أهْدىI offer السلامَgreetings إلىto الكريمthe generous one المفضلِthe benefactor
أهْدى السلامَ إلى الكريم المفضلِ
البطلthe hero الرئيسthe chief القُلَّبِshrewd الحُوَّلِresourceful
البطل الرئيس القُلَّبِ الحُوَّلِ
I offer greetings to the generous benefactor,
I send greetings of peace to the generous, distinguished one
The heroic chief, shrewd and resourceful,
The heroic president, the adept and skillful one
زاكِىpure in الأرومةِlineage سيدٍa lord متواضعٍhumble
زاكِى الأرومةِ سيدٍ متواضعٍ
محييreviver of النَّدَىgenerosity مُضْنِىwearing down العِدَىthe foes بالمتْصلِwith the sword (probable reading)
محيي النَّدَى مُضْنِى العِدَى بالمتْصلِ
Of pure lineage, a humble lord,
Of high lineage, a humble master
Reviver of generosity, wearing down his foes with the sword,
Reviver of dew, tester of enmity with chains
مولىlord of الموالِىthe lords حميدِHumayd بنson of المرتضىthe chosen one
مولى الموالِى حميدِ بن المرتضى
سلطانِSultan سيفِSayf اليعربYa‘rub الأنبلِthe noblest
سلطانِ سيفِ اليعرب الأنبلِ
Lord of lords, Humayd, son of the chosen one,
Master of masters, Hamid bin Al Murtada
Sultan Sayf of Ya‘rub, the noblest.
Sultan of the sword of the eminent Arabs
أكرمْhow noble بهhe is (literally: in him) مِنْas علمٍa luminary متورعٍscrupulously pious
أكرمْ به مِنْ علمٍ متورعٍ
أهلِworthy of السِّيَادةِlordship والجنابِand standing الأْفضلِthe finest
أهلِ السِّيَادةِ والجنابِ الأْفضلِ
How noble he is—a scrupulously pious luminary,
Honor him with the knowledge of a devout scholar
Worthy of lordship and the finest standing,
The people of leadership and most distinguished nobility
أهلِa man of السماحةِgenerosity والفصاحةِand eloquence والحجاand wisdom
أهلِ السماحةِ والفصاحةِ والحجا
وابنِand son of الحجاجحةmighty chiefs الليوثِlions اليُسَّلِthe valiant (probable reading)
وابنِ الحجاجحة الليوثِ اليُسَّلِ
A man of generosity, eloquence, and wisdom,
The people of generosity, eloquence and argument
And son of mighty chiefs, the valiant lions.
And son of the jurists, the fierce lion
ياO ابنَson of الأولthe forebears آثارُهمtheir deeds مذكورةٌremembered
يا ابنَ الأول آثارُهم مذكورةٌ
وقلوبهمand their hearts وحلومُهمand their forbearance كالأجْبُلِlike mountains
وقلوبهم وحلومُهم كالأجْبُلِ
O son of the forebears whose deeds are remembered,
O son of the first, their traces are mentioned
And whose hearts and forbearance are like mountains.
And their hearts and flesh are like mountains
هُنِّيتَmay you be congratulated بالعيدِon Eid الذيwhich عائِدٌreturns
هُنِّيتَ بالعيدِ الذي عائِدٌ
بالفضلِwith bounty والإحسانِand kindness غيرnot مُبَدَّلِchanged
بالفضلِ والإحسانِ غير مُبَدَّلِ
Congratulations on the Eid that returns,
You were congratulated on the feast which returns
With bounty and kindness, unchanged.
With grace and kindness unchanged
لاmay not زِلْتyou cease فيin عَلْيَاكَyour lofty eminence دهراصfor ages (apparent typo) خالداًenduring
لا زِلْت في عَلْيَاكَ دهراص خالداً
فيamid نعمةٍblessing تترىcoming in succession وَجَدّand good fortune مُقْبِلِdrawing near
في نعمةٍ تترى وَجَدّ مُقْبِلِ
May you ever remain in your lofty eminence, enduring for ages,
You have remained in your highness eternally
Amid successive blessings and good fortune drawing near.
In bounty coming and going
ترعىyou enjoy النعيمَbliss مخلَّداًabiding forever فيin لذةٍdelight
ترعى النعيمَ مخلَّداً في لذةٍ
متنعماًenjoying bliss بتشرفٍin honor وتَفَضُّلِand beneficence
متنعماً بتشرفٍ وتَفَضُّلِ
You enjoy bliss, abiding forever in delight,
Enjoying eternal bliss in pleasure
Delighting in honor and beneficence.
Honored and ennobled
فاشرفْso rise in honor شرفتَyou are ennobled بمنطقٍby speech وشمائلٍand character
فاشرفْ شرفتَ بمنطقٍ وشمائلٍ
وفضائلٍand virtues مترونةٍjoined (probable reading) بِتَجملِwith gracious bearing
وفضائلٍ مترونةٍ بِتَجملِ
So rise in honor, ennobled by speech and character,
You have been ennobled with eloquence and traits
And virtues joined with gracious bearing.
And accumulated virtues and beauty
أنتَyou are الندَىgenerosity وأبوand father of الندىgenerosity وأخوand brother of الندىgenerosity
أنتَ الندَى وأبو الندى وأخو الندى
حُزْتَyou attained المَدىthe utmost فأربعْso dwell بأرفْعat the loftiest منزلstation
حُزْتَ المَدى فأربعْ بأرفْع منزل
You are generosity, the father of generosity, and the brother of generosity.
You are freshness, father of freshness, brother of freshness
You have reached the utmost; so dwell in the loftiest station.
You have attained the highest rank
لكَyou have همَّةٌambition قعساءlofty and unyielding فيamid النعماءprosperity ماnot
لكَ همَّةٌ قعساء في النعماء ما
تزدادُit increases إلاexcept رفعةًelevation بتنقلِthrough advancement
تزدادُ إلا رفعةً بتنقلِ
Yours is a lofty, unyielding ambition amid prosperity, which never
You have high ambition among the blessed which
Grows save in loftiness as it moves onward.
Only increases in loftiness with change
لقدِindeed ارتقيتَyou ascended بهَاthrough it رقيّاًعالياًa lofty ascent
لقدِ ارتقيتَ بهَا رقيّاًعالياً
حتىuntil علوتَyou rose علىabove السّماكِal-Simak (Spica) الأعْزَلِthe unarmed
حتى علوتَ على السّماكِ الأعْزَلِ
Indeed, through it you have made a lofty ascent,
With it you have risen high
Until you rose above al-Simak, the Unarmed Star.
Until you rose above the towering peaks
فابقِso remain البقاءَendurance السرمديeverlasting معظماًhonored
فابقِ البقاءَ السرمدي معظماً
ومعذّراًand excused فيin الجُودِgenerosity غيرَnot مُعَذَّلِreproached
ومعذّراً في الجُودِ غيرَ مُعَذَّلِ
So abide for all eternity, held in honor,
So remain with eternal existence great
And justified in your generosity, never reproached.
And excused in generosity unreproached
وعليكَand upon you ألفُa thousand تحيةٍa greeting ومسرةٍand joy
وعليكَ ألفُ تحيةٍ ومسرةٍ
وسلامةٍand well-being تَتْرَىcoming in succession بغيرِwithout تبدُّلِchange
وسلامةٍ تَتْرَى بغيرِ تبدُّلِ
And upon you a thousand greetings and joys,
And upon you a thousand greetings and joys
And well-being, coming ceaselessly without change,
And well-being seen without change
مِنfrom خادمٍa servant صافِيpure in المودةِaffection مخلصٍsincere
مِن خادمٍ صافِي المودةِ مخلصٍ
لكَto you ودهhis love وهوand he is المحبُّthe loving one المعْولِىal-Ma‘wali
لكَ وده وهو المحبُّ المعْولِى
From a servant, pure in affection and sincere
From a sincere loyal servant
In his love for you—he is the loving al-Ma‘wali.
His love and dependence are on you
ثمَّthen الصلاةُblessings علىupon النبيِّthe Prophet محمدٍMuhammad
ثمَّ الصلاةُ على النبيِّ محمدٍ
خيرِthe best of الورَىcreation الزاكيthe pure النبيِّthe Prophet المرسَلِthe one sent
خيرِ الورَى الزاكي النبيِّ المرسَلِ
Then blessings upon the Prophet Muhammad,
Then prayers upon the Prophet Muhammad
The best of creation, the pure Prophet sent as a messenger.
The best of creations, the noble prophesied one