العيد أنتمُ إذا ما النُّجحُ حالفكم

العيد أنتمُ إذا ما النُّجحُ حالفكم

والعيدُ أنتم بإخلاصٍ وإيمان

والعيدُ أنتم بإخلاصٍ وإيمان

You are Eid when success is your ally,

Eid is you when success has blessed you,

And you are Eid through sincerity and faith.

And Eid is you with sincerity and faith.

صُمتم فكانت حياةُ الصومِ تجربةً

صُمتم فكانت حياةُ الصومِ تجربةً

بِراً بدينِ وأخلاقٍ وأوطانِ

بِراً بدينِ وأخلاقٍ وأوطانِ

You fasted, and the life of fasting was an experience

You fasted so fasting became an experience of righteousness,

Of devotion to religion, morals, and homelands.

Of religion, morals and homelands.

واليومَ هنأكم عيدٌ وبارككم

واليومَ هنأكم عيدٌ وبارككم

كما يباركُ غرَساً طابَ بُستاني

كما يباركُ غرَساً طابَ بُستاني

And today Eid congratulated you and blessed you,

Today Eid congratulates you and blesses you,

As a gardener blesses a plant that has flourished.

As it would bless thriving plants in an orchard.

العيدُ جذلانُ إذ أضحت أخَّوتكم

العيدُ جذلانُ إذ أضحت أخَّوتكم

تُزهَى بكم بعد أتراحٍ وأشجانِ

تُزهَى بكم بعد أتراحٍ وأشجانِ

Eid is jubilant, for your brotherhood has become

Eid is joy when your sisterhood has been adorned with you,

Proud of you after sorrows and grief.

After joys and sorrows.

والعيدُ نشوانُ من دينٍ يوحدكم

والعيدُ نشوانُ من دينٍ يوحدكم

كشعلةِ الحبِّ تسقىِ كلَّ روحاني

كشعلةِ الحبِّ تسقىِ كلَّ روحاني

And Eid is intoxicated by a faith that unites you,

Eid is bliss from a religion that unites you,

Like love's flame, giving drink to every spiritual soul.

Like the flame of love that satiates every spiritual essence.

صُمتم عن السوءِ والأحقادِ في زمنٍ

صُمتم عن السوءِ والأحقادِ في زمنٍ

طاشت عقولٌ وُهدِّدنا بِعدوانِ

طاشت عقولٌ وُهدِّدنا بِعدوانِ

You fasted from evil and hatred in an age

You were silent from evil and grudges in a time,

When minds ran wild and we were threatened with aggression.

When minds raged and we were threatened with aggression.

مُرتلينَ من الآياتِ أَحكمها

مُرتلينَ من الآياتِ أَحكمها

مجداً لفكرٍ وإنصافاً لإنسانِ

مجداً لفكرٍ وإنصافاً لإنسانِ

Chanting the wisest of the verses,

Reciting the most decisive verses,

To honor thought and do justice to humankind.

Glory to thought and justice to mankind.

صُمتم مثالَ المساواةِ التي نُشدَت

صُمتم مثالَ المساواةِ التي نُشدَت

وما تزال لأزمانٍ وأزمان

وما تزال لأزمانٍ وأزمان

You fasted as a model of the equality that was sought,

You exemplified the equality we always seek,

And is still sought through ages upon ages.

And still seek for eras and eras.

وجاءَ إفطارُكم معنىً لنصرِتكم

وجاءَ إفطارُكم معنىً لنصرِتكم

وجاءَ تعييدكم تتويجَ إحسان

وجاءَ تعييدكم تتويجَ إحسان

And your breaking of the fast came to signify your victory,

Your breaking of the fast brought meaning to your triumph,

And your Eid celebration came as the crowning of goodness.

And your Eid came crowning your good deeds.

بوركتِ يا أممَ الاسلامِ من أُممٍ

بوركتِ يا أممَ الاسلامِ من أُممٍ

لا تعرف الشِّركَ في حقٍ ودّيانِ

لا تعرف الشِّركَ في حقٍ ودّيانِ

Blessed are you, O nations of Islam, among nations

Blessed are you, O Islamic nations among nations,

That recognize no partners to the True One and the Judge,

That know no polytheism in any doctrine.

ولا بمبدئها في الحكم صامدةً

ولا بمبدئها في الحكم صامدةً

كأنّما هو دينٌ عندها ثاني

كأنّما هو دينٌ عندها ثاني

Nor in their principle of rule, standing firm,

Nor by its principles in governance steadfast,

As though it were a second religion to them.

As if it has another religion.

هذا كتابُكِ عَدلُ لا مثيلَ له

هذا كتابُكِ عَدلُ لا مثيلَ له

وذاك عهُدكِ يأبى كل طُغيانِ

وذاك عهُدكِ يأبى كل طُغيانِ

This Book of yours is justice without equal,

This is your book, unmatched justice,

And that covenant of yours rejects all tyranny.

And that is your covenant that refuses all tyranny.

وذاك تاريخكِ الفوّاحُ من سِيرٍ

وذاك تاريخكِ الفوّاحُ من سِيرٍ

بالعلمِ والحلمِ سارت سيرَ رُكبان

بالعلمِ والحلمِ سارت سيرَ رُكبان

And that history of yours, fragrant with life-stories

And that is your history, fragrant with journeys

That journeyed with knowledge and forbearance as riders journey.

Taken with knowledge, forbearance, like traveling caravans.

مصادُرالوحي بعدَ الوحىِ باقيةٌ

مصادُرالوحي بعدَ الوحىِ باقيةٌ

رؤىً ولحناً وألواناً لِفنانش

رؤىً ولحناً وألواناً لِفنانش

The sources of inspiration endure after revelation,

The sources of revelation, after revelation, lasting,

As visions, a melody, and colors for an artist,

Visions and melodies and colors for the artist.

ومنبعُ الأدبِ العالي لعارفه

ومنبعُ الأدبِ العالي لعارفه

ومَطلعُ العلم للرّاجي لِعرَفان

ومَطلعُ العلم للرّاجي لِعرَفان

And the wellspring of lofty literature for one who knows it,

The fountain of sublime literature for its knower,

And the dawning of knowledge for one who hopes for understanding.

And the horizon of knowledge for the seeker of gnosis.

من ذا يبُّز تراثاً ليس جَوَهرهُ

من ذا يبُّز تراثاً ليس جَوَهرهُ

مِلكاً لِعصرٍ ولا مُلكاً لِسلطانِ

مِلكاً لِعصرٍ ولا مُلكاً لِسلطانِ

Who can surpass a heritage whose essence is not

Who would claim a heritage whose essence

The property of an age, nor the dominion of a sultan?

Is not owned by an era or ruled by a sultan?

صُونيهِ صُونيهِ عَمَّن هدّوا أُمماً

صُونيهِ صُونيهِ عَمَّن هدّوا أُمماً

بِخَتلهم أو بعدوانٍ ونيرانِ

بِخَتلهم أو بعدوانٍ ونيرانِ

Guard it, guard it from those who destroyed nations

Preserve it, preserve it from those who misguided nations

Through their guile, or through aggression and flames.

With their deceit or aggression and fire.

واستقبلى العيدَ في حُرِّيةٍ سبغت

واستقبلى العيدَ في حُرِّيةٍ سبغت

شَتَّانَ ما بينَ أحرارٍ وُعبدَانِ

شَتَّانَ ما بينَ أحرارٍ وُعبدَانِ

And welcome Eid in full freedom:

And welcome Eid in the freedom you have adorned,

How far apart are free people and slaves!

Worlds apart between the free and the enslaved.