ياO سميnamesake العفيفthe chaste one ماnot العيدthe feast إلّاexcept
يا سمي العفيف ما العيد إلّا
كوكبa star منكfrom you بالملاحةin loveliness هلّاrose
كوكب منك بالملاحة هلّا
O namesake of the chaste one, the feast is but
O virtuous pillar, what is Eid except
a star that has risen from you in loveliness.
A star from you with blessings hailed
قالتsaid الكائناتall beings لماwhen تجلَّىshone forth
قالت الكائنات لما تجلَّى
يخجلputs to shame النيراتthe luminaries أهلاًwelcome وسهلاand be at ease
يخجل النيرات أهلاً وسهلا
All creation said, when it shone forth,
The beings said when you appeared
putting the luminaries to shame: "Welcome!"
The luminaries are shy, welcome and hello
أنتyou عيدthe feast المعيِّدينthe celebrants وعيدand the feast الthe
أنت عيد المعيِّدين وعيد ال
عيدfeast لاmay not قلصshorten الردىdeath لكfor you ظلاshade
عيد لا قلص الردى لك ظلا
You are the feast of the celebrants, and the feast of the
You are the Eid of those celebrating Eid, and the Eid
feast—may death never shorten your shade.
Of Eid, no decline has a shadow over you
أنتyou جددتyou renewed عصرthe age of يوسفYusuf بالمعthrough kindness (word begins)
أنت جددت عصر يوسف بالمع
روفkindness (word ends) ياO مقتفيهhis follower قولاًin word وفعلاand in deed
روف يا مقتفيه قولاً وفعلا
You have renewed the age of Yusuf through
You have renewed the era of benevolence with morals
kindness, O you who follow him in word and deed.
O you who follows them in words and deeds
لاmay not برحتyou cease to be الدوامforever وابلa downpour يسرٍprosperity
لا برحت الدوام وابل يسرٍ
ماnever رآهsaw it العسارhardship إلّاexcept تولّىturned away
ما رآه العسار إلّا تولّى
May you forever remain a downpour of prosperity,
You have not ceased being everlasting rain of ease
which hardship never sees without turning away.
That the wretched saw, so he only turned away
Sol 6.1