عِشlive حَميداًhonored فيin ظِلِّthe shade of عَيشٍa life حَميدِpraiseworthy
عِش حَميداً في ظِلِّ عَيشٍ حَميدِ
واصِلٍjoining حَبلَهُits cord بِحَبلِto the cord of الخُلودِeternity
واصِلٍ حَبلَهُ بِحَبلِ الخُلودِ
Live honored, in the shade of a praiseworthy life,
joining its cord to the cord of eternity.
ياO أَباfather of نَهشَلٍNahshal وَأبلِand wear out الجَديدَيthe two ever-new ones: night and day (continued)
يا أَبا نَهشَلٍ وَأبلِ الجَديدَي
نِdual ending completing the preceding word بِعُمرٍwith a life عُمرَthroughout the lifetime of اللَياليthe nights جَديدِever new
نِ بِعُمرٍ عُمرَ اللَيالي جَديدِ
O Abu Nahshal, wear out the two ever-new ones—night and day—
with a life ever new for as long as the nights endure.
ساعَدَتكَmay they favor you الأَيّامُthe days مِنهاfrom among them بِأَيّاwith days (continued)
ساعَدَتكَ الأَيّامُ مِنها بِأَيّا
مِending completing 'days' سُعودٍgood fortune مَوصولَةٍjoined بِسُعودِto good fortune
مِ سُعودٍ مَوصولَةٍ بِسُعودِ
May the days favor you with days from among their number,
of good fortune joined to good fortune.
قَدalready تَقَضّىhas ended الصِيامُfasting عَنكَfor you وَعَنَّand for us (reading uncertain)
قَد تَقَضّى الصِيامُ عَنكَ وَعَنَّ
فَتهَنّاso rejoice in حُلولَthe arrival of هَذاthis العيدِEid
فَتهَنّا حُلولَ هَذا العيدِ
Fasting has now ended for you and for us;
so rejoice in the arrival of this Eid.
يَومُthe day of فِطرِfast-breaking الأَيّامِthe days مِثلُكَlike you فيamong آلِthe house of
يَومُ فِطرِ الأَيّامِ مِثلُكَ في آلِ
مunclear isolated letter حُمَيدٍHumayd وَآلِand the house of عَبدِservant of الحَميدِthe Praiseworthy
م حُمَيدٍ وَآلِ عَبدِ الحَميدِ
The fast-breaking day is among days as you are in the house of
[Unclear fragment] Humayd and the house of Abd al-Hamid.
سَرَّكَmay He gladden you اللَهُGod بَلrather سُرورُكَyour joy فيماin what
سَرَّكَ اللَهُ بَل سُرورُكَ فيما
أَنتَyou فيهِin it مِنَof النَدىbounty وَالجودِand generosity
أَنتَ فيهِ مِنَ النَدى وَالجودِ
May God gladden you—rather, your joy lies in
the bounty and generosity you practice.
فَعَلامَso why اِستِزادَتيmy asking for more لَكَfor you مالَمwhat ... has not
فَعَلامَ اِستِزادَتي لَكَ مالَم
يُبقِleave فيهِin it لَكَfor you النَدىbounty مِنany مَزيدِincrease
يُبقِ فيهِ لَكَ النَدى مِن مَزيدِ
Why, then, should I seek more for you where
bounty has left you no room for increase?