تهنّenjoy بهاin it بيضاءَa white one منamong خلعrobes of honor الرّضىfavor
تهنّ بها بيضاءَ من خلع الرّضى
تخبرُit tells أنَّthat العيشlife يلقاكgreets you أبيضاwhite
تخبرُ أنَّ العيش يلقاك أبيضا
May you enjoy it, a white robe among the robes of favor,
She rejoices in it, white from shedding contentment,
telling you that life will greet you in white.
Informing that living will meet you white.
وياand oh حبَّذاhow delightful خضراءa green one لمَّاwhen لمستهاyou touched it
ويا حبَّذا خضراء لمَّا لمستها
بكفٍّwith a palm رأيناwe saw الغيثthe rain فيat الحالthe moment روضاa meadow
بكفٍّ رأينا الغيث في الحال روضا
And how lovely the green robe! When you touched it
Oh, the blessed green when we touched it
with your palm, we saw the rain become a meadow at once.
With a palm, we saw the rain immediately a meadow.
وماand not الغيثthe rain إلاَّexcept الطيلسانthe taylasan mantle الذيwhich حوىenfolded
وما الغيث إلاَّ الطيلسان الذي حوى
بكin your person الغيثthe rain هاميpouring الجودgenerosity والبدرand the full moon قدalready أضاhas shone
بك الغيث هامي الجود والبدر قد أضا
And the rain is but the taylasan mantle that enfolded
The rain is none other than the pouring which contained
in your person, rain pouring bounty and the full moon now shining.
In you the rain, the clouds of generosity and the full moon shone.
أخاO brother of الشمسShams (the sun) قدindeed أذكرتنيyou reminded me of الشمسShams (the sun) صاحباًa companion
أخا الشمس قد أذكرتني الشمس صاحباً
فأهلاًso welcome بمنto the one who وافىhas arrived وسقياًand a blessing of rain لمنfor the one who مضىhas departed
فأهلاً بمن وافى وسقياً لمن مضى
O brother of Shams—the sun—you have reminded me of Shams, a friend;
O brother of the sun, the sun reminded me of a companion
so welcome to him who has arrived, and may rain bless him who has departed.
So hello to he who kept his promise and drink to he who passed.
لعمريby my life لقدindeed أبقىleft أخوكَyour brother براحتيin my palm
لعمري لقد أبقى أخوكَ براحتي
نوالاًbounty تقضَّيتI lived through السنينthe years وماand not انْقضىit ended
نوالاً تقضَّيت السنين وما انْقضى
By my life, your brother has indeed left in my palm
By my life, your brother kept you comfortable
a bounty—I have lived through the years, yet it has not run out.
With bounty, the years have passed and not passed.
فلاso may not زلتَyou cease سعدSa'd (felicity) الدِّينal-Din (the faith) للشمسto Shams (the sun) مسعفاًa helper
فلا زلتَ سعد الدِّين للشمس مسعفاً
توفقyou are granted success وفقاًin fitting accord للسيادةِfor leadership مرتضىapproved
توفق وفقاً للسيادةِ مرتضى
May you never cease, Sa'd al-Din, to aid Shams, the sun,
You remain Saad El-Deen, the sun an ally
and be granted success in a manner approved for leadership.
Succeeding, succeeding, sovereignty pleased.
فماfor not منكماof you two إلاَّexcept رئيسٌa leader وماجدٌand a noble man
فما منكما إلاَّ رئيسٌ وماجدٌ
فلاso no فرقَdifference بينbetween الفرقدينthe two Farqad stars ولاand no انْقضاending
فلا فرقَ بين الفرقدين ولا انْقضا
For neither of you is other than a leader and a noble man;
None but leader and gloried from you both
so there is no difference between the two Farqad stars, nor any end.
No difference between the two planets nor passed.