قَد غَرَّدَ القمري فَوقَ الفَننْ

قَد غَرَّدَ القمري فَوقَ الفَننْ

فَاِمسَح عَنِ الأَجفانِ كحلَ الوَسنْ

فَاِمسَح عَنِ الأَجفانِ كحلَ الوَسنْ

The turtledove has warbled above the bough.

The moon has sung over the branches,

So wipe the kohl of drowsiness from your eyelids.

So wipe the kohl from your eyelids.

أَلقِ إِلَيهِ السّمعَ وَاِسمَع لَهُ

أَلقِ إِلَيهِ السّمعَ وَاِسمَع لَهُ

يَزولُ بِالتّغريدِ عَنكَ الشّجَن

يَزولُ بِالتّغريدِ عَنكَ الشّجَن

Lend it your ear and listen to it;

Lend him your ear and listen,

Through its warbling, your sorrow will vanish.

Melancholy will leave you at his singing.

وَشاهِدِ الأَزهارَ في رَوضِها

وَشاهِدِ الأَزهارَ في رَوضِها

فَإِنّها الجَوهرُ غالي الثّمَن

فَإِنّها الجَوهرُ غالي الثّمَن

And behold the flowers in their garden,

And behold the flowers in their meadows,

For they are precious gems of great price.

For they are precious gems.

تَحكي عُقودَ الدّرِّ مَنظومةً

تَحكي عُقودَ الدّرِّ مَنظومةً

في نَحرِ غَيداء بِوَجهٍ حَسَن

في نَحرِ غَيداء بِوَجهٍ حَسَن

They resemble necklaces of pearls, strung together,

Reciting necklaces of pearls composed

At the throat of a graceful woman with a lovely face.

In the throat of a gazelle with a beautiful face.

كَأَنّما الوردُ نُجومُ السّما

كَأَنّما الوردُ نُجومُ السّما

وَالنّرجِسُ الأَقمار يا ذا الفِطَن

وَالنّرجِسُ الأَقمار يا ذا الفِطَن

As though the roses were the stars of the sky,

As if the roses were stars in the sky

And the narcissi moons, O discerning one.

And the narcissus were moons, O wise one!

أَو كَصُحونِ فضّةٍ فَوقَها

أَو كَصُحونِ فضّةٍ فَوقَها

كُؤوسُ إِبريزٍ يُزيلُ الحَزَن

كُؤوسُ إِبريزٍ يُزيلُ الحَزَن

Or like silver dishes, atop which stand

Or like silver platters above which

Cups of pure gold that dispel sorrow,

Are crystal goblets that dispel sorrow,

مَملوءَةً بِالخمرِ خَمرِ الهَنا

مَملوءَةً بِالخمرِ خَمرِ الهَنا

عافية الأَرواحِ ثمَّ البَدَن

عافية الأَرواحِ ثمَّ البَدَن

Filled with wine—the wine of bliss—

Filled with joyous wine, wine that gives

Health for souls, and then for the body.

Wellbeing first to the soul, then the body.

وَالعَين مِنها شَرِبت أنسَها

وَالعَين مِنها شَرِبت أنسَها

فَدارَ سكر البشرِ فيها عَلَن

فَدارَ سكر البشرِ فيها عَلَن

And from them the eye has drunk its delight,

The eye has drunk its bliss from them

So the intoxication of joy coursed openly within it.

So tipsiness openly circulates through it.

وَاِشهَد بِجنحِ اللّيل زهرَ السّما

وَاِشهَد بِجنحِ اللّيل زهرَ السّما

وَضَوءها في الأَرضِ يَعلو الفَنَن

وَضَوءها في الأَرضِ يَعلو الفَنَن

And behold, under cover of night, the blossoms of the sky,

Witness with the wing of night the flower of the sky

And their light on earth, rising above the bough.

And its light on earth transcending branches.

بِها تذكرُ لِبدورِ العُلى

بِها تذكرُ لِبدورِ العُلى

وَأَنجمِ العَلياءِ في ذا الزّمَن

وَأَنجمِ العَلياءِ في ذا الزّمَن

Through them you recall the full moons of eminence

It reminds you of the full moons of sublimity

And the stars of exalted rank in this age.

And the brightest stars of the lofty ones in this time.

لَو نالَ بَعضَ الحُسنِ نَجم السّما

لَو نالَ بَعضَ الحُسنِ نَجم السّما

فَإِنّما بَدرُ المَعالي حَسَن

فَإِنّما بَدرُ المَعالي حَسَن

Even if a star of heaven attained some beauty,

If a star in the sky attained some of the beauty

For Hasan alone is the full moon of high distinction.

The full moon of glory is most beautiful.

الماجِد الفَخم الرّفيع الذُّرى

الماجِد الفَخم الرّفيع الذُّرى

مَن في ذُرى العَلياءِ عِزّاً قَطَن

مَن في ذُرى العَلياءِ عِزّاً قَطَن

The noble, majestic man of lofty summits,

The glorious, prestigious, highly ranked one,

Who has dwelt in honor on the peaks of eminence.

Who in the ranks of the eminent dwelled.

الكامِلُ الشّهم وَعِزّ العُلى

الكامِلُ الشّهم وَعِزّ العُلى

عالي الجَنابِ الرّحبِ رَحب العَطَن

عالي الجَنابِ الرّحبِ رَحب العَطَن

The consummate, gallant one, and the glory of eminence,

The perfect, valiant one, honor of the exalted,

Of lofty, spacious precincts and an ample watering-place.

Of lofty lineage, of ample open-handedness.

تَوَطّن العلياءَ بَيتاً لَه

تَوَطّن العلياءَ بَيتاً لَه

وَلَيسَ كَالعَلياءِ يَبدو وَطَن

وَلَيسَ كَالعَلياءِ يَبدو وَطَن

He has made eminence a home for himself,

He made the abode of the lofty his home,

And no homeland appears to equal eminence.

And none can compete with the eminent as a homeland.

الحَسن الصيتِ الحَميدِ الثّنا

الحَسن الصيتِ الحَميدِ الثّنا

وَمَن بِحُسنِ الخُلق فينا اِدَّهَن

وَمَن بِحُسنِ الخُلق فينا اِدَّهَن

Of fair renown and worthy of praise,

Of excellent reputation and praiseworthy qualities,

And who among us has anointed himself with good character.

And the one among us embued with excellent character.

الفارِس الفَحل وَلَيث الشّرى

الفارِس الفَحل وَلَيث الشّرى

مُعتقلُ الرّمحِ وَفيهِ طَعَن

مُعتقلُ الرّمحِ وَفيهِ طَعَن

The mighty horseman and the lion of al-Shara,

The gallant knight and lion of the battlefield,

Couching the spear, he has thrust with it.

Wielder of the lance with which he thrust.

مَنْ رُعبُه في الحَربِ يَوم الوَغى

مَنْ رُعبُه في الحَربِ يَوم الوَغى

في قَلبِ آسادِ الشّرى قَد سَكَن

في قَلبِ آسادِ الشّرى قَد سَكَن

He whose terror, in war, on the day of battle,

Whose awe on the day of battle

Has settled in the hearts of the lions of al-Shara.

Resides in the hearts of the evil predators.

الأَريحيّ الكَرم بَحر النَّدى

الأَريحيّ الكَرم بَحر النَّدى

مِن بَحرِ كَفّيه يَفيضُ المِنَن

مِن بَحرِ كَفّيه يَفيضُ المِنَن

The magnanimous, generous one, an ocean of bounty,

Al-Ariha, the generous, ocean of dew,

From the sea of his two palms, favors overflow.

From the ocean of his palms charity overflows.

لا زالَ في عِزِّ إِلَهِ السّما

لا زالَ في عِزِّ إِلَهِ السّما

يَحيا عَزيز الدّهرِ بَل لَم يُهَن

يَحيا عَزيز الدّهرِ بَل لَم يُهَن

May he ever, in the might of the God of heaven,

He remains in the glory of the God of the sky,

Live honored throughout time—nay, never abased—

Living honored through the ages, and was never disgraced.

بِأَرغَدِ العَيشِ بِحُسنِ الهَنا

بِأَرغَدِ العَيشِ بِحُسنِ الهَنا

وَراحة البالِ بِطولِ الزّمَن

وَراحة البالِ بِطولِ الزّمَن

In life's fullest ease and delightful bliss,

With the most comfortable life, the joy of tranquility,

And peace of mind throughout the length of time,

And peace of mind, for the length of time,

ما أَومَضَ البرقُ وَهبَّت صبا

ما أَومَضَ البرقُ وَهبَّت صبا

وَما هَمى الودقُ وَما قَد هَتَن

وَما هَمى الودقُ وَما قَد هَتَن

As long as lightning flashes and the east wind blows,

As long as lightning flickered, breeze blew,

And as long as rain pours down, and as long as it falls steadily,

And clouds stirred, and bent.

ما الفَتحُ قَد أَنشدَ مِن نظمِهِ

ما الفَتحُ قَد أَنشدَ مِن نظمِهِ

قَد غَرَّدَ القمريّ فَوقَ الفَنَن

قَد غَرَّدَ القمريّ فَوقَ الفَنَن

As long as al-Fath recites from his verse:

However much celebration sang of his verse,

The turtledove has warbled above the bough.

The moon has sung over the branches.