هُنّيتmay you be congratulated هُنّيتmay you be congratulated بالعيدon the feast السعيدhappy فَقَدْfor indeed
هُنّيت هُنّيت بالعيد السعيد فَقَدْ
وافاكit came to you بالخيرwith goodness موفوراًprosperous وموقوراand honored
وافاك بالخير موفوراً وموقورا
Congratulations, congratulations on the happy feast, for
I congratulate, I congratulate you on the happy feast
it has come to you with goodness, prosperous and honored as you are.
For it has come to you full of abundant and plentiful goodness
مَلأتyou filled أفئدةًhearts منّاamong us بهthrough it فرحاًwith joy
مَلأت أفئدةً منّا به فرحاً
كماjust as مَلأتyou filled بهthrough it أبصارناour eyes نوراwith light
كما مَلأت به أبصارنا نورا
Through it you have filled our hearts with joy,
It has filled our hearts with joy
just as through it you have filled our eyes with light.
As it has filled our sights with light
تباركblessed is اللهGod ماhow أبهاكsplendid you are منas a رجلman
تبارك الله ما أبهاك من رجل
وماand how أجلّكmajestic you are تقديراًin estimation وتصويراand in portrayal
وما أجلّك تقديراً وتصويرا
Blessed is God—what a splendid man you are!
Blessed is Allah, how magnificent is the man you are
And how majestic you are, in estimation and portrayal!
And how eminent you are in honor and esteem
تزهوglows بطلعتكat your appearance الدنياthe world فأحسبهاso I imagine it
تزهو بطلعتك الدنيا فأحسبها
كالروضlike a garden أصْبَحَhas become بالأنوارwith lights ممطوراshowered
كالروض أصْبَحَ بالأنوار ممطورا
The world glows at your appearance, so I imagine it
The world prides itself on your rising, so I reckon it
like a garden now showered with light.
As a garden that dawned with lights adorned
تغنيyou enrich الفقيرthe poor man إذاwhen ماever (emphatic) شئتyou wish فيin نظرa glance
تغني الفقير إذا ما شئت في نظر
إخالَهI deem it للغنىfor prosperity والمالand wealth إكسيراan elixir
إخالَه للغنى والمال إكسيرا
You enrich the poor, whenever you wish, with a glance
You make the poor sing when you so desire, for in their eyes
that I deem an elixir for prosperity and wealth.
You are an elixir to poverty and wealth
فماfor not أتاكcame to you امرؤa man يرجوكlooks to you with hope فيin أربٍa need
فما أتاك امرؤ يرجوك في أربٍ
إلاَّexcept وأصبَحَand he became فيin نعماكyour bounty مغموراimmersed
إلاَّ وأصبَحَ في نعماك مغمورا
For no man has come to you, looking to you in need,
So no man came to you seeking favor in hardship
without becoming immersed in your bounty.
Except he found himself immersed in your blessings
كمhow many طاولتكvied with you in height إلىtoward نيلattaining العلاءeminence يدٌa hand
كم طاولتك إلى نيل العلاء يدٌ
فقصّرتso it fell short عنof مدىthe reach علياكyour eminence تقصيراfalling short (emphatic)
فقصّرت عن مدى علياك تقصيرا
How many a hand has vied with you to attain eminence,
Many a hand reached to attain exaltation at your table
only to fall far short of your exalted heights!
Yet fell short of your lofty extent, deficient
وحيثand wherever يممتyou turned فيin الدنياthe world إلىtoward جهةa place
وحيث يممت في الدنيا إلى جهة
أبصَرَتْit beheld سعداًgood fortune وإقبالاًand prosperity وتيسيراand ease
أبصَرَتْ سعداً وإقبالاً وتيسيرا
And wherever in the world you turn toward a place,
And wherever you set out in this life towards any direction
that place beholds good fortune, prosperity, and ease.
You saw happiness, prosperity, and facilitation
ياO طيّبpure الذاتin nature ياO منyou whose كانَwas عنصرهhis substance
يا طيّب الذات يا من كانَ عنصره
مِسكاًmusk يفوحwafts الشذاthe fragrance منهfrom it وكافوراand camphor
مِسكاً يفوح الشذا منه وكافورا
O you of pure nature, O you whose substance was
O you of excellent essence, you whose nature
musk, from which fragrance wafts, and camphor.
Was musk exuding its fragrance and camphor
ماnot زلتُI have ceased بالشكرin gratitude حتَّىuntil ينقضيends عمرهhis life
ما زلتُ بالشكر حتَّى ينقضي عمره
تَعودُmay you return سلمانُSalman بالأعيادwith the feasts مسروراrejoicing
تَعودُ سلمانُ بالأعياد مسرورا
I remain thankful until his life comes to an end;
I shall not cease giving thanks until my life expires
may you return, Salman, with the feasts, rejoicing.
Salman returns to the feasts, delighted