أحَاديثُtidings السّرورjoy لهاfor them انتشارُwide circulation
أحَاديثُ السّرور لها انتشارُ
وأركابُand caravans الهناbliss بالبشرwith glad tidings سارواthey set out
وأركابُ الهنا بالبشر ساروا
Tidings of joy are spreading far,
And caravans of bliss have set out with glad tidings.
فلاso no قلبٌheart تقلّبهtoss it about همومٌcares
فلا قلبٌ تقلّبه همومٌ
ولاand no جبرٌhealing يكدّرهmars it انكسارُbrokenness
ولا جبرٌ يكدّره انكسارُ
No heart, then, is tossed about by cares,
Nor is any healing marred by brokenness.
وروضُand the garden الدهرof time تُضْحِكهmake it laugh طيورٌbirds
وروضُ الدهر تُضْحِكه طيورٌ
يحرّكهاstirs them إلىtoward السّجعcooing ادّكارُremembrance
يحرّكها إلى السّجع ادّكارُ
And birds make the garden of time laugh;
Remembrance stirs them into cooing.
وصارand became الكونُthe universe ذاpossessed of طَرَبٍrapture فَأَبدىand so revealed
وصار الكونُ ذا طَرَبٍ فَأَبدى
عجائبَwonders ماnot لناfor us عنهاaway from them اصطبارُpatience
عجائبَ ما لنا عنها اصطبارُ
And the universe grew rapturous and revealed
Wonders from which we cannot bear to part.
فقلناso we said ماwhat لِدُنْياناwith our world استنارتit grew radiant
فقلنا ما لِدُنْيانا استنارت
وصارand there came to be بهاin it لدىamong النّاسthe people اعتبارُreflection
وصار بها لدى النّاس اعتبارُ
So we asked: Why has our world grown radiant,
And why do people find in it cause for reflection?
فقالواso they said كيفhow يَخْفىis hidden عنكfrom you أمرٌa matter
فقالوا كيف يَخْفى عنك أمرٌ
جَهَالتُهignorance of it علىupon الإنسانa person عَارُa disgrace
جَهَالتُه على الإنسان عَارُ
They replied: How can a matter be hidden from you
When ignorance of it brings shame upon a person?
أتىhas come منfrom أهلthe people of بيتthe House of اللّهGod نَجْلٌa scion
أتى من أهل بيت اللّه نَجْلٌ
بهthrough him للدّينfor the faith يَرْتفعrises المنارُthe beacon
به للدّين يَرْتفع المنارُ
A scion has come from the people of God's House,
Through whom the beacon of the faith rises high.
سِرَاجٌa lamp للبريّةfor humankind غَيْرُnot طَافِيextinguished
سِرَاجٌ للبريّة غَيْرُ طَافِي
وعزٌّand honor للبريّةfor humankind وافتخارُand pride
وعزٌّ للبريّة وافتخارُ
A lamp for humankind that never goes out,
And honor and pride for humankind.
فوافىso he arrived والعلومُwhile the sciences لهاfor them انتشارُwide diffusion
فوافى والعلومُ لها انتشارُ
ولاand do not تَعْجَبْmarvel إذاwhen ماemphatic particle الأَصْلُthe root باهىtakes pride
ولا تَعْجَبْ إذا ما الأَصْلُ باهى
So he arrived, while the sciences spread far and wide.
And do not marvel when the root takes pride
بِفَرْعٍin a branch منهfrom it تُقْتَطَفُare plucked الثّمارُthe fruits
بِفَرْعٍ منه تُقْتَطَفُ الثّمارُ
فتىًa youth منout of رشدهhis sound judgment لمdid not يَرْضَbe content إلاّexcept
فتىً من رشده لم يَرْضَ إلاّ
In a branch from which fruits are plucked.
A youth who, in his wisdom, would be content only
بِأَنْwith being يُنْمَىtraced in lineage إلىto بَيْتٍa house يُزَارُis visited
بِأَنْ يُنْمَى إلى بَيْتٍ يُزَارُ
لهhe has فيamong النّاسthe people آياتٌsigns تبدّتhave appeared
له في النّاس آياتٌ تبدّت
To be traced to a house that people visit.
Signs of his have appeared among the people,
عِظامٌgreat ماnot لِجُمْلَتِهاfor their total انحصارُa limit
عِظامٌ ما لِجُمْلَتِها انحصارُ
فبُشْرَاكمso glad tidings to you وبشرىand glad tidings for النّاسthe people طُرًّاall together
فبُشْرَاكم وبشرى النّاس طُرًّا
Great signs, whose number has no limit.
So glad tidings to you, and to all people,
أَيَاO مَنْyou who فيin الكمالperfection لَهُمْto them يُشَارُare pointed out
أَيَا مَنْ في الكمال لَهُمْ يُشَارُ
بمنof one who حازَattained العُلاَeminence عَمًّاa paternal uncle وخالاًand a maternal uncle
بمن حازَ العُلاَ عَمًّا وخالاً
O you renowned for perfection,
Of one who gained eminence through his paternal and maternal uncles,
وطابand was noble لهfor him علىabove النّاسthe people النِّجارُlineage
وطاب له على النّاس النِّجارُ
وَإِذْand since حازhe attained المكارمnoble virtues أرّخوهrecord his date
وَإِذْ حاز المكارم أرّخوه
And whose lineage excels that of others.
And since he has attained noble virtues, record his date:
بزَيْنthrough Zayn العابدينَal-Abidin نماhas grown فَخَارُglory
بزَيْن العابدينَ نما فَخَارُ
Through Zayn al-Abidin, glory has grown.