بِرِياض تُونس للامام الصادقِ

بِرِياض تُونس للامام الصادقِ

عالي الذرى اِبتسمت ثُغورُ حَدائقِ

عالي الذرى اِبتسمت ثُغورُ حَدائقِ

In the gardens of Tunis, for Imam al-Sadiq,

In the gardens of Tunis for Imam al-Sadiq

Lofty in rank, the gardens' lips broke into smiles.

High above creation, the mouths of gardens smiled

وَترنمت فَوق الغُصون عَنادلٌ

وَترنمت فَوق الغُصون عَنادلٌ

في مَدحه بِبَديع نَظمٍ فائق

في مَدحه بِبَديع نَظمٍ فائق

And nightingales sang above the boughs

And nightingales twittered atop the branches

In his praise, with wondrous, surpassing verse.

Praising him in elegant, sublime verse

وَغَدَت تغرّد بِالثَناء عَلَيهِ في

وَغَدَت تغرّد بِالثَناء عَلَيهِ في

أَلحانِها بِرَفيع نَثرٍ رائق

أَلحانِها بِرَفيع نَثرٍ رائق

And they began to warble praise of him in

And they began to chirp praise upon him in

Their melodies, with lofty, limpid prose.

Their melodies in refined, pleasant prose

وَتُشنَّفُ الأَسماع مِن أَوصافه

وَتُشنَّفُ الأَسماع مِن أَوصافه

بتردّدٍ يُزري بِمَنطق ناطق

بتردّدٍ يُزري بِمَنطق ناطق

And ears are adorned with descriptions of him,

And ears delight in his attributes

With recurring strains that put a speaker's speech to shame.

Echoing with eloquent speech

وَتَقول بَينَ يَدي عُلاه بمحفل

وَتَقول بَينَ يَدي عُلاه بمحفل

مِن كُل صَدر لِلمَكارم عاشق

مِن كُل صَدر لِلمَكارم عاشق

And they say in his exalted presence, at a gathering

And they say before his greatness in a gathering

Of every dignitary enamored of noble deeds:

Of every heart enamored with virtues

يا أَيُها الملك الَّذي غَمَر الوَرى

يا أَيُها الملك الَّذي غَمَر الوَرى

مِن جُود راحَته بِغَيث دافق

مِن جُود راحَته بِغَيث دافق

O king who has flooded humankind

O you, the king who flooded the land

With pouring rain from the bounty of his palm,

With the rain of his generosity in a gushing downpour

وَبِهِ تَحلّى مِنهُ جيد بِلاده

وَبِهِ تَحلّى مِنهُ جيد بِلاده

وَسَمَت بِهِ في لاحق عَن سابق

وَسَمَت بِهِ في لاحق عَن سابق

And with that bounty from him, his country's neck was adorned,

And with it his country's neck was adorned

And through him rose higher in later days than in earlier ones.

And with it she surpassed the predecessor

وَصَفت لَها في عَصره أَوقاتها

وَصَفت لَها في عَصره أَوقاتها

بَرفاهة تبدو لِعَين الرامق

بَرفاهة تبدو لِعَين الرامق

And in his reign her days grew serene,

And her times were described in his era

With prosperity plain to the beholder's eye.

With prosperity that appears to the perceiver

وَالملك وَالدين القَويم تَجمّلا

وَالملك وَالدين القَويم تَجمّلا

مِن نُوره فيها بِطَلعة شارق

مِن نُوره فيها بِطَلعة شارق

And sovereignty and the upright faith were adorned

The state and true religion adorned themselves

By his light within her, with a rising sun's countenance.

With his light within it in a shining rising

وَالأُسد تومي بِالسُجود لِسَيفه

وَالأُسد تومي بِالسُجود لِسَيفه

في كُل معترك كَليل غاسق

في كُل معترك كَليل غاسق

And lions bow in prostration before his sword

And the lion kneels in prostration to his sword

On every battlefield as dark as night.

In every battlefield like a gloomy night

وَتهاب كُلَّ مسدّد في رَأيه

وَتهاب كُلَّ مسدّد في رَأيه

مِن كُل شَهم بِالإِصابة واثق

مِن كُل شَهم بِالإِصابة واثق

And they fear every man unerring in his judgment,

And every steadfast one in his view fears

Among all the gallant men confident of hitting the mark,

His strike from every bold and confident one

مِن كُل لَيث بِالوِزارة قائم

مِن كُل لَيث بِالوِزارة قائم

تَدبيرُه يُنسي وَقائعَ طارق

تَدبيرُه يُنسي وَقائعَ طارق

Among all the lions serving as ministers,

Every staunch minister by his management

Whose planning makes one forget Tariq's battles.

Makes the deeds of every conqueror forgotten

وَتَخاف صَولةَ كُل قرن باسل

وَتَخاف صَولةَ كُل قرن باسل

صَعب الشَكيمة في المَضارب حاذق

صَعب الشَكيمة في المَضارب حاذق

And they fear the onslaught of every valiant adversary,

And the attack of every brave century fears

Hard to bridle, skilled in swordplay.

Of resolute temperament in battle, skillful

فَالنَصر مَقرون بِرايته الَّتي

فَالنَصر مَقرون بِرايته الَّتي

تَعلو عَلى رايات كُل مُسابق

تَعلو عَلى رايات كُل مُسابق

For victory is bound to his banner, which

So victory is tied to his banner that

Rises above the banners of every contender.

Rises over the banners of all competitors

وَالفَضل يَشهَدُ أَنَّهُ أَولى بِهِ

وَالفَضل يَشهَدُ أَنَّهُ أَولى بِهِ

دُون المَلا بِمَغارب وَمَشارق

دُون المَلا بِمَغارب وَمَشارق

And excellence bears witness that he is worthier of it

And virtue testifies that he is most deserving of it

Than all others in the lands of West and East.

Beyond kings in all lands and horizons

بُشراك مِن شَهر الصِيام بِما تَشا

بُشراك مِن شَهر الصِيام بِما تَشا

مِن عَودة في طاعة لِلخالق

مِن عَودة في طاعة لِلخالق

Glad tidings to you from the month of fasting, of all you wish:

Good tidings to you of the month of fasting with what you desire

A return spent in obedience to the Creator,

Of return in obedience to the Creator

وَبِأَلف عيد لا تَزال منعَّماً

وَبِأَلف عيد لا تَزال منعَّماً

فيها بملك للسعود مرافق

فيها بملك للسعود مرافق

And a thousand feasts—may you ever remain blessed

And a thousand holidays you shall remain blessed

During them, with sovereignty attended by good fortune,

Within it with a kingdom accompanying the Saudis

ما قالَ مَجدي في الهَناء مؤرِّخاً

ما قالَ مَجدي في الهَناء مؤرِّخاً

عيد أَضاءَ بِطالع اسم صادق

عيد أَضاءَ بِطالع اسم صادق

As long as Majdi speaks in joy, composing a chronogram:

What Majdi said in praise documenting

A feast shone with the rising of the name Sadiq.

A holiday illuminated by the rising of the name Sadiq