جَمَالَbeauty الجَلالِmajesty وفَرْدَand the peerless one الكَمالِperfection
جَمَالَ الجَلالِ وفَرْدَ الكَمالِ
وزَيْنَand the adornment الرِّجالِmen حَمِيدَpraiseworthy الخِصالِcharacter traits
وزَيْنَ الرِّجالِ حَمِيدَ الخِصالِ
O beauty of majesty and paragon of perfection,
The beauty of majesty and the uniquely perfect
And adornment of men, praiseworthy in character,
The adornment of men, the praised traits
قَرِيعَforemost man الزَّمانِthe age بهذَاat this الأَوانِtime
قَرِيعَ الزَّمانِ بهذَا الأَوانِ
بَديعَwondrous البَيانِeloquence خَدِينَclose companion المعاليlofty virtues
بَديعَ البَيانِ خَدِينَ المعالي
Foremost of the age at this present time,
The intimate friend of time at this moment
Wondrous in eloquence, close companion of lofty virtues:
Eloquent in speech, gentle in manner
أَأَيّامُhave the days...? تَشْريقِناour Tashriq observance قَدْindeed قَضَتْdecreed
أَأَيّامُ تَشْريقِنا قَدْ قَضَتْ
بِتَفْريقِناfor our parting ياO لَقَومِيmy people (appeal for help) ويالِيand alas for me
بِتَفْريقِنا يا لَقَومِي ويالِي
Have our days of Tashriq decreed
Oh the days of our joy had passed
Our parting? O my people, and alas for me!
In our separation, oh my people, oh my sorrow
وأَيّامُand the days تَعْييدناour Eid celebrations مالَهاwhat ails them?
وأَيّامُ تَعْييدنا مالَها
أَتَتْناcame to us بِتَبْعِيدِناwith our estrangement والتَّقاليand mutual aversion
أَتَتْنا بِتَبْعِيدِنا والتَّقالي
And our days of celebrating Eid—what ails them,
And the days of our celebration, what are they to us
That they have brought us estrangement and mutual aversion?
When they come with our exile and dispersal