أُبشِّر فيك العُلى والشرف

أُبشِّر فيك العُلى والشرف

وأهدي إلى المجد أسنى التحف

وأهدي إلى المجد أسنى التحف

I bring loftiness and honor glad tidings of you,

I bring you glad tidings of glory and honor,

and offer glory the most splendid gifts.

And dedicate to you the finest gifts of glory,

وأنظم فيك لجيد الفخارِ

وأنظم فيك لجيد الفخارِ

لآلٍ تفوق لآلِ الصدف

لآلٍ تفوق لآلِ الصدف

And in your praise I string, for the neck of pride,

And compose for you gems of pride

pearls surpassing the pearls of shells.

That surpass the beauty of pearls.

وأجلو عليك بنادي السرور

وأجلو عليك بنادي السرور

عروسَ الثنا بالتهاني تُزف

عروسَ الثنا بالتهاني تُزف

And in joy's gathering I unveil before you

Father of Al-Mustafa, you are the pride of the generous,

the bride of praise, led in with congratulations.

And the most honorable of those adorned with gems.

أبا المصطفى أنتَ فخرُ الكرام

أبا المصطفى أنتَ فخرُ الكرام

وأكرمُ من بالفخار التَحف

وأكرمُ من بالفخار التَحف

O Abu al-Mustafa, you are the pride of the noble,

You are the purest branch that grew

and the noblest to have cloaked himself in glory.

From the tree of glory, strong and towering.

وأزكى البريَّة فرعاً نماهُ

وأزكى البريَّة فرعاً نماهُ

من دوحة المجد عيص ألف

من دوحة المجد عيص ألف

And mankind's purest scion, nurtured

May God make this joy complete for you,

by intertwined ancestral stock from glory's great tree.

With might over you, the winds gently blow.

لك الله أكملَ هذا السرورَ

لك الله أكملَ هذا السرورَ

بعزّ عليك لِواه يرف

بعزّ عليك لِواه يرف

God has perfected this joy for you,

You remain among your honored family

with honor whose banner flutters above you.

Where you see what delights the eyes of honor,

ولا زلت في آلك المكرمين

ولا زلت في آلك المكرمين

ترى ما يُقرّ عيونَ الشرف

ترى ما يُقرّ عيونَ الشرف

And may you ever, among your honored family,

Moving with joy among them,

see what gladdens the eyes of honor.

Starting and ending each day with joy.

تروح على فرحٍ فيهم

تروح على فرحٍ فيهم

وتغدو على فرح يؤتنف

وتغدو على فرح يؤتنف

You go at evening rejoicing in them,

This day, your good news made the face of time shine brightly,

and go at morning to joy begun anew.

And its murky water cleared.

جلا اليومَ بشرك وجه الزمان

جلا اليومَ بشرك وجه الزمان

فماء الغضارة فيه يشف

فماء الغضارة فيه يشف

Today your cheer has brightened time's face,

I composed with your righteous days

and the water of freshness shines through it.

A cloak of virtues perfectly woven.

نظمت بأيامك الصالحات

نظمت بأيامك الصالحات

شملَ المكارم حتَّى ائتلف

شملَ المكارم حتَّى ائتلف

Through your virtuous days you gathered

You took on the burdens of this age

the company of noble virtues, until it was united.

When all others were too weak.

وقمت بأثقال هذا الزمان

وقمت بأثقال هذا الزمان

وعنهم أجلّهم قد ضَعُف

وعنهم أجلّهم قد ضَعُف

And you shouldered the burdens of this age,

I say to those who march slowly through life,

while their greatest had grown too weak to bear them.

Go gently in your pace, do not rush heedlessly.

أقولُ لمن باتَ يُنضي الركاب

أقولُ لمن باتَ يُنضي الركاب

رويدك في السير لا تعتسف

رويدك في السير لا تعتسف

I say to one who spends the night exhausting his riding camels:

Turn your hopes away from mortal men,

Take your time in travelling; do not journey recklessly.

For they were vilified when they were but drops.

أمل عن بني الدهر أعناقَها

أمل عن بني الدهر أعناقَها

فقد لئموا يوم كانوا نُطف

فقد لئموا يوم كانوا نُطف

Turn their necks away from the sons of time,

Hasten to the abode of the glorious one,

for they were base from the day they were drops of seed.

In him virtues find an excellent successor.

وبادر إلى ماجدٍ بيته

وبادر إلى ماجدٍ بيته

به للأكارم نعمَ الخلف

به للأكارم نعمَ الخلف

And hasten to a noble man whose house

You will find the guest's excuse for a long stay

has in him the finest successor to the noble.

Is the pleasantness of his abode, so he does not leave.

ترى علّة المكث للضيف فيه

ترى علّة المكث للضيف فيه

طيبَ القِرى فهو لا ينصرف

طيبَ القِرى فهو لا ينصرف

You find the guest's reason for lingering there

When settling there, fully intending to stay,

is the sweetness of hospitality, so he does not depart.

I found it most excellent, so I secluded myself.

إذا للإِقامة فيه أتمّ

إذا للإِقامة فيه أتمّ

أجدَّ به نيَّةً فاعتكف

أجدَّ به نيَّةً فاعتكف

When he has completed his stay there,

It reminds me of the Father of Al-Mustafa,

he renews his intention there and remains in retreat.

The blossoms of youth before the udder dries.

وحيّ به من أبي المصطفى

وحيّ به من أبي المصطفى

ربيع العفاةِ إذا الضرعُ جف

ربيع العفاةِ إذا الضرعُ جف

And greet there, in Abu al-Mustafa,

Indeed, considering his supreme virtues,

the springtime of suppliants when the udder runs dry.

And his people, successors of predecessors.

أجل نظراً في مزايا عُلاه

أجل نظراً في مزايا عُلاه

وفي قومه خلفاً عن سلف

وفي قومه خلفاً عن سلف

Let your gaze roam over the merits of his loftiness,

You will find in him all traits of perfection,

and over his kin, successors to their forebears.

And in them the generous servant embodied.

تجد فيه كلَّ صفات الكمال

تجد فيه كلَّ صفات الكمال

وفيهنَّ عبد الكريم اتصف

وفيهنَّ عبد الكريم اتصف

You find in him every quality of perfection,

A young man whose palm, when generous,

and with these Abd al-Karim was distinguished.

Taught even the rain clouds how to pour down.

فتًى وكفت كرماً كفُّه

فتًى وكفت كرماً كفُّه

فعلّمت الغيثَ حتَّى وكف

فعلّمت الغيثَ حتَّى وكف

A youth whose palm poured forth generosity,

You see in Mustafa of glory, for the generous and virtues,

and taught the rain itself to pour.

Broadcasting and covering.

ترى للمكارم والأكرمين

ترى للمكارم والأكرمين

في مصطفى المجد نشراً ولف

في مصطفى المجد نشراً ولف

You see noble virtues and the noblest men

When he extends his palm on the day of giving,

unfolded and gathered within Mustafa of glory.

He folds up all whose pages news has spread.

إذا بسطَ الكفَّ يوم العطاءِ

إذا بسطَ الكفَّ يوم العطاءِ

طوى كلمن نشرته الصحف

طوى كلمن نشرته الصحف

When he spreads his palm on the day of giving,

He surpasses over all others in goodness

he folds away all whom the pages have made renowned.

With a loftiness beyond any who have been described.

وزادَ على كلّ حيّ به

وزادَ على كلّ حيّ به

عُلاً عنه يَقصِرُ من قد وصف

عُلاً عنه يَقصِرُ من قد وصف

And in it he surpassed every living man,

Time swore never to bring

in heights beyond the reach of those who describe him.

Another like him, and was true to its oath.

له حَلف الدهرُ أن لا يجيء

له حَلف الدهرُ أن لا يجيء

بمثل وقد برَّ فيما حلف

بمثل وقد برَّ فيما حلف

Time swore to him that it would never bring

How can the most generous compete with him

his equal, and it has kept the oath it swore.

When all of them drew from his bounty?

وكيف يساجله الأكرمون

وكيف يساجله الأكرمون

وكلّهم من نَداه اغترف

وكلّهم من نَداه اغترف

And how could the noblest men vie with him,

Had he wished, he could have competed

when all have drawn from his bounty?

With the smallest of his brothers among the most generous.

ولو شاءَ جارى بصغرى بنان

ولو شاءَ جارى بصغرى بنان

أخيه من الأكرمين الأكف

أخيه من الأكرمين الأكف

And if he wished, he could rival, with the smallest finger

Forever displaying the excellent virtues

of his brother, the palms of the noblest men,

That the skillful hands of goodness assembled.

وأبدا من الحسن المكرمات

وأبدا من الحسن المكرمات

مزاياً جمعنَ حِسان الضرف

مزاياً جمعنَ حِسان الضرف

and display, from Hasan's noble deeds,

He is the excellent one called to perfection,

virtues that unite the beauties of grace.

Even the envious confessed and acknowledged him.

هو الحسن الندبُ من في الكمال

هو الحسن الندبُ من في الكمال

أقرَّ الحسودُ له واعترف

أقرَّ الحسودُ له واعترف

He is Hasan, the gallant, whose perfection

His resting palms compete with youth in generosity,

even the envious man acknowledged and confessed.

And his manners are more tender than the tender branch.

تُباري الصَبا كرماً راحتاهُ

تُباري الصَبا كرماً راحتاهُ

وأخلاقه الغرّ منها أشف

وأخلاقه الغرّ منها أشف

His palms vie in generosity with the east wind,

O family of Al-Mustafa, who can rival you

and his radiant character surpasses it.

When you are the stars in the sky of honor?

بني المصطفى مَن يباهيكم

بني المصطفى مَن يباهيكم

وأنتم نجومُ سماءِ الشرف

وأنتم نجومُ سماءِ الشرف

Sons of al-Mustafa, who can vie with you in glory,

You have worn the middle garments of glory

when you are the stars of honor's sky?

While others only grasped its hem.

حللتم من المجد أوساطَه

حللتم من المجد أوساطَه

وغيركم منه حلَّ الطرف

وغيركم منه حلَّ الطرف

You have settled in the heart of glory,

You preceded to the heights of highness,

while others have settled at its edge.

With the highest of creation behind you in succession.

سبقتم إلى صهوات العُلى

سبقتم إلى صهوات العُلى

فأعلى الورى خلفكم مُرتدف

فأعلى الورى خلفكم مُرتدف

You reached the saddles of high rank first,

Were you to be weighed against the pleasure gardens

and the highest of mankind rides pillion behind you.

You would outweigh them and be lighter.

ثقالُ الحلومِ فلو توزنون

ثقالُ الحلومِ فلو توزنون

برضوى إذاً لرجحتم وخف

برضوى إذاً لرجحتم وخف

Weighty in wisdom—were you weighed

It delights the eye of all creation to see

against Radwa, you would outweigh it, and it would be light.

Your homes differing in loftiness.

يقرّ بعينِ الورى أن ترى

يقرّ بعينِ الورى أن ترى

بيوتكم للعُلى مختلف

بيوتكم للعُلى مختلف

It delights mankind's eyes to see

Over them the birds of good fortune

your homes a gathering place for loftiness.

With the wings of felicity flutter about haughtily.

وإن عليهنَّ طيرُ السعود

وإن عليهنَّ طيرُ السعود

بأجنحة اليمنِ زهواً ترف

بأجنحة اليمنِ زهواً ترف

And indeed, above them the birds of good fortune

I congratulate you on a glorious young man

flutter proudly on wings of auspiciousness.

Whose excellent traits kindle passion.

أُهنيكم بفتًى ماجدٍ

أُهنيكم بفتًى ماجدٍ

حسان العُلى فيه تبدي الشغف

حسان العُلى فيه تبدي الشغف

I congratulate you on a noble youth,

Tomorrow his wedding will be a meadow of bliss

for whom the beauties of high rank reveal their passion.

Where the blossoms of joy are plucked.

غدا عرسه روضةً للهنا

غدا عرسه روضةً للهنا

وزَهر السرور بها يقتطف

وزَهر السرور بها يقتطف

His wedding has become a garden of bliss,

Through him we have been forgiven the sins of time

where the flowers of joy are plucked.

And said, "May God forgive what is past."

به قد غفرنا ذنوبَ الزمانِ

به قد غفرنا ذنوبَ الزمانِ

وقلنا عفا الله عمَّا سلف

وقلنا عفا الله عمَّا سلف

Through it we have forgiven time its sins,

We have become filled with a joy whose sweetness we savor,

and said: May God pardon what is past.

The most delightful melodies in the theaters of wit.

وبتنا على طربٍ نستطيب

وبتنا على طربٍ نستطيب

أرقَّ النشيد بِنادي الظرف

أرقَّ النشيد بِنادي الظرف

We spent the night in rapture, savoring

We undo the seal on the flask of joy

the most delicate song in the gathering of refinement.

And imbibe the sweetest nectar sipped.

نفضّ ختام رحيق السرور

نفضّ ختام رحيق السرور

ونرشف أعذب ما يُرتشف

ونرشف أعذب ما يُرتشف

We break the seal of joy's nectar,

We congratulate and distinguish the generous one

and sip the sweetest of all that can be sipped.

Oh what a delightful halfway point of joy!

نعمّكم ونخصُّ الجوادَ

نعمّكم ونخصُّ الجوادَ

فيا بورك الفرح المنتصف

فيا بورك الفرح المنتصف

We include you all, and single out Jawad—

To be congratulated on a crescent-faced groom

so blessed be this equally shared joy!

Whose darkness of engagement is unveiled by him.

ليُهنَ بعرس هلالٍ لهُ

ليُهنَ بعرس هلالٍ لهُ

ظلامُ الخطوبِ به ينكشف

ظلامُ الخطوبِ به ينكشف

May he be congratulated on the wedding of a crescent moon,

If the moon claims to have pictured him,

through whom the darkness of his calamities is dispelled.

Say, "Away o moon, this is pure nonsense."

إذا ما ادَّعى البدرُ أن قد حكاه

إذا ما ادَّعى البدرُ أن قد حكاه

فقل خلّ يا بدر هذا الصلف

فقل خلّ يا بدر هذا الصلف

If the full moon ever claims that it has matched him,

He is the most tender, picturing him

say: Leave off this arrogance, O full moon!

Would be but affectation and burden.

سباك محيَّاه وهو الأغرّ

سباك محيَّاه وهو الأغرّ

فغطّ بوجهك هذا الكلف

فغطّ بوجهك هذا الكلف

His face has captivated you, and he is the radiant one;

And picturing him, by my life, if the generous one

so cover this dark mottling on your face.

Were your father - that would be the sun of honor!

وتحكيه عندي لوَ انَّ الجواد

وتحكيه عندي لوَ انَّ الجواد

أبوك فذلك شمس الشرف

أبوك فذلك شمس الشرف

In my view, you would resemble him if Jawad

A generous one who raced ahead of the dew

were your father—for he is the sun of honor.

And before his loftiness, time fell short and stood still.

جوادٌ جرى سابقاً للندى

جوادٌ جرى سابقاً للندى

وعن شأوهِ الدهر عجزاً وقف

وعن شأوهِ الدهر عجزاً وقف

A generous man who raced foremost toward bounty,

O family of glory, you remain

while time stopped helplessly short of his reach.

With good news from time that does not withdraw.

فيا أُسرة المجد لا زلتم

فيا أُسرة المجد لا زلتم

ببشرٍ من الدهرِ لا ينصرف

ببشرٍ من الدهرِ لا ينصرف

So, O family of glory, may you ever remain

in time's good cheer, which never departs.