يا تونس ابتَهِجي بِأَيمن عيدِ

يا تونس ابتَهِجي بِأَيمن عيدِ

في طالع للمؤمنين سَعيدِ

في طالع للمؤمنين سَعيدِ

O Tunis, rejoice in the most auspicious reign,

O Tunis, rejoice in the most auspicious feast,

beneath an ascendant auspicious to the faithful—

under a rising star auspicious for believers,

في طالع للصادق الملك الَّذي

في طالع للصادق الملك الَّذي

هُوَ فيك لِلدُنيا أَجلُّ عَميد

هُوَ فيك لِلدُنيا أَجلُّ عَميد

the ascendant of al-Sadiq, the king who

under a rising star for al-Sadiq, the king who

within you is the world's most exalted pillar:

is, in you, the world's most illustrious leader;

سُلطان أَفريقّيةَ الراقي إِلى

سُلطان أَفريقّيةَ الراقي إِلى

أَوج الفَخار بِطارف وَتَليد

أَوج الفَخار بِطارف وَتَليد

Sultan of Ifriqiya, rising toward

Sultan of Africa, ascending to

the pinnacle of glory, both newly won and ancestral;

the summit of glory, with honors new and ancestral;

محيي مآثر أهله في دَولة

محيي مآثر أهله في دَولة

فاقَت عَلى أَمثالِها بِمَزيد

فاقَت عَلى أَمثالِها بِمَزيد

reviver of his house's noble achievements in a dynasty

Reviving his people's noble deeds in a realm

that has surpassed all its peers in excellence;

that has surpassed its peers in excellence;

منشي شَجاعة عَنتر بِبَسالة

منشي شَجاعة عَنتر بِبَسالة

مذكورة في قَمع كُل عَنيد

مذكورة في قَمع كُل عَنيد

one who calls forth Antarah's courage through a valor

Calling forth Antarah's courage with valor

renowned for crushing every stubborn rebel;

renowned for subduing every stubborn foe;

منشي لحفظ بِلاده وَرِجاله

منشي لحفظ بِلاده وَرِجاله

ما لا يُقاومه رَصين مشيد

ما لا يُقاومه رَصين مشيد

builder, to safeguard his land and his men,

Establishing, to protect his lands and his men,

of a solid, lofty work that none can withstand;

what no sturdy, towering structure can withstand;

حامي حِمى الأَوطان مِنهُ بِمُرهف

حامي حِمى الأَوطان مِنهُ بِمُرهف

في غمده للمعتدين مبيد

في غمده للمعتدين مبيد

guardian of the homeland's sanctuary with a keen blade of his

Guarding the homelands' sanctuary with a keen blade of his,

that, even in its sheath, destroys aggressors;

which, within its sheath, annihilates aggressors;

مروي الوَرى مِن فَيض جُود يَمينه

مروي الوَرى مِن فَيض جُود يَمينه

أَبداً بِبَحر وافر وَمَديد

أَبداً بِبَحر وافر وَمَديد

slaking all humanity from the overflowing bounty of his right hand,

Slaking humanity's thirst from the overflowing bounty of his right hand,

forever an abundant, far-extending sea;

forever, with a sea abundant and far-reaching;

مهدي بِنور جَبينه لتقدم

مهدي بِنور جَبينه لتقدم

هُو مبدئٌ فيهِ وَخَير معيد

هُو مبدئٌ فيهِ وَخَير معيد

guiding, by the light of his brow, toward a progress

Guiding by the light of his brow toward progress,

of which he is the pioneer and finest renewer.

in which he is the initiator and the finest renewer.

يا أَيُّها الملك الَّذي سادَ المَلا

يا أَيُّها الملك الَّذي سادَ المَلا

بِعلوّ رَأيٍ صائب وَسَديد

بِعلوّ رَأيٍ صائب وَسَديد

O king who has mastered all the people

O king who has become lord of the people,

through lofty judgment, unerring and sound,

through lofty judgment, sound and wise;

وَغَدا لِواء العَدل في أَقطاره

وَغَدا لِواء العَدل في أَقطاره

بِالنَشر يَخفق فَوقَ رَأس عَبيد

بِالنَشر يَخفق فَوقَ رَأس عَبيد

and whose banner of justice throughout his realms

And the banner of justice in his realms has come

now flutters unfurled above the heads of his subjects.

to flutter unfurled above servants' heads;

وَالخصب عَمَّ الأَرض مِن سَهل إِلى

وَالخصب عَمَّ الأَرض مِن سَهل إِلى

جَبل بِحَزمِ مدبِّر وَمُفيد

جَبل بِحَزمِ مدبِّر وَمُفيد

Abundance has pervaded the land, from plain to

And fertility has covered the land, from plain to

mountain, through a prudent, beneficent ruler's resolve.

mountain, through the prudence of a governor and benefactor;

وَبعزمك الإِيمان مدّ ظلاله

وَبعزمك الإِيمان مدّ ظلاله

مِن تُونس وَاجتاز بحر سَعيد

مِن تُونس وَاجتاز بحر سَعيد

Through your resolve, the faith spread its shade

And through your resolve, faith has spread its shade

from Tunis and crossed the sea under happy auspices;

from Tunis and crossed the sea of Sa'id;

وَاِزداد في ملك المَغارب قُوّة

وَاِزداد في ملك المَغارب قُوّة

ركضت بِها في الشَرق خَيل بَريد

ركضت بِها في الشَرق خَيل بَريد

and in the kingdom of the Maghreb it gained a strength

And it gained strength in the realm of the western lands,

by which Berber cavalry galloped through the East.

with which courier horses galloped in the East.

بُشراك بِالعيد الصَغير فَعوده

بُشراك بِالعيد الصَغير فَعوده

عُنوان نصر للإمام جَديد

عُنوان نصر للإمام جَديد

Glad tidings to you on the Lesser Feast—may its return

Glad tidings to you of the Lesser Eid, for its return

be the sign of a fresh victory for the Imam.

is a sign of new victory for the imam.

فَاقبل مَدائحَ مخلص في خدمة

فَاقبل مَدائحَ مخلص في خدمة

بِفُؤاد ذي ودّ لديك أَكيد

بِفُؤاد ذي ودّ لديك أَكيد

Accept the praises of one devoted to your service,

So accept the praises of one sincere in service,

with a heart whose love for you is sure;

with a heart full of steadfast love for you;

وَأَجز عَلى الإِخلاص منهُ قبوله

وَأَجز عَلى الإِخلاص منهُ قبوله

برضاك عَنهُ في التقاء قصيد

برضاك عَنهُ في التقاء قصيد

and reward his devotion by accepting them,

And reward his sincerity by accepting him

through your favor toward him when his poem is presented.

with your approval of him upon encountering this verse.

فَهُوَ الغُلام المنتمي لعلاك في

فَهُوَ الغُلام المنتمي لعلاك في

وَطن محب عن حِماك بَعيد

وَطن محب عن حِماك بَعيد

For he is a young man devoted to your high glory, in

For he is the servant attached to your highness, in

a land that loves you, though distant from your protected realm.

a homeland far from your sanctuary, devoted to you;

وَهُوَ المشرّف بِالنياشين الَّتي

وَهُوَ المشرّف بِالنياشين الَّتي

وَصلت بواسطة الوَكيل سَعيد

وَصلت بواسطة الوَكيل سَعيد

And he is the one honored with the decorations that

And he is the one honored with the medals that

reached him through the offices of the agent Sa'id.

arrived through the agent Sa'id.

لا زال وَعدك يا مؤيد صادقاً

لا زال وَعدك يا مؤيد صادقاً

ما صَح عَنكَ وَمِنكَ خَلف وَعيد

ما صَح عَنكَ وَمِنكَ خَلف وَعيد

May your promise remain forever true, O divinely aided one—

May your promise always remain true, O upheld ruler,

as is fittingly true of you—while a threat may indeed go unfulfilled;

as long as you are truly known to leave threats unfulfilled,

أَو جاءَت الأَعياد تَسعى بِالمُنى

أَو جاءَت الأَعياد تَسعى بِالمُنى

لَكَ في التَهاني رَغم أَنف طَريد

لَكَ في التَهاني رَغم أَنف طَريد

and whenever the festivals come hurrying with hopes,

or the feasts come hastening with cherished wishes

bringing you congratulations, to every banished foe's chagrin;

for you in congratulations, to an outcast's chagrin,

أَو طابَ مني في الثَناء عَليك ما

أَو طابَ مني في الثَناء عَليك ما

يَتلوه بالترتيل كُل مَجيد

يَتلوه بالترتيل كُل مَجيد

or whenever what I offer in your praise rings sweet,

or what I offer in praise of you proves sweet,

recited in measured chant by every noble voice;

which every illustrious person recites with measured cadence;

وَبَلغت ما أَملت مِما تَشتَهي

وَبَلغت ما أَملت مِما تَشتَهي

مِن طُول عُمر واصطفاء وَليد

مِن طُول عُمر واصطفاء وَليد

and may you attain all you have hoped for and desire:

And may you attain what you hoped for of all you desire,

long life and the choosing of an heir;

of long life and the choosing of a child,

أَو عادَ عيد الفطر يَلثم راحة

أَو عادَ عيد الفطر يَلثم راحة

تَقبيلها مِن واجبات مَريد

تَقبيلها مِن واجبات مَريد

or whenever Eid al-Fitr returns to kiss your palm,

or Eid al-Fitr returns to kiss a palm

whose kissing is among a devotee's duties;

whose kissing is among a devotee's duties,

أَو قال مَجدي مادِحاً وُمُؤرِّخاً

أَو قال مَجدي مادِحاً وُمُؤرِّخاً

لِلصادق الوَهاب أَفضل عيد

لِلصادق الوَهاب أَفضل عيد

or whenever Majdi says, in praise and as a chronogram:

or Majdi declares, in praise and to mark the date:

“For al-Sadiq the Munificent, the finest feast.”

For al-Sadiq, the bountiful giver, the finest Eid.