ما أَسعَدَ العيدُ في وُجودِكَ

ما أَسعَدَ العيدُ في وُجودِكَ

يَأتي وَيَغدو أَسيرَ جودِك

يَأتي وَيَغدو أَسيرَ جودِك

How happy Eid is in your presence!

How joyous is Eid in your presence,

It comes and becomes captive to your generosity.

It comes and becomes a prisoner of your generosity.

أَعادَهُ اللَهُ كُلَّ عامٍ

أَعادَهُ اللَهُ كُلَّ عامٍ

بِما نُرَجّيهِ مِن سُعودِك

بِما نُرَجّيهِ مِن سُعودِك

May God bring it back each year,

May Allah bring it every year,

With the good fortune we hope will be yours.

With what we hope for from your good fortunes.

فَعِدهُ بِالبِشرِ في التَلاقي

فَعِدهُ بِالبِشرِ في التَلاقي

فَإِنَّ بُشراهُ في وُعودِك

فَإِنَّ بُشراهُ في وُعودِك

So promise it a cheerful welcome when you meet,

Greet it with glad tidings when we meet,

For its glad tidings lie in your promises.

For its tidings are in your promises.

وَقُل لِذا الدَهرِ كُن أَماناً

وَقُل لِذا الدَهرِ كُن أَماناً

فَالأَمنُ وَاليُمنُ مِن جُنودِك

فَالأَمنُ وَاليُمنُ مِن جُنودِك

And tell this age, 'Be safety itself,'

And say to these times: be safe,

For safety and good fortune are among your soldiers.

For safety and prosperity are from your soldiers.

وَأَنتَ يا طالِعَ المَعالي

وَأَنتَ يا طالِعَ المَعالي

قُم وَاِنتَبِه بَعدُ مِن رُقودِك

قُم وَاِنتَبِه بَعدُ مِن رُقودِك

And you, O climber to high honors,

And you, O noble one,

Rise, and awaken at last from your slumber.

Arise and wake up now from your slumber.

فَذو المَعالي أَبو حُسَين

فَذو المَعالي أَبو حُسَين

ما اِعتَادَ إِلّا عَلى صُعودِك

ما اِعتَادَ إِلّا عَلى صُعودِك

For Abu Husayn, bearer of high honors,

For the noble one, Abu Hussein,

Has been accustomed only to your ascent.

Is not accustomed except to your ascent.

وَمِن سِنينَ مَضَت تَراهُ

وَمِن سِنينَ مَضَت تَراهُ

مُستَغرِبُ الأَمرِ مِن جُمودِك

مُستَغرِبُ الأَمرِ مِن جُمودِك

And for years past you have seen him

And from years past you see him

Astonished at your state of stagnation.

Astonished at the matter from your stillness.

أَلَستُ إِلّا لَدَيهِ عَبداً

أَلَستُ إِلّا لَدَيهِ عَبداً

وَطاءَ نَعلَيهِ مِن خُدودِك

وَطاءَ نَعلَيهِ مِن خُدودِك

Am I not merely a slave before him,

Am I not but a servant at his door,

A cushion for his sandals, made of your cheeks?

Who wiped his shoes with my cheeks?

يا موثِقاً بِالعُهودِ قُل لي

يا موثِقاً بِالعُهودِ قُل لي

مَتى تَفَكَّكَت مِن قُيودِك

مَتى تَفَكَّكَت مِن قُيودِك

O you bound by pledges, tell me,

O you who upholds pacts, tell me,

When did you break free from your fetters?

When will you undo my shackles?

فَاِستَصحِبِ اليُمنَ وَالتَهاني

فَاِستَصحِبِ اليُمنَ وَالتَهاني

وَاِرفَع لَمّا جَلَّ مِن بُنودِك

وَاِرفَع لَمّا جَلَّ مِن بُنودِك

So take good fortune and congratulations along,

Take auspiciousness and congratulations,

And raise the splendid among your banners [wording uncertain].

And raise what was majestic from your conditions.

أَقبِل عَليهِ كَكُلِّ عَبدٍ

أَقبِل عَليهِ كَكُلِّ عَبدٍ

وَخَلِّ ذانيكَ مِن شُهودِك

وَخَلِّ ذانيكَ مِن شُهودِك

Approach him like any slave,

Turn to him as every servant,

And let those two be among your witnesses.

And rid your essence from your witnesses.

وَاِركَع خُضوعاً إِلَيهِ وَاِسجُد

وَاِركَع خُضوعاً إِلَيهِ وَاِسجُد

وَاِستَمنِحِ الصَفحَ في سُجودِك

وَاِستَمنِحِ الصَفحَ في سُجودِك

And bow to him in submission, and prostrate yourself,

Bow down to him in submission and prostrate,

And ask to be granted pardon in your prostration.

And beg forgiveness in your prostration.

وَتُب عَنِ المُهَلِ وَالتَراخي

وَتُب عَنِ المُهَلِ وَالتَراخي

وَثُب وَثُبتَ عُرى عُهودِك

وَثُب وَثُبتَ عُرى عُهودِك

And repent of delays and laxity,

Repent from laziness and delay,

And spring up, and secure the bonds of your pledges.

Leap and fortify the bonds of your pacts.

وَقُل بِحَقِّ الحُسَينِ تَعفو

وَقُل بِحَقِّ الحُسَينِ تَعفو

وَلا تَخيبُ رَجا عُبَيدِك

وَلا تَخيبُ رَجا عُبَيدِك

And say, 'For al-Husayn's sake, may you forgive,

And say for Hussein’s right: You forgive,

And do not disappoint your humble slave's hope.'

And do not disappoint the hopes of your servants.