هُنِئتَyou were congratulated بِالعيدِon Eid بَلrather هُنِّيَwas congratulated بِكَon having you العيدُEid
هُنِئتَ بِالعيدِ بَل هُنِّيَ بِكَ العيدُ
فَأَنتَfor you لِلجودِto generosity بَلrather إِرثٌan inheritance لَكَyours الجودُgenerosity
فَأَنتَ لِلجودِ بَل إِرثٌ لَكَ الجودُ
You are congratulated on Eid—rather, Eid is congratulated on you.
For you belong to generosity—rather, generosity is your inheritance.
ياO مَنyou whose عَلىupon الناسِhumankind مَقصورٌreserved تَفَضُّلُهُhis beneficence
يا مَن عَلى الناسِ مَقصورٌ تَفَضُّلُهُ
وَظِلُّand the shade of رَحمَتِهِhis mercy فيin الأَرضِthe earth مَمدودُoutspread
وَظِلُّ رَحمَتِهِ في الأَرضِ مَمدودُ
O you whose bounty is reserved for humankind,
And whose mercy's shade stretches across the earth.
أَضحَتhave become بَدَولَتِكَunder your rule الأَيّامُthe days مُشرِقَةًradiant
أَضحَت بَدَولَتِكَ الأَيّامُ مُشرِقَةً
كَأَنَّهاas though they were لِخُدودِfor the cheeks of الدَهرِTime تَوريدُa rosy blush
كَأَنَّها لِخُدودِ الدَهرِ تَوريدُ
Under your rule the days have become radiant,
As though they were a rosy blush upon Time's cheeks.
أُعطيتَyou were granted فيin المُلكِkingship مالانَthat … grew soft الحَديدُiron لَهُfor it
أُعطيتَ في المُلكِ مالانَ الحَديدُ لَهُ
حُكماًauthority فَأَنتَso you are سُلَيمانٌSolomon وَداودُand David
حُكماً فَأَنتَ سُلَيمانٌ وَداودُ
In kingship you were granted that before which iron softened:
Authority—thus you are Solomon and David.
لَكَyours اليَدانِthe two hands اللَتانِthe two which اِمتاحَdrew upon بِرَّهُماtheir bounty
لَكَ اليَدانِ اللَتانِ اِمتاحَ بِرَّهُما
بَنوthe sons of الزَمانِTime وَريعَتand were terrified مِنهُماby them both الصيدُproud lords
بَنو الزَمانِ وَريعَت مِنهُما الصيدُ
Yours are the two hands whose bounty has been drawn
By the sons of Time, and before which proud lords trembled.
قَضىbrought about وُجودُهُماtheir presence فيناamong us وَجودُهُماand their generosity
قَضى وُجودُهُما فينا وَجودُهُما
تَكذيبَthe refutation of مَنwhoever قالَsaid إِنَّthat الجودَgenerosity مَفقودُlost
تَكذيبَ مَن قالَ إِنَّ الجودَ مَفقودُ
Their presence among us and their generosity have brought about
The refutation of whoever said that generosity was lost.
ماذاwhat أَقولُshall I say وَمَدحيwhile my praise فيكَof you ذوhaving قِصَرٍinadequacy
ماذا أَقولُ وَمَدحي فيكَ ذو قِصَرٍ
وَأَنتَwhile you بِالفِعلِthrough deeds مَمدوحٌpraised وَمَحمودُand commended
وَأَنتَ بِالفِعلِ مَمدوحٌ وَمَحمودُ
What can I say, when my praise of you falls short,
While your deeds earn you praise and acclaim?
إِذاwhen نَظَمتُI compose بَديعَexquisite الشِعرِpoetry قابَلَنيmeets me
إِذا نَظَمتُ بَديعَ الشِعرِ قابَلَني
مِنَof السَماحِgenerosity بَديعٌsomething exquisite مِنكَfrom you مَنقودُpaid in coin
مِنَ السَماحِ بَديعٌ مِنكَ مَنقودُ
When I compose exquisite verse, I am met
With exquisite generosity from you, paid out in coin.
فَلاso not مَعانيهِits meanings فيin الحُسنىgoodness مُغَلغَلَةٌdeeply buried
فَلا مَعانيهِ في الحُسنى مُغَلغَلَةٌ
وَلاnor بِأَلفاظِهِin its words فيin البِرِّkindness تَعقيدُcomplexity
وَلا بِأَلفاظِهِ في البِرِّ تَعقيدُ
So its meanings of goodness are not obscure,
Nor is there any tangle in its words of kindness.
فَعِشتَso may you live يوليكَgranting you طَيبَthe sweetness of العَيشِlife أَربَعَةٌfour things
فَعِشتَ يوليكَ طَيبَ العَيشِ أَربَعَةٌ
عِزٌّglory وَنَصرٌand victory وَإِقبالٌand good fortune وَتَأيِيدُand support
عِزٌّ وَنَصرٌ وَإِقبالٌ وَتَأيِيدُ
So may you live, with four things granting you life's sweetness:
Glory, victory, good fortune, and support.
وَلاand may … never خَلَتbe devoid كُلَّevery عامٍyear مِنكَof you أَربَعَةٌfour things
وَلا خَلَت كُلَّ عامٍ مِنكَ أَربَعَةٌ
نِسكٌritual worship وَصَومٌand fasting وَإِفطارٌand breaking the fast وَتَعيِيدُand celebrating Eid
نِسكٌ وَصَومٌ وَإِفطارٌ وَتَعيِيدُ
And each year may four things never lack your presence:
Ritual worship, fasting, breaking the fast, and celebrating Eid.