تَراءىappeared لَكَto you الإِقبالُgood fortune حَتّىuntil شَهِدناهُwe beheld it
تَراءى لَكَ الإِقبالُ حَتّى شَهِدناهُ
وَدانَand submitted لَكَto you المِقدارُfate حَتّىuntil أَمِنّاهُwe felt safe from it
وَدانَ لَكَ المِقدارُ حَتّى أَمِنّاهُ
Good fortune revealed itself to you, till we beheld it;
And fate submitted to you, till we felt safe from it.
سُلَيمانُSulayman ذَكَّرتَyou reminded الزَمانَTime وَأَهلَهُand its people
سُلَيمانُ ذَكَّرتَ الزَمانَ وَأَهلَهُ
بِعِزِّof the glory of سُلَيمانٍSolomon وَإِقبالِand the prosperity of دُنياهُhis earthly life
بِعِزِّ سُلَيمانٍ وَإِقبالِ دُنياهُ
Sulayman, you reminded Time and its people
Of Solomon's glory and the prosperity of his life.
إِذاif سِرتَyou set out يَوماًone day حَذَّرَwarned النَملُthe ants بَعضَهُsome of their own
إِذا سِرتَ يَوماً حَذَّرَ النَملُ بَعضَهُ
مَخافَةَfor fear of جَيشٍan army مِنfrom among مَواليكَyour retainers يَغشاهُsweeping over them
مَخافَةَ جَيشٍ مِن مَواليكَ يَغشاهُ
If you set out one day, the ants warn one another,
For fear that an army of your retainers might sweep over them.
وَإِنand if كُنتَyou were فيin رَوضٍa garden تَغَنَّتsang طُيورُهُits birds
وَإِن كُنتَ في رَوضٍ تَغَنَّت طُيورُهُ
وَصاحَتand cried out عَلىupon الأَفنانِthe boughs يَحرُسُكَmay protect you اللَهُGod
وَصاحَت عَلى الأَفنانِ يَحرُسُكَ اللَهُ
And if you are in a garden, its birds sing
And cry upon the boughs, “May God protect you!”
وَكانَand was اِبنُthe son of داوُدٍDavid لَهُfor him الريحُthe wind خادِمٌa servant
وَكانَ اِبنُ داوُدٍ لَهُ الريحُ خادِمٌ
وَتَخدُمُكَand serve you الأَيّامُthe days وَالسَعدُand good fortune وَالجاهُand prestige
وَتَخدُمُكَ الأَيّامُ وَالسَعدُ وَالجاهُ
And David's son had the wind as a servant,
While the days, good fortune, and prestige serve you.
تَحُلُّyou settle بِحَيثُwhere المَجدُglory أَلقىlaid down رِحالَهُits baggage
تَحُلُّ بِحَيثُ المَجدُ أَلقى رِحالَهُ
فَطاهِرَةٌso Tahira وَالبَيتُand the Sacred House وَالقُدسُand Jerusalem أَشباهُalike
فَطاهِرَةٌ وَالبَيتُ وَالقُدسُ أَشباهُ
You settle where glory has laid down its baggage;
So Tahira, the Sacred House, and Jerusalem are alike.
لَبِستَyou donned الشِفاrecovery ثَوباًas a robe جَديداًnew مُبارَكاًblessed
لَبِستَ الشِفا ثَوباً جَديداً مُبارَكاً
فَأَلبَستَناso you clothed us ثَوباًa robe مِنَof العِزِّhonor نَرضاهُwe are pleased with it
فَأَلبَستَنا ثَوباً مِنَ العِزِّ نَرضاهُ
You donned recovery as a new, blessed robe,
So you clothed us in a robe of honor that pleases us.
وَكانَand had been عَلَيكَfor you الدَهرُTime يَخفِقُbeating قَلبُهُits heart
وَكانَ عَلَيكَ الدَهرُ يَخفِقُ قَلبُهُ
فَلَمّاand when شَفاكَhealed you اللَهُGod أَهدَأتَyou soothed أَحشاهُits inmost being
فَلَمّا شَفاكَ اللَهُ أَهدَأتَ أَحشاهُ
And Time's heart had been pounding with worry for you;
And when God healed you, you soothed its inmost being.
وَهَنّاand congratulated جَديداهُits two renewers (night and day) الزَمانَTime وَأَصبَحَتand began
وَهَنّا جَديداهُ الزَمانَ وَأَصبَحَت
تَسوقُbring لَناto us الأَيّامُthe days ماwhat نَتَمَنّاهُwe wish for it
تَسوقُ لَنا الأَيّامُ ما نَتَمَنّاهُ
And night and day congratulated Time, and now
The days bring us what we wish for.
وَباتَand spent the night بَنوكَyour sons الغُرُّthe illustrious ماan emphatic particle بَينَbetween رافِلٍone trailing his robes
وَباتَ بَنوكَ الغُرُّ ما بَينَ رافِلٍ
بِحُلَّةِin a robe of يُمنٍgood fortune أَوor شَكورٍdeeply grateful لِمَولاهُto his Lord
بِحُلَّةِ يُمنٍ أَو شَكورٍ لِمَولاهُ
And your illustrious sons passed the night, some proudly clad
In a robe of good fortune, others deeply grateful to their Lord.
سُلَيمانُSulayman دُمlive on ماas long as دامَتِremain الشُهبُthe bright stars فيin الدُجىthe darkness
سُلَيمانُ دُم ما دامَتِ الشُهبُ في الدُجى
وَماand as long as دامَcontinues يَسريtravels by night ذَلِكَthat البَدرُthe full moon مَسراهُits nightly course
وَما دامَ يَسري ذَلِكَ البَدرُ مَسراهُ
Sulayman, live on as long as bright stars remain in the darkness,
And as long as that full moon travels its nightly course.
وَكُنand be لِعَلِيٍّfor Ali بَهجَةَthe joy of العُرسِthe wedding إِنَّهُfor indeed he
وَكُن لِعَلِيٍّ بَهجَةَ العُرسِ إِنَّهُ
بِعِزِّكَthrough your glory فيin الأَفراحِthe festivities تَمَّتwere perfected مَزاياهُhis merits
بِعِزِّكَ في الأَفراحِ تَمَّت مَزاياهُ
And be the joy of Ali's wedding, for
Through your glory, his merits are perfected amid the festivities.
وَلاand do not تَنسَforget مَنthe one who أَمسىspent the evening يُقَلِّبُturning طَرفَهُhis gaze
وَلا تَنسَ مَن أَمسى يُقَلِّبُ طَرفَهُ
فَلَمand did not تَرَsee إِلّاexcept أَنتَyou فيamong الناسِthe people عَيناهُhis two eyes
فَلَم تَرَ إِلّا أَنتَ في الناسِ عَيناهُ
And do not forget him who spent the evening turning his gaze about,
Yet his eyes saw no one among the people but you.