bitter aloes.

Except the patience that matches its name.

قد دالت الدنيا لذي ظرفٍ

قد دالت الدنيا لذي ظرفٍ

يثني عليه العبد والحر

يثني عليه العبد والحر

The world has turned in favor of a man of refinement,

The world has leaned toward one with charm

Whom slave and free alike praise.

Praised by slave and freeman alike.

لا يبرح اللهو الوسيم له

لا يبرح اللهو الوسيم له

ولمخلص التعظيم والفخر

ولمخلص التعظيم والفخر

May graceful pleasure never cease for him,

Playful joy never leaves him

And reverence and glory remain for the sincere.

Nor solemnity and pride and glory.

برٌّ يزور عبيده كرماً

برٌّ يزور عبيده كرماً

وبدورهم من جوده بحر

وبدورهم من جوده بحر

Benevolent, he visits his slaves out of generosity;

Goodness visits his servants out of kindness

And in their homes lies an ocean of his bounty.

And in turn, their generosity is an ocean from his bounty.

متواضعٌ وابن الأكابر لا

متواضعٌ وابن الأكابر لا

يلوي عنان كماله الكبر

يلوي عنان كماله الكبر

Humble, and a son of the great—never

Humble, though the son of great men,

Does pride turn the rein of his perfection.

Lofty perfection does not make him arrogant.

راحاته غيث ورحمته

راحاته غيث ورحمته

غوثٌ ولكن بأسه جمر

غوثٌ ولكن بأسه جمر

His palms are rain, and his mercy

His comfort is rain, and his mercy salvation,

Is succor, but his might is glowing embers.

Yet his might is fierce flames.

ما زار جلق مثله بشرٌ

ما زار جلق مثله بشرٌ

من وجهه يتكون البشر

من وجهه يتكون البشر

No mortal like him has visited Jilliq;

No human like him has ever visited a community -

From his face, gladness comes into being.

From his face, humanity originated.

يا ليلةً ضاءت بطلعته

يا ليلةً ضاءت بطلعته

حتى كأن أديمها فجر

حتى كأن أديمها فجر

O night that shone with his countenance,

O night illuminated by his rising

Until its skin seemed dawn!

As if its expanse were dawn.

إن مر يوماً لا أفاخره

إن مر يوماً لا أفاخره

بك لا تفاخر بي فتىً برُّ

بك لا تفاخر بي فتىً برُّ

If a day passes and I do not vie with it in pride

If a day comes I cannot boast of you,

With you, may no virtuous youth boast of me.

Do not boast of me, O virtuous youth.

شاهدت فيك الشمس مشرقةً

شاهدت فيك الشمس مشرقةً

يمتاحها من كوكب بدر

يمتاحها من كوكب بدر

I saw in you the sun shining,

I saw in you the brilliant sun rising,

A full moon drawing it from a star.

Quenching its thirst from a full moon.

حي اللثام له عليَّ يدٌ

حي اللثام له عليَّ يدٌ

لا ينقضي مني لها الشكر

لا ينقضي مني لها الشكر

Hail the veil: it has done me a kindness,

The hand that has a covering over me

For which my gratitude will never end.

I can never finish thanking.

دامت به الأيام زاهيةً

دامت به الأيام زاهيةً

ما بان صومٌ وابتدا فطر

ما بان صومٌ وابتدا فطر

May the days remain radiant through him,

With it, may days continue joyful,

As long as a fast departs and a feast begins.

With no fasting that concluded in Eid.