علاء الدين يا أقضى القضاة

علاء الدين يا أقضى القضاة

لقد أحييت شرع المكرمات

لقد أحييت شرع المكرمات

O ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn, most eminent of judges,

ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn, O most judicious of judges,

you have indeed revived the code of noble deeds.

you have indeed revived the law of noble deeds.

فما نيل الصعيد إذا تناهت

فما نيل الصعيد إذا تناهت

زيادته ولا سيل الفرات

زيادته ولا سيل الفرات

For neither Upper Egypt’s Nile, when at last

For neither the Nile of Upper Egypt, when at the peak

its rise reaches its height, nor the Euphrates’ flood,

of its flood, nor the torrent of the Euphrates,

باجدى من نداك وأين منه

باجدى من نداك وأين منه

عطايا آل برمك والفرات

عطايا آل برمك والفرات

is more bountiful than your largesse—and where beside it are

is more beneficial than your bounty; and what, beside it, are

the gifts of the Barmakids and al-Furāt?

the gifts of the houses of Barmak and al-Furāt?

فيا جبل الحلوم بلا خلاف

فيا جبل الحلوم بلا خلاف

ويا بحر العلوم الزاخزات

ويا بحر العلوم الزاخزات

O undisputed mountain of forbearance,

O mountain of forbearance, beyond dispute,

O ocean of overflowing knowledge,

and O sea of abundant learning!

ختمت صيام شهرك والليالي ال

ختمت صيام شهرك والليالي ال

تي صليت فيها بالصلات

تي صليت فيها بالصلات

you crowned your month’s fast, and the nights—

You concluded your month’s fasting and the nights

in which you prayed—with gifts bestowed.

in which you prayed—with gifts.

أصغ لمدائحي كرما وبشر

أصغ لمدائحي كرما وبشر

توافيها ببشر والتفات

توافيها ببشر والتفات

Graciously heed my praises, and give them the glad news:

Listen generously to my praises, and give glad tidings:

you will receive them with a smile and kindly regard.

you will receive them with cheer and attention.

فإني قد صمدت لأخذ بعض ال

فإني قد صمدت لأخذ بعض ال

جباب الفاخرات المصمتاتِ

جباب الفاخرات المصمتاتِ

For I have come resolved to take some of the—

For I have set my sights on obtaining some of the

sumptuous, solid-colored robes.

splendid, solid-colored robes.

أعيد معجبا فيها وأدعو

أعيد معجبا فيها وأدعو

لمجدك بالبقاءِ معَ الدعاةِ

لمجدك بالبقاءِ معَ الدعاةِ

In them I’ll celebrate the Feast, resplendent, and pray

I shall celebrate Eid, delighted in them, and pray

that your glory may endure, joining all who pray for you.

for your glory to endure, alongside those who pray.