إلىuntil انthat تَؤوبَreturns الشَّمسُthe sun لاnot يَغْرُبُsets البَدْرُthe full moon
إلى ان تَؤوبَ الشَّمسُ لا يَغْرُبُ البَدْرُ
إذاwhen كمُلَتْare complete فيهin it معwith الأربَعِthe four العَشْرُthe ten
إذا كمُلَتْ فيه مع الأربَعِ العَشْرُ
Until the sun returns, the full moon does not set,
When its ten nights, together with four more, are complete.
فَنُبْso act as deputy عنon behalf of أبيكَyour father الدَّهْرَfor all time ماas long as غابَis absent شَخْصُهhis person
فَنُبْ عن أبيكَ الدَّهْرَ ما غابَ شَخْصُه
فإنّكfor you are بَدْرٌa full moon شَمسُهits sun ذلكthat الصّدْرthe eminent lord
فإنّك بَدْرٌ شَمسُه ذلك الصّدْر
So stand in for your father throughout his absence,
For you are a full moon whose sun is that eminent lord.
ودُمْand remain لعيونِbefore the eyes of الخَلْقِthe people عنهin his stead خليفةًa deputy
ودُمْ لعيونِ الخَلْقِ عنه خليفةً
وقُلْand say لحجابِto the veil of الغَرْبِthe west مَوْعِدُكyour appointed time الحَشرthe Resurrection
وقُلْ لحجابِ الغَرْبِ مَوْعِدُك الحَشر
And remain his deputy before the people's eyes,
And tell the veil of the west: 'Your appointed time is the Resurrection.'
وَجُدْand be generous بنَدَىwith the dew of كفَّيكَyour two palms مَثْواهُhis resting place عامِداًaiming for
وَجُدْ بنَدَى كفَّيكَ مَثْواهُ عامِداً
ففيfor among السُّحبِthe clouds ماone that يُسقَىis watered بأمطارِهby its rains البَحرthe sea
ففي السُّحبِ ما يُسقَى بأمطارِه البَحر
And lavish your palms' dew, directing it toward his resting place;
For among the clouds is one whose rains water the sea.
هوhe البَحرُthe sea إلاّexcept أنّthat أصدافَthe shells of جُودِهhis bounty
هو البَحرُ إلاّ أنّ أصدافَ جُودِه
مَدارِسُهhis schools والغُرُّand the illustrious منamong أهلِهاtheir people الدُّرّthe pearls
مَدارِسُه والغُرُّ من أهلِها الدُّرّ
He is the sea, save that the shells of his bounty
Are his schools, and the illustrious among their people are the pearls.
وذاand this العَبْدُservant منهمamong them دُرُّهhis pearl غيرَexcept أنّهthat he
وذا العَبْدُ منهم دُرُّه غيرَ أنّه
لهhe has خاطِرٌa mind فيin ضمْنِهits depths دُرَرٌpearls كُثرmany
له خاطِرٌ في ضمْنِه دُرَرٌ كُثر
And this servant is his pearl among them, except that he
Has a mind within which lie many pearls.
بِكُمthrough you حازَهاhe gained them قِدْماًlong ago وفيكُمand in your praise يَصوغُهاhe fashions them
بِكُم حازَها قِدْماً وفيكُم يَصوغُها
إذَنْthus فهيso they are النُّعمَىthe bounty لكمyours وهيand they are الشُّكرthe thanks
إذَنْ فهي النُّعمَى لكم وهي الشُّكر
Through you he gained them long ago, and in your praise he fashions them;
Thus they are your bounty, and they are thanks to you.
بدائعُmarvels لاnot المَعْنَىthe meaning عَوانٌa once-wed woman أذالَهmade it commonplace
بدائعُ لا المَعْنَى عَوانٌ أذالَه
سِوايَsomeone other than me ولاnor اللّفْظُthe wording المَصوغُfashioned لهfor it بِكرa virgin
سِوايَ ولا اللّفْظُ المَصوغُ له بِكر
Marvels: the meaning is no matron debased
By anyone else, nor is the wording fashioned for it a virgin.
فياso O ماجداٍnoble one أقطارُthe bounds of ساحتهhis courtyard حمىًa sanctuary
فيا ماجداٍ أقطارُ ساحته حمىً
وياand O جائداًgenerous giver أمطارُthe rains of راحتهhis palm غُزرabundant
ويا جائداً أمطارُ راحته غُزر
So, O noble one, whose courtyard's bounds are a sanctuary,
And O generous giver, whose palm's rains are abundant,
وياand O مَلِكاًking أَعلامُthe banners of هِمّتِهhis aspiration عُلاًthe heights
ويا مَلِكاً أَعلامُ هِمّتِه عُلاً
وياand O مَلِكاًking أيّامُthe days of دولتِهhis reign غُرّradiant
ويا مَلِكاً أيّامُ دولتِه غُرّ
And O king, whose aspiration has the heights for banners,
And O king, whose reign's days are radiant,
لِيَهْنِكَmay it gladden you ولْيَهْنِand may it gladden الخليقةَcreation كُلَّهاall of it
لِيَهْنِكَ ولْيَهْنِ الخليقةَ كُلَّها
تَجدُّدُthe renewal of بُشرَىglad tidings فيin الوجوهthe faces لهاbecause of it بِشرjoy
تَجدُّدُ بُشرَى في الوجوه لها بِشر
May you be gladdened, and all creation too,
By renewed glad tidings that brighten faces.
مِنfrom الآنَnow حَلَّhas settled المجدُglory فيin مُستقَرِهits abode
مِن الآنَ حَلَّ المجدُ في مُستقَرِه
وألقَتْand have laid down عصاهاtheir staff عندهbeside him الهِمَمُthe aspirations السَّفرwayfaring
وألقَتْ عصاها عنده الهِمَمُ السَّفر
From now on, glory has settled in its abode,
And wayfaring aspirations have laid down their staff beside him.
وأسمحتِand have relented الأيّامُthe days بعدَafter إبائهاtheir refusal
وأسمحتِ الأيّامُ بعدَ إبائها
ولانَتْand have yielded إلىto الإنصافِfairness أعناقُهاtheir necks الصُّعرhaughtily twisted
ولانَتْ إلى الإنصافِ أعناقُها الصُّعر
And the days have relented after their refusal,
And their haughtily twisted necks have yielded to fairness.
وأضحَتْand entered the morning منthrough العدلِjustice البلادُthe lands وقدand have already هدَتْgrown still
وأضحَتْ من العدلِ البلادُ وقد هدَتْ
وأمستْand entered the evening منthrough الأمنِsafety العبادُthe people وقدand have already قَرّواsettled
وأمستْ من الأمنِ العبادُ وقد قَرّوا
And through justice the lands greet the morning, now calm,
And through safety the people greet the evening, now at rest.