هارونُ يا خَيرَ الخَلائِفِ كُلِّهِم

هارونُ يا خَيرَ الخَلائِفِ كُلِّهِم

مِمَّن مَضى فيهِم وَهَذا الغابِرُ

مِمَّن مَضى فيهِم وَهَذا الغابِرُ

Harun, O best of all the caliphs,

Haroun, O best of all the caliphs

Harun, O best of all the Caliphs,

Those among them who have passed, and this one who remains.

Of those gone before, and this fleeting one

Of those who have passed and those who remain;

تَتَحاسَدُ الآفاقُ وَجهَكَ بَينَها

تَتَحاسَدُ الآفاقُ وَجهَكَ بَينَها

فَكَأَنَّهُنَّ بِحَيثُ كُنتَ ضَرائِرُ

فَكَأَنَّهُنَّ بِحَيثُ كُنتَ ضَرائِرُ

The horizons envy one another your face among them,

The horizons vie jealously for your face among them

The horizons envy one another for the sight of your face,

So, wherever you are, they are like rival wives.

So it's as if they're delighted wherever you are

As though, wherever you are, they are jealous rivals;

فَاِقدَم قُدومَ سَعادَةٍ وَسَلامَةٍ

فَاِقدَم قُدومَ سَعادَةٍ وَسَلامَةٍ

فَلَقَد جَرى لَكَ بِالسُعودِ الطائِرُ

فَلَقَد جَرى لَكَ بِالسُعودِ الطائِرُ

So come in happiness and safety,

So arrive with the good fortune and safety

So advance, an arrival of happiness and safety,

For indeed the omen-bird has flown auspiciously for you.

For the auspicious bird has flown for you

For the bird of omen has flown your way with good fortune;

إِنَّ العُيونَ حُجِبنَ عَنكَ بِهَيبَةٍ

إِنَّ العُيونَ حُجِبنَ عَنكَ بِهَيبَةٍ

فَإِذا بَدَأتَ بِهِنَّ نُكِّسَ ناظِرُ

فَإِذا بَدَأتَ بِهِنَّ نُكِّسَ ناظِرُ

Indeed, eyes are veiled from you by awe,

Indeed the eyes are veiled from you in awe

Indeed, eyes are veiled from you by sheer awe,

So when you look toward them first, each gaze is cast down.

So that when you begin with them, the onlooker lowers his gaze

And when you appear before them, every gaze is cast down.