عيدانtwo feasts مجموعانbrought together فيin عيدِa feast
عيدان مجموعان في عيدِ
دليلُa sign تأكيدconfirmation وتأيِيدِand support
دليلُ تأكيد وتأيِيدِ
Two feasts brought together in one feast—
Two festival staffs united in a feast
A sign of confirmation and support.
A proof of confirmation and support
ماnot جُمِعwas joined الفطرُEid al-Fitr إلىto جُمْعةٍa Friday
ما جُمِع الفطرُ إلى جُمْعةٍ
إلاexcept لِمُلكfor kingship ولتخليدِand for perpetuation
إلا لِمُلك ولتخليدِ
Eid al-Fitr was not joined to a Friday
Nor was the Breaking of the Fast joined to the Assembly
Save for kingship and its perpetuation.
Except for a king and for eternity
ولمand did not أقلI say منof ذاكthat ماwhat قلتُهI said it
ولم أقل من ذاك ما قلتُه
إلاexcept بتوفيقthrough enabling favor وتسديدِand right guidance
إلا بتوفيق وتسديدِ
And I did not say what I said of that
And I did not say less than what I said
Except through favor and right guidance.
Except with success and guidance
وليسand is not مِنِّيfrom me ذاكthat بلrather منكُمُfrom you
وليس مِنِّي ذاك بل منكُمُ
ياO نجْلَscion of صنديدa champion فصنديدthen another champion
يا نجْلَ صنديد فصنديد
And that is not from me, but from you,
It is not from me but from you
O scion of champion after champion!
O progeny of Sandiid the progeny of Sandiid
حَبَتْكَbestowed on you بالنَّرجِسِwith narcissus أيامُهits days
حَبَتْكَ بالنَّرجِسِ أيامُه
والراحِand wine فاشربso drink غيرَwithout تصريدِstinting
والراحِ فاشرب غيرَ تصريدِ
Its days have bestowed narcissus on you
Your days loved you with the narcissus
And wine; so drink without stint,
And comfort so drink without sipping
علىto سماعٍmusic مُطربٍdelightful معجِبٍenchanting
على سماعٍ مُطربٍ معجِبٍ
ألذَّsweeter منthan نُجحfulfillment of المواعيدِpromises
ألذَّ من نُجح المواعيدِ
To delightful, enchanting music,
To pleasing, enchanting, enjoyable listening
Sweeter than promises fulfilled.
Sweeter than the success of appointments
واجعلهand make it ياO منyou who لمnot يزلcease to be ماجداًnoble
واجعله يا من لم يزل ماجداً
فيin الفعلdeed موصولاًjoined بتمجيدِwith praise
في الفعل موصولاً بتمجيدِ
And let it, O you who have always been noble
And make it, O you who has always been glorious
In deed, be accompanied by praise—
In action connected to glorification
لاnot منfrom خدودٍcheeks سوَّدتْهاblackened them اللِّحَىbeards
لا من خدودٍ سوَّدتْها اللِّحَى
بلbut منfrom خدودٍcheeks ذاتِpossessing توريدِrosiness
بل من خدودٍ ذاتِ توريدِ
Not from cheeks blackened by beards,
Not from cheeks darkened by beard
But from cheeks with a rosy bloom.
Rather from cheeks with softness
تجمعْyou will unite لعينٍfor an eye وفمٍand a mouth طاهرٍpure
تجمعْ لعينٍ وفمٍ طاهرٍ
ماءَيْtwo waters (lustre and juice) خدودcheeks وعناقيدِand grape clusters
ماءَيْ خدود وعناقيدِ
Thus, for an eye and a pure mouth, you will unite
Bring together for an eye and a pure mouth
The two waters—of cheeks and grape clusters.
Waters of cheeks and bunches of grapes
دونكtake for yourself ياO سيِّدَlord of أكفائهhis peers
دونك يا سيِّدَ أكفائه
عزفmusic-making of الحسانthe beautiful women الخرَّدthe bashful maidens الغيدِthe lissome ones
عزف الحسان الخرَّد الغيدِ
Take, O lord of your peers,
Below you, O Master of his peers
The music of the fair, bashful, lissome maidens.
Strumming the pleasant, melodious, lyrical strings
فمنfor among صوابsoundness of الرأيjudgment لُقِّيتَهُyou were granted it
فمن صواب الرأي لُقِّيتَهُ
جمعُكyour joining بينbetween العيدthe feast والغيدِand the lissome maidens
جمعُك بين العيد والغيدِ
For part of the sound judgment granted to you
So by the right opinion you were met
Is your joining the feast with the lissome maidens.
Your gathering between the feast and the song
وأَخلِقand wear out العيدَthe feast وأمثالهand others like it
وأَخلِق العيدَ وأمثاله
فيin ظلthe shade of نعمىbliss ذاتpossessing تجديدِrenewal
في ظل نعمى ذات تجديدِ
And wear out the feast and others like it
And make the feast and its like
In the shade of ever-renewed bliss.
In the shade of blessings of renewal
لاmay not زالتcease الدنياthe world وأملاكُهاand its kings
لا زالت الدنيا وأملاكُها
تُلقيyield إليكمto you بالمقاليدِwith the keys of power
تُلقي إليكم بالمقاليدِ
May the world and its kings never cease
The world and its possessions still
To yield the keys of power to you.
Throw themselves to you with the keys
وشيَّدand may raise high اللَّهGod الذيthat which أسَّسَتْfounded
وشيَّد اللَّه الذي أسَّسَتْ
لكمfor you سعاداتُgood fortunes of المواليدِbirths
لكم سعاداتُ المواليدِ
And may God raise high what has been founded
And may God who established
For you by the good fortunes of birth.
For you the happinesses of births make firm