بعودك عادت دولة الكرم الغمر

بعودك عادت دولة الكرم الغمر

وأصبح طيء الجود يؤذن بالنشرِ

وأصبح طيء الجود يؤذن بالنشرِ

With your return, the reign of boundless generosity returned.

Your return brought back the state of overflowing generosity

And Tayy of bounty now heralds revival.

And the morning of giving freely began to announce its dissemination

طلعت على العافين من كل وجهة

طلعت على العافين من كل وجهة

وقد أظلمت أمالهم طلعة البدر

وقد أظلمت أمالهم طلعة البدر

You rose upon gift-seekers from every quarter,

You rose above the hopeful from every direction

like the rising of the full moon, when their hopes had darkened.

As their aspirations darkened like the rising of the full moon

فكانت لهم يمناك أيمن سانح

فكانت لهم يمناك أيمن سانح

وكانت لهم يسراك داعية اليسر ا

وكانت لهم يسراك داعية اليسر ا

Thus your right hand became their most auspicious omen,

So your auspices were favorable omens for them

and your left hand summoned ease for them.

And your ease was inviting ease

على كل قطر من نداك غمامة

على كل قطر من نداك غمامة

مدومة تربي على ديمة القطر

مدومة تربي على ديمة القطر

Over every region hangs a cloud of your bounty,

Upon every drop of your clouds is a

unceasing, surpassing a steady shower of rain.

Permanent cloud that nurtures with drops of rain

وإنك ليت مخدر في لظى الوغى

وإنك ليت مخدر في لظى الوغى

وأحيي غداة السلم من ربة الخدر

وأحيي غداة السلم من ربة الخدر

And you are a lair-dwelling lion amid battle's blaze,

You are indeed an anesthetic in the agony of discord

yet more bashful on peace's morning than a lady in her secluded chamber.

And a reviver the morning after peace from the Rabe’a al-Khadra

إذا امتد ليل النقع واستبهم الفضا

إذا امتد ليل النقع واستبهم الفضا

برزن المنايا السود من بيضل الحمر

برزن المنايا السود من بيضل الحمر

When the night of battle-dust stretches out and the open field grows obscure,

When the night of gloom lingers and the horizon darkens

black deaths emerge from your white blades turned red.

The black fates emerge from the whiteness of the red

وأقسم لو باكرت حي خفاجة

وأقسم لو باكرت حي خفاجة

لما صبحوا إلا براعية البكر

لما صبحوا إلا براعية البكر

And I swear, had you come at dawn upon the clan of Khafaja,

And I swear if you attacked the living audaciously

they would have met dawn only with the young camel's bellow [apparent reading].

They would only awake as cattle in the pasture

ولكن حمتهم عن رماحك والظبي

ولكن حمتهم عن رماحك والظبي

وإن يهلكوا أرجاء مهلكة قعر

وإن يهلكوا أرجاء مهلكة قعر

But from your spears and sword-edges they were shielded—

But your protection spared them from your spears

even if they perish—by the reaches of a deep, deadly waste.

And even if they perish in places of ruin and depths

مضوا فعقيق القوم منك كأنّه

مضوا فعقيق القوم منك كأنّه

يسير أسيرا للمخافة والذعر

يسير أسيرا للمخافة والذعر

They departed; so the clan's Aqiq, because of you, seems

They went on while the compact of the people from you was as if

to move as a captive to fear and terror.

It walks captive to fear and alarm

لعمر أبي يحيى أخي البأس أنه

لعمر أبي يحيى أخي البأس أنه

إذا التقت الفرسان أشجع من عمرو

إذا التقت الفرسان أشجع من عمرو

By the life of Abu Yahya, brother of valor, surely he

By the life of my brother Abu Yahya the valorous one he is

is braver than Amr when the horsemen clash.

When the knights meet, more courageous than ‘Amr

تروح بنو الحاجات منه وتغتدي

تروح بنو الحاجات منه وتغتدي

إلى أنعم بير وانية خضر

إلى أنعم بير وانية خضر

The sons of need go forth from him at evening and at morning

The people of wants go to him for help and return

toward lush, slow-coming favors of goodness [wording uncertain].

To the most blissful and green meadows

هو لصدر أضحى واسع الصدر ذا لهى

هو لصدر أضحى واسع الصدر ذا لهى

تسيل على سؤال ضيق العذر

تسيل على سؤال ضيق العذر

He is the chief, now broad of breast, endowed with gifts

He is one whose chest is vast when angry and narrow when pleased

flowing upon petitioners, with little scope for excuse.

With overflowing clemency, knowledge, logic and reason

جواد غزير الحلم والعلم والحجى

جواد غزير الحلم والعلم والحجى

صحيح أديم العرض مستهلك الوفرِ

صحيح أديم العرض مستهلك الوفرِ

Generous, abundant in forbearance, knowledge, and discernment,

A steadfast, flawless, generous stallion

the hide of his honor unblemished, expending his wealth.

A towering mountain shaking the earth with awe

وطود يمور الطود في الأرض هيبة

وطود يمور الطود في الأرض هيبة

له ويمير السيف من هامة الذمرِ

له ويمير السيف من هامة الذمرِ

And a mountain: the mountain sways in the earth in awe

And the sword glitters from the striking edge

of him; and he feeds the sword from a valiant warrior's head.

We saw him described as being supported by the virtues of generosity

رأيناه موصوفا بعون مكارم

رأيناه موصوفا بعون مكارم

يعين ومعروفا بعارفة بكرِ

يعين ومعروفا بعارفة بكرِ

We have seen him described as a support for noble deeds,

Helping and known for his knowledge of early Islam

giving aid, and renowned for a maiden benefaction.

So how his blessings made the frowning mouth laugh

فكم أضحكت نعماه ثغر مؤمل

فكم أضحكت نعماه ثغر مؤمل

وأبكت ظباعين ملك على ثغرِ

وأبكت ظباعين ملك على ثغرِ

So often his favors have made a hopeful seeker's mouth smile,

And tears wet the eyes of a king over his mouth

and sword-edges have made a king's eye weep at a frontier.

He is humble in veneration and trails his pride

تواضع إجلالا وذيل افتخاره

تواضع إجلالا وذيل افتخاره

يجر على هام المجرة والنسرِ

يجر على هام المجرة والنسرِ

He humbled himself in reverence, while the train of his pride

Dragging over the neck of Virgo and the eagle

trails over the heads of the Milky Way and the Eagle.

So the face asking him never yellows from his coldness

فما اصفر وجه المجتديه برده

فما اصفر وجه المجتديه برده

ولا عاد عن أبوابه بيد صفرِ

ولا عاد عن أبوابه بيد صفرِ

Thus no seeker's face turned yellow through his refusal,

Nor returns from his doors empty handed

nor did he return from his gates empty-handed.

He sees a horde of his might while alone

يرى جحفلا من بأسه وهو واحد

يرى جحفلا من بأسه وهو واحد

إذ لقي الأعداء في جحفل مجرِ

إذ لقي الأعداء في جحفل مجرِ

He seems an army through his valor, though he is one man,

When meeting enemies in a tumultuous torrent

when he meets enemies massed in a vast host.

So the naked bodies of those who opposed him are exposed

فآراء من عاداه محلولة العرى

فآراء من عاداه محلولة العرى

وراياته معقودة بعرى النصرِ

وراياته معقودة بعرى النصرِ

Thus the bonds of his enemies' counsels are undone,

And his banners tied with the rope of victory

while his banners are fastened with the bonds of victory.

His manners are as if created from the shining

وأخلاقه من لطفهن كأنَّما

وأخلاقه من لطفهن كأنَّما

خلقن من الزفر المنيرة والزهرِ

خلقن من الزفر المنيرة والزهرِ

And his qualities, in their delicacy, seem as though

And flowered south wind out of gentleness

they were made from radiant stars and blossoms [apparent reading].

He is gentle with those close to him like tender water

لطف بمن والاه كالماء رقة

لطف بمن والاه كالماء رقة

عنيف بمن ناواه أقسى من الصخرِ

عنيف بمن ناواه أقسى من الصخرِ

Gentle toward whoever befriends him, as tender as water,

And violent with those hostile to him, harder than rock

harsh toward whoever opposes him, harder than rock.

He enriches the essence of matters with his opinion

يثقف منآد الأمور برأيه

يثقف منآد الأمور برأيه

فيغنيه عن هز المثقفة السمرِ

فيغنيه عن هز المثقفة السمرِ

He straightens the crookedness of affairs with his judgment,

Making him needless of shaking the brown pestle

thus sparing him the brandishing of straightened brown spears.

And he never ceased to overwhelm thoughts and senses

وما زال يغشى الروع وترا بنفسه

وما زال يغشى الروع وترا بنفسه

وتأبى سطاه أن ينام على وترِ

وتأبى سطاه أن ينام على وترِ

And he has never ceased to enter battle's terror alone, by himself,

While his capacity refused to sleep on a lute string

and his might will not let him sleep with a wrong unavenged.

So you remained supporter of the faith, Abu Yahya, and never stopped

فلا زلت عون الدين يحيى ولم تزل

فلا زلت عون الدين يحيى ولم تزل

بجودك فينا حاسما داء ذي الفقر

بجودك فينا حاسما داء ذي الفقر

So may you ever remain Awn al-Din, Yahya, and never cease,

With your generosity decisively curing the disease of poverty

through your generosity among us, to end the poor man's affliction.

May Allah bless you, how much favor of His has pitched

لك الله كم من نعمةٍ له خيمت

لك الله كم من نعمةٍ له خيمت

بمنزل ذي عسر فأصبح ذايسر

بمنزل ذي عسر فأصبح ذايسر

God be with you! How many a blessing of his has pitched its tent

Its tent at the abode of hardship, so it became comfortable

at the home of one in hardship, who then became prosperous.

So you remained the sought rain, the route of help

فلا زلت مقصود الندى مقصد العدا

فلا زلت مقصود الندى مقصد العدا

بعيد المدى وافي الجدا نافذ الأمرِ

بعيد المدى وافي الجدا نافذ الأمرِ

So may you ever be sought for bounty, a slayer of foes,

Far-reaching, loyal, authoritative and effective

far in reach, full in bounty, effective in command.

And you remained despite the envious, congratulating

ودمت على رغم الحسود مهنئا

ودمت على رغم الحسود مهنئا

بعودك والعيد المبارك والفطرِ

بعودك والعيد المبارك والفطرِ

And may you remain, despite the envier's spite, congratulated

Your return, the blessed Eid, and the Feast.

on your return, the blessed festival, and the breaking of the fast.