ياO علاءʿAlāʾ (eminence) الدينal-Dīn (the faith) ياO غرradiant glory (first part)
يا علاء الدين يا غر
رةradiant glory (last part) فرعيthe two branches of آلthe house of هاشمHāshim
رة فرعي آل هاشم
O ʿAlāʾ al-Dīn, O radiant glory
O Aladdin, O pride of the Hashimite clan
of both branches of the house of Hāshim!
With a father whose morals are noble, and whose smile is a blessing
بأبيwith my father as ransom أخلاقكyour virtues الغرradiant (first part)
بأبي أخلاقك الغر
رradiant (last part) وثغرand a mouth لكof yours باسمsmiling
ر وثغر لك باسم
My father be ransom for your radiant virtues
With forefathers whose laws you uphold
and your smiling mouth.
You have the most generous fathers
وآباءand forefathers of شرعتهits sacred law
وآباء شرعته
لكto you آباءforefathers أكارمnoble
لك آباء أكارم
And the forefathers of its sacred law
Hatem is your obedient servant, and Ka'b attends you
are your noble forefathers.
O great in stature, you only rise to great heights
أنتyou ماnot مسبيcaptive of الندىbounty الجمabundant (first part)
أنت ما مسبي الندى الجم
مabundant (last part) وياand O مسدىbestower of المكارمnoble deeds
م ويا مسدى المكارم
You are no captive of abundant bounty,
You bring joy when you smile at the universe
and O bestower of noble deeds!
My wife and I have come to you, O noble ruler
حاتمḤātim عبدكyour slave بالجوin generosity (first part)
حاتم عبدك بالجو
دِgenerosity (last part) وكعبand Kaʿb لكfor you خادمa servant
دِ وكعب لك خادم
Ḥātim is your slave in generosity,
We hope from you, O granter of wishes
and Kaʿb is your servant.
To judge as the wise judge, who makes dreams come true
ياO عظيمgreat in القدرstature ماnot تذyou are reserved (first part)
يا عظيم القدر ما تذ
خرyou are reserved (last part) إلاexcept للعظائمfor great undertakings
خر إلا للعظائم
O great in stature, you are reserved
And I see in your nobility, O son of the valiant
for great undertakings alone.
Whenever you show us your generous morals
أنتyou إنif أقطبgrows grim وجهthe face of الدTime (first part)
أنت إن أقطب وجه الد
دهرTime (last part) مفترparting in a smile المباسمthe lips
دهر مفتر المباسم
You, if Time's face grows grim,
It is a wedding gift for me, otherwise it is a tragedy
part your lips in a smile.
As long as you sing to the vines, cooing like doves
أناI والزوجةand the wife قدalready جئwe came to you (first part)
أنا والزوجة قد جئ
ناكwe came to you (last part) ياO اسمحmost generous حاكمjudge
ناك يا اسمح حاكم
My wife and I have come
to you, O most generous judge.
نترجىwe hope for منكfrom you ياO منone who
نترجى منك يا من
عندهin his keeping ترجىare hoped for المغانمgains
عنده ترجى المغانم
We look to you, O you
from whom gains are hoped for,
سنةthe custom of القاضيthe judge بتبريin Tabrīz (first part)
سنة القاضي بتبري
زTabrīz (last part) الذيwho سنinstituted المغارمthe levies
ز الذي سن المغارم
for the custom of the judge in Tabrīz,
who instituted the levies.
وأرىand I see بينكماbetween you two فيin الthe
وأرى بينكما في ال
فخرglory ياO نجلscion of الخضارمthe munificent lords
فخر يا نجل الخضارم
And I see [a likeness] between you two in
glory, O scion of the munificent lords.
ومتىand whenever درتflowed forth عليناupon us
ومتى درت علينا
منكfrom you أخلاقvirtues of الدراهمdirhams
منك أخلاق الدراهم
And whenever there flow upon us
from you the virtues of dirhams,
فهيthen she ليfor me عرسa wedding feast وإلand otherwise (first part)
فهي لي عرس وإل
لاotherwise (last part) فهيthen she منamong بعضsome of المآتمthe mourning gatherings
لا فهي من بعض المآتم
she is a wedding feast to me; but
otherwise she is one of the mourning gatherings.
دمتmay you endure ماas long as غنتsang علىupon الأيthe groves (first part)
دمت ما غنت على الأي
كِthe groves (last part) فصيحاتeloquent الحمائمthe doves
كِ فصيحات الحمائم
May you endure as long as there sing in the groves
the eloquent doves.
Partial English translation: 14 of 28 Arabic lines translated.