هَنِيئاً هَنيئاً بَعْدَمَا عَزَّ مَهْنَأُ

هَنِيئاً هَنيئاً بَعْدَمَا عَزَّ مَهْنَأُ

وَهَبَّاتُ لُطْفِ اللهِ بِالرَّوْحِ تَطْرَأُ

وَهَبَّاتُ لُطْفِ اللهِ بِالرَّوْحِ تَطْرَأُ

Joy to you, joy to you, after joy had grown scarce!

Congratulations, congratulations, now that the abode of glory is unattainable,

Congratulations, congratulations, after joyous occasions had grown scarce,

And breezes of God's kindness arrive with relief.

And the blessings of God's kindness visit my soul,

As the breezes of God's kindness arrive with comforting relief.

بِعَوْدِكَ يَا شَمْسَ العُلاَ بِالْحُلَى الأُلَى

بِعَوْدِكَ يَا شَمْسَ العُلاَ بِالْحُلَى الأُلَى

عَهِدْنَا لبُرْجِ السعْدِ بلْ أَنتَ أَضْوَأُ

عَهِدْنَا لبُرْجِ السعْدِ بلْ أَنتَ أَضْوَأُ

On your return, O sun of eminence, with the adornments that

With your return, O sun of eminence, with the most brilliant ornaments,

For your return, O sun of eminence, with the same original adornments

we knew in the constellation of good fortune—yet you are brighter,

We hoped for the tower of felicity—rather, you are more radiant,

We once knew in the constellation of fortune; nay, you are even brighter,

بِضَوْءِ طُلوعِ الشمسِ بعْدَ غُروبِهَا

بِضَوْءِ طُلوعِ الشمسِ بعْدَ غُروبِهَا

وَرَوْنَقِ صَقْلٍ لِلظُّبَى حِينَ تَصْدَأُ

وَرَوْنَقِ صَقْلٍ لِلظُّبَى حِينَ تَصْدَأُ

with the light of the sun's rising after its setting,

With the light of the rising sun after its setting,

With the light of the sun ascending after its setting,

and the sheen of polishing sword blades when they rust.

And the sheen of a burnishing for youth when it loses its luster.

And the radiant polish of sword blades when they have rusted.

هَنِيئاً بِعَوْدٍ وَهْوَ أَحْمَدُ عِنْدَ مَنْ

هَنِيئاً بِعَوْدٍ وَهْوَ أَحْمَدُ عِنْدَ مَنْ

هَوَاهُ نَظِيرِي سُورَةَ الْحَمْدِ يَقْرَأُ

هَوَاهُ نَظِيرِي سُورَةَ الْحَمْدِ يَقْرَأُ

Joy at a return, most praiseworthy to one

Congratulations on a return, which to one whose beloved

Congratulations on a return that is most praiseworthy to the one whose

who, like me in his love, recites the Chapter of Praise.

Is, like me, the surah of Praise, is most praised.

Love matches mine, as he recites the Chapter of Praise.

فَلاَ تَعْذِلُونِي إِنَّما اسْمِيَ هَانِئٌ

فَلاَ تَعْذِلُونِي إِنَّما اسْمِيَ هَانِئٌ

لأَِهْنَأَ لاَ أَنْفَكُّ دَهْرِي أُنْشِئُ

لأَِهْنَأَ لاَ أَنْفَكُّ دَهْرِي أُنْشِئُ

So do not reproach me: my name is simply Hani’;

So do not blame me—my name is Happy

So do not blame me, for my name is indeed Hani,

to offer congratulations, I never cease composing all my life.

To congratulate, I do not cease, for my lifetime I compose poetry.

To share joy, I shall never cease composing verse throughout my life.

فَأحْمَدُ إِمَّا يَقْتَضي الْحَمْدَ مُقْتَضٍ

فَأحْمَدُ إِمَّا يَقْتَضي الْحَمْدَ مُقْتَضٍ

وَأَشْكُرُ أَلْطَافاً لِذِي اللُّطْفِ تَطْرَأُ

وَأَشْكُرُ أَلْطَافاً لِذِي اللُّطْفِ تَطْرَأُ

So I give praise whenever a cause calls for praise,

So Ahmad either requires praise from the praised one,

Thus I offer praise whenever a circumstance demands praise,

and thank the Possessor of Kindness for favors that come anew.

Or I thank the gifts of the Kind One that visit me.

And I give thanks for the blessings from the Lord of Grace that unfold.

فَإِنْ أَنَا أَمْسَى بَابُ شُكْرِيَ مُرْتَجىً

فَإِنْ أَنَا أَمْسَى بَابُ شُكْرِيَ مُرْتَجىً

وَكُنْتُ كَمَنْ أضْحَى حَقِيراً وَيَنْتَأُ

وَكُنْتُ كَمَنْ أضْحَى حَقِيراً وَيَنْتَأُ

So if the gate of my gratitude has become sought after,

Thus, if I become a gateway for thanking that is hoped for,

For if the door of my gratitude were ever to be bolted shut,

and I were like one grown contemptible who thrusts himself forward,

And was like one who ends up despised and moaning,

And I became like one who turns lowly yet swells with arrogance,

فَلِمْ قَدْ قَطَفْتُ القَوْلَ وَهْوَ مُنَوَّر ٌ

فَلِمْ قَدْ قَطَفْتُ القَوْلَ وَهْوَ مُنَوَّر ٌ

وَلِمْ قد عَلِمْتُ كَيْفَ أُنْهِي وَأَبْدَأُ

وَلِمْ قد عَلِمْتُ كَيْفَ أُنْهِي وَأَبْدَأُ

then why have I plucked speech while it is in bloom,

Why have I picked words that are illuminated?

Then why would I have plucked poetic speech while it is in full bloom,

and why have I learned how to conclude and begin?

And why have I known how to end and begin?

And why would I have learned how to conclude and how to begin?