ياO باسطَspreader of العدلِjustice فيamong بَدْوnomads وفيand among حَضَرِtownsfolk
يا باسطَ العدلِ في بَدْو وفي حَضَرِ
ورافعَand remover of الجَوْرِoppression عنfrom اُنْثَيa woman وعنand from ذَكَرِa man
ورافعَ الجَوْرِ عن اُنْثَي وعن ذَكَرِ
O spreader of justice among nomads and townsfolk,
and remover of oppression from women and men,
أَبدعتَyou fashioned فيin كلِّevery فضلvirtue كلَّevery مُعجزةٍmiracle
أَبدعتَ في كلِّ فضل كلَّ مُعجزةٍ
غَرّاءَradiant ماnot عُهِدتْwas known منfrom قبلُbefore فيin بَشرa mortal
غَرّاءَ ما عُهِدتْ من قبلُ في بَشر
you have fashioned, in every virtue, every miracle,
radiant, never before known in a mortal.
زادتْsurpassed علىbeyond كلِّevery مخلوقٍcreated being فأَيْسَرُهاso the least of them
زادتْ على كلِّ مخلوقٍ فأَيْسَرُها
مِلْءُfilling الزمانِtime وملءُand filling الأَرضِthe earth والسِّيَرand the annals
مِلْءُ الزمانِ وملءُ الأَرضِ والسِّيَر
They surpassed every created being; even the least of them
fills time, the earth, and the annals.
وصاغَكand fashioned you اللهُGod فيin خَلْقٍoutward form وفيand in خُلُقcharacter
وصاغَك اللهُ في خَلْقٍ وفي خُلُق
مِلْءَfilling القلوبِhearts وملءand filling السمعhearing والبصرand sight
مِلْءَ القلوبِ وملء السمع والبصر
And God fashioned you in form and character
to fill hearts, hearing, and sight.
ياO أفضلَbest of الناسِpeople لمnot تُنْسَبyou were associated إلىwith لقبٍa title
يا أفضلَ الناسِ لم تُنْسَب إلى لقبٍ
إلاexcept that فِعلُكyour deed أَوْفَىmore complete منهthan it فافْتخِرso take pride
إلا فِعلُك أَوْفَى منه فافْتخِر
O best of humankind, you have been given no title
without your deeds surpassing it; so take pride!
وماand not دُعيتَyou were called بشاهِنْشَاهَas Shahanshah (king of kings) فاعترفتْso they acknowledged
وما دُعيتَ بشاهِنْشَاهَ فاعترفتْ
بهit الملوكُthe kings علىout of جهلٍignorance ولاnor غِرَرِdelusion
به الملوكُ على جهلٍ ولا غِرَرِ
When you were called Shahanshah, it was not acknowledged
by kings out of ignorance or delusion.
لكنْrather رأتْthey saw شرفَthe honor of الإقرارِacknowledgment وهْولهاand it is for them
لكنْ رأتْ شرفَ الإقرارِ وهْولها
أَمنٌsecurity أجلُّmore exalted منthan الإنكارِdenial والخَطرand danger
أَمنٌ أجلُّ من الإنكارِ والخَطر
Rather, they saw honor in acknowledgment, which for them
is security more exalted than denial and danger.
يَستعظِمfinds astonishing الخَبرthe report الإنسانُa person عنكabout you وفيand in
يَستعظِم الخَبر الإنسانُ عنك وفي
مكانِthe place of خُبْرِكfirsthand knowledge of you ماthat which يُغْنِىdispenses عنwith الخَبرreports
مكانِ خُبْرِك ما يُغْنِى عن الخَبر
People marvel at reports of you; yet where
you are known firsthand, reports are no longer needed.
ياO دوحةَgreat spreading tree of الرُّتَبِranks العُلياthe highest لقدindeed لَحظتْhave seen
يا دوحةَ الرُّتَبِ العُليا لقد لَحظتْ
منكin you العيونُthe eyes كماfirst fragment of 'perfection' لاlast fragment of 'perfection' ليسis not فيin الشجرtrees
منك العيونُ كما لا ليس في الشجر
O great tree of the highest ranks, eyes have indeed seen
in you a perfection not found in trees.
كَرُمتَyou were noble أَصلاin root وفرعاand in branch ثمthen جئتَyou came بماwith what
كَرُمتَ أَصلا وفرعا ثم جئتَ بما
زَكاflourished وأينعَand ripened واحْلَوْلَىand grew sweet منof الثمرfruit
زَكا وأينعَ واحْلَوْلَى من الثمر
You were noble in root and branch, then brought forth
fruit that flourished, ripened, and grew sweet:
منof كلevery قَرْمٍmighty lord جُيوشيِّJuyushi النِّجارِin lineage غداbecame
من كل قَرْمٍ جُيوشيِّ النِّجارِ غدا
فيin كعبةِthe Kaaba of الفخرِglory مثلlike الرُّكْنِthe Corner والحَجَرand the Stone
في كعبةِ الفخرِ مثل الرُّكْنِ والحَجَر
each a mighty lord of Juyushi lineage, who has become
like the Corner and the Stone in the Kaaba of glory.
تَلوذtake refuge آمالُthe hopes of حُجّاجِpilgrims of النَّوالbounty بهin him
تَلوذ آمالُ حُجّاجِ النَّوال به
شُعْثاdisheveled فمنso some are طائفٍone circling سَعْياin pursuit ومُعْتمِرand an Umrah pilgrim
شُعْثا فمن طائفٍ سَعْيا ومُعْتمِر
The hopes of pilgrims seeking bounty take refuge in him,
disheveled—some circling in pursuit, others making Umrah.
تَلىhe followed مَساعيَكyour endeavors العظمىthe greatest فماso did not خرجتْdepart
تَلى مَساعيَك العظمى فما خرجتْ
بهwith him السعادةُgood fortune فيin قَصدٍa pursuit عنfrom الأَثَرthe trail
به السعادةُ في قَصدٍ عن الأَثَر
He followed your greatest endeavors; never did
fortune lead him from your trail in any pursuit.
عقدٌa necklace تَخيَّرتَyou selected منهfrom it كلَّevery واسطةٍcentral jewel
عقدٌ تَخيَّرتَ منه كلَّ واسطةٍ
للمُلْكِfor kingship منهاfrom it جمالُbeauty العينِthe eye والنظرand the gaze
للمُلْكِ منها جمالُ العينِ والنظر
A necklace from which you selected every central jewel,
each lending kingship beauty for the eye and gaze.
جاورتَهyou dwelt beside him فأَخَفْتَso you frightened الدهرَTime صَوْلَتَهhis onslaught
جاورتَه فأَخَفْتَ الدهرَ صَوْلَتَه
حتىuntil تَوَقّاهit guarded against him فيin وِرْدٍcoming وفيand in صَدَرgoing
حتى تَوَقّاه في وِرْدٍ وفي صَدَر
You dwelt beside him, making Time fear his onslaught,
until it guarded against him in coming and going.
وارتاعتِand were terrified الأُسْدُthe lions فيin أقصىthe remotest of مَرابضهاtheir lairs
وارتاعتِ الأُسْدُ في أقصى مَرابضها
منهfor fear of him فماso not نومُهاtheir sleep إلاexcept علىin حذرwariness
منه فما نومُها إلا على حذر
And lions trembled in their remotest lairs
for fear of him; they sleep only on their guard.
واستكبرتْand deemed great سادةُthe lords of الأَملاكِkings هَيْبتَهhis majesty
واستكبرتْ سادةُ الأَملاكِ هَيْبتَه
واسْتعظَمand found immense الدهرُTime معناهhis worth علىdespite صِغرyouth
واسْتعظَم الدهرُ معناه على صِغر
And the lords among kings deemed his majesty immense,
and Time marveled at his worth despite his youth.
فتحتَyou opened للناسfor the people أبوابَthe gates of السرورِjoy بهthrough him
فتحتَ للناس أبوابَ السرورِ به
فالعرسُso the wedding فيin كلevery قلبٍheart غيرُnot مختصَرcurtailed
فالعرسُ في كل قلبٍ غيرُ مختصَر
You opened the gates of joy for the people through him,
so the wedding celebration in every heart is undiminished.
للهِGod be praised for مُلْكٌkingship وإملاكٌand marriage قدalready اقْتَرَناthe two have united
للهِ مُلْكٌ وإملاكٌ قد اقْتَرَنا
إلىwith السعادةgood fortune فيin اَمْنٍsafety منfrom الغِيَرreversals of fortune
إلى السعادة في اَمْنٍ من الغِيَر
God be praised for kingship and marriage, now united
with good fortune, secure from reversals!
نَثرتَyou scattered للناسِfor the people منsome عَيْنٍgold coins ومنand some وَرِقٍsilver coins
نَثرتَ للناسِ من عَيْنٍ ومن وَرِقٍ
فيهat it فلمso not يبقَremained منanyone who لمnot يحظَwas favored بالبِدَرwith purses of money
فيه فلم يبقَ من لم يحظَ بالبِدَر
You scattered gold and silver coins for the people
at the wedding, leaving none without purses of money.
فلوand if أردتَyou wished مَزيداmore فيin النِّثارthe scattering of gifts لهfor him
فلو أردتَ مَزيدا في النِّثار له
لمnot يبقَwould remain فيin الجوِّthe sky نجمٌa star غيرُnot منتثرscattered
لم يبقَ في الجوِّ نجمٌ غيرُ منتثر
And had you wished for more to scatter for him,
not a star in the sky would have remained unscattered.
يَهْنِىgladdens المَعالىthe high honors التيwhich أضحتْhave become لكمfor you وطناa homeland
يَهْنِى المَعالى التي أضحتْ لكم وطنا
تَشريفُهاtheir ennoblement باتصالِthrough a union فيin صافٍsomething pure بلاwithout كَدرmurkiness
تَشريفُها باتصالِ في صافٍ بلا كَدر
May the high honors that have become your home be gladdened
by their ennoblement through a union, pure and unclouded,
حتىuntil تَرىyou see منamong بنيهhis sons كلَّevery مُعتصِبٍone binding his head
حتى تَرى من بنيه كلَّ مُعتصِبٍ
بالتاجِwith a crown يُرْضيكَpleases you منهin him سَيدُlord of العِتَرlineages
بالتاجِ يُرْضيكَ منه سَيدُ العِتَر
until you see among his sons each one adorned
with a crown, a lord of lineages in whom you take delight.
تُرْخِيunleash أومرُاكyour commands العلياthe highest عزائمهhis resolves
تُرْخِي أومرُاك العليا عزائمه
فلاso not تمرّthey pass بمَلْكٍby a king غيرِnot منعِفرِprostrate in dust
فلا تمرّ بمَلْكٍ غيرِ منعِفرِ
Your lofty commands unleash his resolve,
so it passes no king who is not prostrate in the dust.
فاسلَمْso stay safe ودُمْand endure فيin بقاءٍlasting life غيرِnot مُنصرِمending
فاسلَمْ ودُمْ في بقاءٍ غيرِ مُنصرِم
ملازمinseparable from السَّعْدِgood fortune منfrom عُمْرa lifetime إلىto عُمُرa lifetime
ملازم السَّعْدِ من عُمْر إلى عُمُر
So remain safe, and endure in life without end,
inseparable from good fortune, from lifetime to lifetime.