هناك العيدُ وهو الآن أولى

هناك العيدُ وهو الآن أولى

وأجدرُ أن تكون به المُهَنّا

وأجدرُ أن تكون به المُهَنّا

May the Eid gladden you—for now it is fitter,

May the feast gladden you; now it is more fitting

and worthier that you should be congratulated upon it.

and more proper that you be congratulated on it.

فقابلْ يُمنَه في ظلّ مُلْكٍ

فقابلْ يُمنَه في ظلّ مُلْكٍ

غدا لك باسطاً باليُمنِ يُمْنى

غدا لك باسطاً باليُمنِ يُمْنى

So welcome its auspiciousness beneath the shade of a king

So welcome its good fortune in the shade of sovereign rule

who has come, in blessing, to stretch out his right hand to you.

that has come to extend to you a right hand bearing good fortune,

وأطلعَ من كؤوسِ الراحِ شُهْباً

وأطلعَ من كؤوسِ الراحِ شُهْباً

ومُزْناً من دخانِ النّدِ دَجْنا

ومُزْناً من دخانِ النّدِ دَجْنا

He has made bright stars rise from goblets of wine,

and has brought forth shooting stars from cups of wine,

and dark rainclouds from the smoke of fragrant incense.

and dark rain clouds from the smoke of incense.

ويومُك فوق أمسكَ في سُرورِ

ويومُك فوق أمسكَ في سُرورِ

لبستَ برودَهُ دعَةً وأمنا

لبستَ برودَهُ دعَةً وأمنا

Your day surpasses its yesterday in delight;

And your day surpasses your yesterday in joy;

you have worn its robes: ease and safety.

you have donned its robes of ease and safety.

ومسمَعُهُ تظنّ العودَ مما

ومسمَعُهُ تظنّ العودَ مما

يطاوعُها إذا غنّتْ تغنّى

يطاوعُها إذا غنّتْ تغنّى

And in its music you would think the lute one of those

And hearing its music, you think the lute, from the way

that obey her: whenever she sings, it too sings.

it follows her when she sings, has itself sung.

فناؤكَ وهو يا رضوانُ عدْنٌ

فناؤكَ وهو يا رضوانُ عدْنٌ

يذُمّ لأجله رضوانُ عَدْنا

يذُمّ لأجله رضوانُ عَدْنا

Your courtyard—O Riḍwān—is itself an Eden;

Your courtyard, O Ridwan, is an Eden;

because of it, Riḍwān disparages Eden.

for its sake, Ridwan disparages Eden.