أسعدٌhappiest الخُلفاءِof the caliphs والأمراءِand the princes
أسعدٌ الخُلفاءِ والأمراءِ
مَنone who سعىstrove للورىfor humankind فيin نَيلِattaining هَناءِhappiness
مَن سعى للورى في نَيلِ هَناءِ
The happiest of caliphs and princes
The happiest of caliphs and princes
Is he who strove to win happiness for humankind.
Is he who strived for the people to attain bliss
تَزدَهيrejoice أنفُسُthe souls الرعيةِof the subjects لماwhen
تَزدَهي أنفُسُ الرعيةِ لما
حفَّهاenfolded them الأمنُsecurity منthrough جزيلِlavish العَطاءِbounty
حفَّها الأمنُ من جزيلِ العَطاءِ
The subjects' souls rejoice now that
The souls of the public thrive when
Security has enfolded them through lavish bounty.
Security blankets them with abundant generosity
الإمامُthe imam الذيwho تَسامىrose high إلىto الthe
الإمامُ الذي تَسامى إلى ال
فَضلِvirtue والجُودِand generosity والحياand modesty والوفاءِand fidelity
فَضلِ والجُودِ والحيا والوفاءِ
The imam who rose to the heights of
The imam who rose to
Virtue, generosity, modesty, and fidelity;
Virtue, munificence, life, and loyalty
ذِروَةُthe summit المَجدِof glory دُرَّةُthe pearl الفَخرِof pride ياقوruby (first part)
ذِروَةُ المَجدِ دُرَّةُ الفَخرِ ياقو
تةُcompletion of 'ruby' فضلٍof virtue وتاجُand the crown أهلِof those worthy of الثناءِpraise
تةُ فضلٍ وتاجُ أهلِ الثناءِ
The summit of glory, the pearl of pride, a ruby
Is the pinnacle of glory, the pearl of pride, the stronghold of superiority and the crown of those who are praised
Of virtue, and the crown of those worthy of praise.
His years put the full moons to shame
يخجلputs to shame البُدورَthe full moons سناهُhis radiance
يخجل البُدورَ سناهُ
ومحياًand a countenance أنوارُهُits lights فيin ضياءِradiance
ومحياً أنوارُهُ في ضياءِ
His radiance puts the full moons to shame,
And his lights brighten the brilliance
And a countenance whose lights shine brightly.
Bestower of good tidings, generosity,
باذِلُa bestower of البشرِgood cheer والسماحةِand generosity والإغand leniency (first part)
باذِلُ البشرِ والسماحةِ والإغ
ضاءِcompletion of 'leniency' والحلمِand forbearance والحياand modesty والحباءِand gifts
ضاءِ والحلمِ والحيا والحباءِ
A giver of good cheer, generosity, and leniency,
Contentment, clemency, life, and affection
And of forbearance, modesty, and gifts.
Every fine, beautiful trait
ينتميbelongs لِجَنابِهِto his august person كُلُّevery وَصفٍquality
ينتمي لِجَنابِهِ كُلُّ وَصفٍ
رائقٍpleasing حَسَنٍbeautiful بِغَيرِwithout انتِهاءِend
رائقٍ حَسَنٍ بِغَيرِ انتِهاءِ
To his august person belongs every quality
Endlessly belongs to his essence
Pleasing and beautiful, without end.
Good fortune became his servant due to his eminence
أصبحhas become السَّعدُgood fortune خادِماًa servant لِعُلاهُto his high station
أصبح السَّعدُ خادِماً لِعُلاهُ
والأَمانيand wishes تَدعوpray بِطولِfor length of بَقاءِcontinuance
والأَماني تَدعو بِطولِ بَقاءِ
Good fortune has become a servant to his high station,
And hopes pray for the longevity of his reign
And wishes pray that he may long remain.
The West and wishes have attained
نالَgained مَغرِبُناour Maghrib والمُنىand hopes منfrom
نالَ مَغرِبُنا والمُنى من
أسعدِthe happiest of الخلفاءِthe caliphs والأمراءِand the princes
أسعدِ الخلفاءِ والأمراءِ
Our Maghrib and its hopes have gained from
The happiest of caliphs and princes
The happiest of caliphs and princes.
Partial English translation: 17 of 18 Arabic lines translated.