يومٌa day أناخَknelt down ببابِat the gate خيرِthe best إمامِimam
يومٌ أناخَ ببابِ خيرِ إمامِ
كَهَديةٍlike a gift مِنfrom كفٍّa hand هذاthis العامِthe year
كَهَديةٍ مِن كفٍّ هذا العامِ
A day knelt at the door of the finest imam,
A day that knelt at the gate of the finest imam,
like a gift from this year’s own hand.
Like a gift from the hand of this year.
يومٌa day أُضيفَwas associated إلىwith المليكِthe king مُحَمدٍMuhammad
يومٌ أُضيفَ إلى المليكِ مُحَمدٍ
هوit عندناto us تاجٌa crown علىupon الأيَامِthe days
هو عندنا تاجٌ على الأيَامِ
A day added to King Muhammad—
A day associated with King Muhammad,
to us, a crown upon all days.
It is, to us, a crown upon the days.
يومٌa day تجليshone forth حبُّناour love فيهin it لِخَيfor the best (word continues)
يومٌ تجلي حبُّنا فيه لِخَي
رِcompletion of 'best' مُتَوَّجٍa crowned ruler فيin العالَمِthe world الإسلاميIslamic
رِ مُتَوَّجٍ في العالَمِ الإسلامي
A day when our love shone forth for the best—
A day on which our love shone forth for the finest
—crowned sovereign in the Islamic world.
Crowned ruler in the Islamic world.
فلِوَصفِهِso, to describe him أرهِفsharpen لأقلامِfor the pens الثَّناpraise
فلِوَصفِهِ أرهِف لأقلامِ الثَّنا
فَلِمثلso, for the like of وصفِهdescribing him مُرهَفُhoned الأٌقلامِthe pens
فَلِمثل وصفِه مُرهَفُ الأٌقلامِ
To describe him, whet the pens of praise;
So, to describe him, sharpen the pens of praise;
for portraying one like him, the pens stand keen.
For such a description of him, the pens are honed.
هَشَّتrejoiced رياضُgardens بلاغةٍeloquence فيهin it فَذاso here is
هَشَّت رياضُ بلاغةٍ فيه فَذا
زَهرُblossoms البديعِrhetorical artistry مفتَّحُopened الأكمامِthe bud coverings
زَهرُ البديعِ مفتَّحُ الأكمامِ
The gardens of eloquence smiled on it—and behold,
The gardens of eloquence rejoiced that day; behold
the flowers of rhetoric, their calyxes flung open.
The blossoms of rhetorical art, their buds opened wide.
وتَرىand you see شحاريرَblackbirds البيانِeloquence تصادَحتsang to one another
وتَرى شحاريرَ البيانِ تصادَحت
وعلىand over الأَثيرthe ether تجاوُبُmutual answering الأنغامِthe melodies
وعلى الأَثير تجاوُبُ الأنغامِ
You see the blackbirds of eloquence singing to one another,
And you see the blackbirds of eloquence singing to one another,
while over the airwaves the melodies answer each other.
And across the ether, melodies answer one another.
والشعبُand the people عندupon سماعِهhearing it مُتَرَنِّحٌswaying
والشعبُ عند سماعِه مُتَرَنِّحٌ
يَحكيechoes ترنُّمَmelodious singing أغصُنٍboughs وحَمامِand doves
يَحكي ترنُّمَ أغصُنٍ وحَمامِ
And the people, hearing it, sway in rapture,
And the people sway as they hear it,
echoing the song of boughs and doves.
Echoing the song of boughs and doves.
عمَّfilled الحواضرthe cities والبواديand the open country بهجةٌjoy
عمَّ الحواضر والبوادي بهجةٌ
فالكونso the world روضٌa garden غبَّafter صوبِthe downpour غَمامِclouds
فالكون روضٌ غبَّ صوبِ غَمامِ
Joy filled the cities and the countryside;
Joy filled the cities and the open country;
the universe became a garden after a raincloud’s downpour.
So the world is a garden after the clouds' downpour.
خَلَّدتَyou immortalized مجدَthe glory جُدودِكَyour forebears الصِّيدِthe noble ones الأُلىwho
خَلَّدتَ مجدَ جُدودِكَ الصِّيدِ الأُلى
سارواthey strode منَof الأيَّامِthe days فوقَabove الهامِthe heads
ساروا منَ الأيَّامِ فوقَ الهامِ
You immortalized the glory of your lionhearted forefathers—
You immortalized the glory of your noble forebears, who
those who strode above the very heads of days.
Strode above the heads of the days.
ذكرىa remembrance يرددهاrepeats it الخلودُeternity علىupon مساears (word continues)
ذكرى يرددها الخلودُ على مسا
معهمcompletion of 'their ears' مدىthroughout الأحقابthe ages والأعوامand the years
معهم مدى الأحقاب والأعوام
A memory eternity repeats within their hear—
A remembrance that eternity echoes in
—ing, throughout the ages and the years.
Their ears throughout the ages and years.
واللهand God جَلَّexalted is جلالُهHis majesty سَيزيدُكُمwill grant you more
والله جَلَّ جلالُه سَيزيدُكُم
منof فائِقِsurpassing الإحسانِbeneficence والإنعامِand bounty
من فائِقِ الإحسانِ والإنعامِ
And God—exalted is His majesty—will grant you increase
And God—exalted be His majesty—will grant you more
in surpassing beneficence and bounty.
Of surpassing beneficence and bounty,
ويُريكَand will show you فيin الأقمارِthe moons غاياتِultimate aims المُنىwishes
ويُريكَ في الأقمارِ غاياتِ المُنى
وهلand is ...? الهُمامُthe noble hero سوىother than سليلa descendant هُمامِa noble hero
وهل الهُمامُ سوى سليل هُمامِ
And show you, among the moons, the utmost of all hopes.
And show you in the moons the fulfillment of your wishes.
Is any valiant lord but the scion of a valiant lord?
And is a noble hero anything but a noble hero's descendant?
ألعيدُthe festival عيدُكَyour festival فاهنَأَنso rejoice indeed بجَلالِهِin its majesty
ألعيدُ عيدُكَ فاهنَأَن بجَلالِهِ
والعَرشُand the throne عَرشُكَyour throne ياO أجَلًَّmost exalted إمامِimam
والعَرشُ عَرشُكَ يا أجَلًَّ إمامِ
This feast is your feast; rejoice, then, in its splendor.
The festival is your festival; rejoice in its majesty!
The throne is your throne, O most exalted imam.
And the throne is your throne, O most exalted imam!
