جاءَcame البَشيرُthe bearer of glad tidings وَنورُand the light of الصُبحِdawn قَدindeed لمحاgleamed
جاءَ البَشيرُ وَنورُ الصُبحِ قَد لمحا
لَدىat القُدومthe arrival وَبابand the gate of اليُمنgood fortune قَدindeed فَتحاopened
لَدى القُدوم وَباب اليُمن قَد فَتحا
The bearer of glad tidings came, and dawn's light gleamed;
At his arrival, the gate of good fortune also opened.
أَهلاwelcome بِنورِto light عَلىupon نورٍlight بِطلعتِهِat his appearance
أَهلا بِنورِ عَلى نورٍ بِطلعتِهِ
عادَreturned السُرورُjoy وَصدرand the breast of الدَهرtime قَدindeed شَرحاwas eased
عادَ السُرورُ وَصدر الدَهر قَد شَرحا
Welcome to light upon light at his appearance!
Joy returned, and Time's breast was eased.
فَياso, oh لَهُfor him قادِماarriving قَرتwere gladdened بِهِby him مقلeyes
فَيا لَهُ قادِما قَرت بِهِ مقل
حَتّىuntil بَداappeared الدَمعtears فيin آماقِهاtheir inner corners فَرحاfor joy
حَتّى بَدا الدَمع في آماقِها فَرحا
So, how welcome his arrival—eyes found joy in him,
Until tears appeared in their inner corners for joy.
وَياand, oh لَهُfor him مُقبِلاapproaching سرتwere gladdened بِهby him مهجhearts
وَيا لَهُ مُقبِلا سرت بِه مهج
كادَتnearly تَذوبmelted بِنيرانin the fires of النَوىseparation ترحاin grief
كادَت تَذوب بِنيران النَوى ترحا
And how welcome his approach—hearts rejoiced in him,
Hearts that had nearly melted in separation's fires, in grief.
وافىarrived فَأَوطانهso his native lands بِالبشرwith gladness باسِمَةsmiling
وافى فَأَوطانه بِالبشر باسِمَة
تَهتَزsway أنساwith delight وَتَزهوand exult بِالهَناin happiness مرحاjoyfully
تَهتَز أنسا وَتَزهو بِالهَنا مرحا
He arrived, so his native lands smiled with gladness,
Swaying with delight and exulting in happiness and mirth.
وَأَصبَحتand became أَلسنtongues الاِقبالgood fortune ناشِدَةchanting
وَأَصبَحت أَلسن الاِقبال ناشِدَة
هذاthis العَزيزthe beloved one أَتىhas come وَالدَهرُand time قَدindeed سَمحاwas generous
هذا العَزيز أَتى وَالدَهرُ قَد سَمحا
And the tongues of good fortune began to chant:
"This beloved one has come, and Time has been generous."
بِأيwith what شُكرthanks أَوفىI fulfill حَقthe due of مَدَحتُهُpraise of him
بِأي شُكر أَوفى حَق مَدَحتُهُ
وَالخلand the intimate friend الخَصمthe foe فيin تَفضيلِهpreferring him اِصطَلَحاboth agreed
وَالخل الخَصم في تَفضيلِه اِصطَلَحا
With what thanks can I do justice to praising him,
When friend and foe have agreed upon his preeminence?