قدindeed أَضاءَhas brightened الزّمانُthe age بالمستضيءwith al-Mustadi
قد أَضاءَ الزّمانُ بالمستضيء
وارثheir البُردِthe mantle وابنand son عمّpaternal uncle النّبْيْthe Prophet
وارث البُردِ وابن عمّ النّبْيْ
The age has indeed brightened with al-Mustadi,
The time has shone brightly with the radiant one,
heir to the mantle and cousin of the Prophet.
The heir of chill and the cousin of the Prophet.
جاءَhe came بالحقَّwith truth والشّريعةand the sacred law والعدand justice (first part)
جاءَ بالحقَّ والشّريعة والعد
لِcompletion of 'justice' فياso, O! مرحباًwelcome! بهذاto this المجيْthe arrival
لِ فيا مرحباً بهذا المجيْ
He came with truth, the sacred law, and justice—
He came with truth, law, and justice,
so welcome to this arrival!
So welcome to this noble one!
رتعَgrazed freely العالمونَall people منthrough عدلهhis justice الشّاall-embracing (first part)
رتعَ العالمونَ من عدله الشّا
ملِcompletion of 'all-embracing' فيin المرتعِthe pasture الهنيْpleasant المريْwholesome
ملِ في المرتعِ الهنيْ المريْ
All people have grazed through his all-embracing justice,
All people enjoyed his just rule,
in pleasant, wholesome pasture.
Grazing in the pleasant, soft meadow.
ورعواand they grazed منهthrough him فيin مرادٍa grazing ground خصيبfertile
ورعوا منه في مرادٍ خصيب
لاnot وخيمunwholesome ولاnor وبيلharmful وبيْpestilent
لا وخيم ولا وبيل وبيْ
And through him they grazed in a fertile pasture,
They found from him in fertile purpose
neither unwholesome, nor harmful or pestilent.
No gloom, mire, or tribulation.
رقدواthey slept بعدَafter طولa long duration of خوفfear مقضٍsleep-disturbing
رقدوا بعدَ طول خوف مقضٍ
فيin ذَراthe shelter of الأمنِsafety والمهادِand the bed الوطيْsoft
في ذَرا الأمنِ والمهادِ الوطيْ
They slept after long, sleep-disturbing fear,
After long fear of an exhausting vigil,
in safety's shelter and on a soft bed.
They slept in the seclusion of security and gentle beds.
فهنيئاًso, congratulations! لأهلto the people of بغدادَBaghdad فازواthey have gained
فهنيئاً لأهل بغدادَ فازوا
بعدafter بؤسmisery بكلِّwith every عيشway of life هنيْpleasant
بعد بؤس بكلِّ عيش هنيْ
So congratulations to Baghdad's people, who have gained,
So congratulations to the people of Baghdad for winning,
after misery, all the pleasures of life.
After distress, every pleasant life.
سأوافيI shall arrive at فِناءهُhis courtyard عنin قريبa short time
سأوافي فِناءهُ عن قريب
مسرعاًhastening كيso that أَفوزَI may succeed غيرَnot بطيslow
مسرعاً كي أَفوزَ غيرَ بطي
I shall soon arrive at his courtyard,
I will come to his court soon,
hastening to attain success, without delay.
Hastening so that I may win, not fail.
وأُحلِّيand I shall adorn عيشيmy life بجدٍwith good fortune جديدٍnew
وأُحلِّي عيشي بجدٍ جديدٍ
وأُهنيand I shall congratulate فضليmy merit بحظّon good fortune طريْfresh
وأُهني فضلي بحظّ طريْ
And I shall adorn my life with new good fortune,
And make my life joyful with some new bounty,
and congratulate my merit on fresh good fortune.
And make my merit thrive on ample fortune.
وترينيand show me الأيامُthe days نقداًas ready cash منfrom among الآthe hopes (first part)
وتريني الأيامُ نقداً من الآ
مالcompletion of 'the hopes' ماwhat كانwas َقبلهbefore him فيin النّسيْdeferred payment
مال ما كان َقبله في النّسيْ
And the days will show me, as ready cash, those hopes
And time will show me ready money for the taking,
that, before him, lay deferred on credit.
What I never had before in ages past.
وأَمانيand my wishes سوفَshall يظهرُappear منهاfrom them
وأَماني سوفَ يظهرُ منها
عندwhen قصديmy seeking ذَراهhis shelter كلُّevery خبيْhidden thing
عند قصدي ذَراه كلُّ خبيْ
And among my wishes there shall come to light,
And desires will appear from which
when I seek his shelter, every hidden one.
Their attainment, all hidden, will be revealed to me.
عادَhas returned حظّيmy lot منfrom النُّحوسill omens بريئاًfree
عادَ حظّي من النُّحوس بريئاً
وغداand has become السّعدِgood fortune منهfrom it غيرnot بريْfree
وغدا السّعدِ منه غير بريْ
My lot has returned free of ill omens,
My luck has turned innocent of misfortunes,
and good fortune has become inseparable from it.
And good fortune will no longer be distant.
ولقيتُand I met الدَّهرَTime العبوسَfrowning وقدand already عاreturned (first part)
ولقيتُ الدَّهرَ العبوسَ وقد عا
دَcompletion of 'returned' بوجهٍwith a face طَلْقٍcheerful إليَّto me وضيْradiant
دَ بوجهٍ طَلْقٍ إليَّ وضيْ
And I met frowning Time, which had returned
And I met cruel time, now returned
to me with a cheerful, radiant face.
With a bright, cheerful face to me.
ومُضيْand my departure إنif كانwas فيin الزَّمنِthe age المظdark (first part)
ومُضيْ إن كان في الزَّمنِ المظ
لمِcompletion of 'dark' فالعَودُthen the return فيin الزَّمانِthe age المُضيْradiant
لمِ فالعَودُ في الزَّمانِ المُضيْ
And if my departure was in the dark age,
Go on, for if the time has been unjust,
then my return is in the radiant age.
Return in time is always just.