قدindeed لاحhas shone نجمكyour star بينamid العِزّglory والظَّفَرand victory
قد لاح نجمك بين العِزّ والظَّفَر
وحازand has gathered وجهُكyour face نورَthe light of الشمسthe sun والقمِرand the moon
وحاز وجهُك نورَ الشمس والقمِر
Your star has shone amid glory and victory,
And your face has gathered the light of the sun and moon.
ياO طالعَrising star of السعدِgood fortune منfrom بعدafter السقوطِthe fall وقدand indeed
يا طالعَ السعدِ من بعد السقوطِ وقد
وافَىhas arrived بلاwithout عائقٍhindrance فيهin it ولاnor كَدَرgloom
وافَى بلا عائقٍ فيه ولا كَدَر
O rising star of fortune after the fall—and it has indeed
Arrived without hindrance or gloom.
لانَتْgrew pliant بدولتكunder your rule الدنياthe world لطالبهاto its seeker
لانَتْ بدولتك الدنيا لطالبها
كأنّas though أمرَكyour command فيهاwithin it سابقُoutstripping القَدرfate
كأنّ أمرَك فيها سابقُ القَدر
Under your rule, the world has yielded to its seeker,
As though your command within it outstrips fate.
وأشرقand shone المُلْكُkingship مذsince أُلبِستَyou were clothed in خِلْعَتَهits robe of honor
وأشرق المُلْكُ مذ أُلبِستَ خِلْعَتَه
وأصبحand became الدهرُtime عذبَsweet الوردthe coming to water والصَّدَرand the return from it
وأصبح الدهرُ عذبَ الورد والصَّدَر
And kingship has shone since you were clothed in its robe of honor,
And time has grown sweet in coming to water and returning.
أنتyou العزيزُal-Aziz (the Mighty) الذيwho لوif لاnot خلاَفَتُهُhis caliphate
أنت العزيزُ الذي لو لا خلاَفَتُهُ
ماnot أصبحَbecame العدلُjustice منشوراًspread علىover البشرhumankind
ما أصبحَ العدلُ منشوراً على البشر
You are al-Aziz, without whose caliphate
Justice would not have spread among humankind.
كأنّas though عَصْرَكَyour age منfrom إشراقِthe radiance of بَهْجَتِهits splendor
كأنّ عَصْرَكَ من إشراقِ بَهْجَتِه
تفتُّحُthe unfolding of الْوَرْدِroses بينamid الروضthe gardens والزهرَand the flowers
تفتُّحُ الْوَرْدِ بين الروض والزهرَ
It is as though your age, from the radiance of its splendor,
Were the unfolding of roses amid gardens and flowers.
Sol 6.1