هنيئاًjoyous لكfor you الأيامُthe days ياO ابنson of مُحمَّدٍMuhammad
هنيئاً لك الأيامُ يا ابن مُحمَّدٍ
مجاهيلُهاtheir unmarked days منof عامهاtheir year والمَواسمُand the festival seasons
مجاهيلُها من عامها والمَواسمُ
May the days bring you joy, O son of Muhammad—
the year's unmarked days and its festival seasons.
ولاand may not زالَcease للشهرfor the month الأصمِّthe Deaf (Rajab) تَعاقُبٌrecurrence
ولا زالَ للشهر الأصمِّ تَعاقُبٌ
إليكto you وعوْدٌand return خيرهُits goodness لكَfor you دائمeverlasting
إليك وعوْدٌ خيرهُ لكَ دائم
And may the Deaf Month never cease coming round
to you and returning, its blessings ever yours.
فمنكfor from you الحِماrefuge إِنْif أسلمabandons الحيُّthe tribe جارهits neighbor
فمنك الحِما إِنْ أسلم الحيُّ جاره
ومنكand from you الحَياrain إنْif أخلفتناfail us الغَمائمthe rainclouds
ومنك الحَيا إنْ أخلفتنا الغَمائم
For from you comes refuge if the tribe abandons its neighbor,
and from you comes rain if the clouds fail us.
تهابُfear سُطاهُhis onslaughts المشْرفيَّةُthe Mashrafi swords والقَناand the spears
تهابُ سُطاهُ المشْرفيَّةُ والقَنا
وتحسدُand envy كفَّيهhis two palms الثِّقالُthe heavy-laden clouds السَّواجِمُpouring down rain
وتحسدُ كفَّيه الثِّقالُ السَّواجِمُ
Mashrafi swords and spears fear his onslaughts,
and heavy, rain-pouring clouds envy his hands.
وينزلُand dwells منكfrom you الجارُthe neighbor فيin مُشمخرَّةٍa towering stronghold
وينزلُ منك الجارُ في مُشمخرَّةٍ
تكِلُّgrow weary الخَوافيthe secondary flight feathers دونَهاshort of it والقَوادمُand the primary flight feathers
تكِلُّ الخَوافي دونَها والقَوادمُ
And with you the neighbor dwells in a towering stronghold,
short of which the inner and outer flight feathers tire.
إذاwhen نازلَconfronts in battle الأعداءthe enemies منone whom أنتyou ناصِرٌa supporter
إذا نازلَ الأعداء من أنت ناصِرٌ
فلاthen no الخطبُcalamity كرَّارٌrepeatedly charging ولاnor الجيشthe army هازمa vanquisher
فلا الخطبُ كرَّارٌ ولا الجيش هازم
When one whom you support engages the enemy,
then no calamity renews its assault, nor does any army rout him.
وكلُّand every امرىءٍperson فيamong الناسthe people ساعٍstriving لشأنهfor his own concerns
وكلُّ امرىءٍ في الناس ساعٍ لشأنه
وشأنُand the concern of أبيAbu (father of) الفضلِal-Fadl (excellence) العُلىeminence والمكارمand noble deeds
وشأنُ أبي الفضلِ العُلى والمكارم
And everyone among the people strives for his own concerns,
while Abu al-Fadl's concern is eminence and noble deeds.
توخَّىsought بهاءBaha (splendor) الدينal-Din (the faith) مَسْعاةَnoble endeavor قومهِhis people
توخَّى بهاء الدين مَسْعاةَ قومهِ
فنعْمَso excellent is عتيقancient in المجدِglory والمُتَقادمُand long-established
فنعْمَ عتيق المجدِ والمُتَقادمُ
Baha al-Din has pursued his people's noble course:
how fine a man of ancient, time-honored glory!
فتىًa youth كالصقيلlike the polished sword العضبkeen-edged أماas for فِرندهُits watered pattern
فتىً كالصقيل العضب أما فِرندهُ
فزيْنٌthen an adornment وأماand as for حَدُّهُits edge فهوthen it is صارمُkeen
فزيْنٌ وأما حَدُّهُ فهو صارمُ
A youth like a polished, keen-edged sword: as for its watered pattern,
it is an adornment; as for its edge, it is keen.
ومَنْand one whose عضدAdud (support) الدينal-Din (the faith) المُمدَّحُthe much-praised أصلهُhis forebear
ومَنْ عضد الدين المُمدَّحُ أصلهُ
فكُلُّthen every أخيpossessor of مجْدٍglory لعَلْياهُto his exalted station خادمُa servant
فكُلُّ أخي مجْدٍ لعَلْياهُ خادمُ
And he whose forebear is the much-praised Adud al-Din
has every man of glory serving his exalted station.