ياO دارُhouse نِلتِyou have attained العِزَّglory والتَّكريماand honor
يا دارُ نِلتِ العِزَّ والتَّكريما
وغدَاand became مَقامُكِyour standing فيamong الدِيارِthe houses عَظيماgreat
وغدَا مَقامُكِ في الدِيارِ عَظيما
O house, you have gained glory and honor,
O home, you have attained honor and dignity,
and your standing among houses has become great.
And your dwelling in the lands has become great.
قدindeed كنتِyou were داراًa house لامرِئٍfor a man مُترئِّسٍholding authority
قد كنتِ داراً لامرِئٍ مُترئِّسٍ
لاnot يعرِفknows التَّحليلَdeclaring lawful والتَّحريماand declaring forbidden
لا يعرِف التَّحليلَ والتَّحريما
You once were the house of a man in power,
You were once the home of an arrogant tyrant,
who knew neither what was lawful nor what was forbidden.
Who knew not right from wrong.
سَلبَrobbed النُّفوسَsouls مَتاعَهاtheir possessions وحياتَهاand their lives
سَلبَ النُّفوسَ مَتاعَها وحياتَها
وأنالَهَاand inflicted on them التَّعذيبَtorture والتَّاليمَاand pain
وأنالَهَا التَّعذيبَ والتَّاليمَا
He robbed souls of their possessions and their lives,
He robbed souls of their joys and lives,
and subjected them to torture and pain,
And afflicted them with torture and suffering,
حتىuntil أتاحَgranted لكِto you الإلهُGod سعادةًhappiness
حتى أتاحَ لكِ الإلهُ سعادةً
إذwhen صرتِyou became لِلمسعودِbelonging to the fortunate one إبراهيماIbrahim
إذ صرتِ لِلمسعودِ إبراهيما
until God granted you happiness,
Until God granted you good fortune,
when you came to belong to fortunate Ibrahim.
When you became Abraham's abode.
وأنالَand bestowed وجهَكyour face بهجةًradiance ولَطالماand for so long
وأنالَ وجهَك بهجةً ولَطالما
قدindeed كانَwas بالظُّلمthrough injustice الذَّميمِvile دميماugly
قد كانَ بالظُّلم الذَّميمِ دميما
And he gave your face radiance, though for so long
For long had your face joy, as long as
it had been disfigured by vile injustice.
That despicable tyrant remained vile.
عُوِّضتِyou were compensated عنin place of ذاكَthat الظَّلومِoppressor مُرابِطاًa devout guardian
عُوِّضتِ عن ذاكَ الظَّلومِ مُرابِطاً
مُتَحَيِّزاًdevoted لِلمَكرُماتِto noble deeds كَريماgenerous
مُتَحَيِّزاً لِلمَكرُماتِ كَريما
In place of that oppressor, you were given a devout guardian,
You were compensated for that oppressor with
devoted to noble deeds, generous,
A protector of virtues, honorable and generous.
حراfree خَبيراًwell-versed بالأُمورِin affairs مُهَذَّباًrefined
حرا خَبيراً بالأُمورِ مُهَذَّباً
مُتَأَدِّباًcultured رحبَbroad الجَبينِthe brow فَهيماperceptive
مُتَأَدِّباً رحبَ الجَبينِ فَهيما
free, versed in affairs, refined,
Free, wise, refined in manners,
cultured, broad-browed, perceptive.
Courteous, serene of brow, and noble.
وهبَbestowed الإلهُGod لهon him فُؤاداًa heart نَيِّراًluminous
وهبَ الإلهُ له فُؤاداً نَيِّراً
منfrom كلِّall أدواءِailments القُلوبِof hearts سَليماsound
من كلِّ أدواءِ القُلوبِ سَليما
God bestowed on him a luminous heart,
God granted him a heart pure
free from every malady of the heart.
Of all illnesses of the soul.
شهماًnoble-hearted لهhe has فيin العلمِlearning حظٌّa share وافرٌample
شهماً له في العلمِ حظٌّ وافرٌ
أدنىbrought within reach لهfor him المنثورَprose والمنظوماand verse
أدنى له المنثورَ والمنظوما
Noble-hearted, he has an ample share of learning,
He has abundant fortune in knowledge,
which brought prose and verse within his reach,
Bringing him prose and verse.
وأنالَهand granted him بينَamong الرِّجالِmen محبَّةًaffection
وأنالَه بينَ الرِّجالِ محبَّةً
فتراهُso you see him لِلقومِto the people الكِرامnoble حَميماa close friend
فتراهُ لِلقومِ الكِرام حَميما
and won him affection among men,
He has won love amongst men,
so you see him a close friend of noble people.
So you see him intimate with the noble.
ياO دارُhouse يَهنيكِmay it gladden you الذيwhat قدindeed نِلتِyou have attained منof
يا دارُ يَهنيكِ الذي قد نِلتِ من
عزِّglory ويُمنٍand good fortune لاnot يزالُceases مُقيماabiding
عزِّ ويُمنٍ لا يزالُ مُقيما
O house, may you delight in what you have gained of
O home, congratulations on the honor
glory and good fortune, ever abiding.
And prosperity you attained, everlasting.
وحُبِيتِand you were granted منfrom أثَرِthe trace الظَّلومِof the oppressor طهارةًpurity
وحُبِيتِ من أثَرِ الظَّلومِ طهارةً
لماwhen أحَلَّsettled اللهُGod فِيكِwithin you حَكيماa wise man
لما أحَلَّ اللهُ فِيكِ حَكيما
And you were granted cleansing of the oppressor's traces
You were cleansed of the trace of oppression
when God settled a wise man within you.
When God settled within you a wise one.
وغدوتِand you became منfrom بعدِafter الدُّثورِdecay جَديدةًnew
وغدوتِ من بعدِ الدُّثورِ جَديدةً
ومُنحتِand you were granted منfrom بعدِafter الِّفاءprivation (uncertain reading) نَعيماbliss
ومُنحتِ من بعدِ الِّفاء نَعيما
And after decay you became new,
You became anew after destruction,
and after privation you were granted bliss.
And were granted bliss after separation.
صدَقَspoke truly الذيthe one who قدindeed قالَsaid إنَّthat الحَظَّfortune لاnot
صدَقَ الذي قد قالَ إنَّ الحَظَّ لا
يُعطىis bestowed بكُلٍّin each of الحَالتينِthe two states لُزوماnecessarily
يُعطى بكُلٍّ الحَالتينِ لُزوما
He spoke truly who said that fortune is not
True is He who said fortune does not
necessarily bestowed in both states.
Always persist in both states.
يَعودُbecomes الفتىthe young man أغنىthe richest الوَرىof mankind ولَطالَماand many a time
يَعودُ الفتى أغنى الوَرى ولَطالَما
قدindeed باتَspent the night مَنفوضَshaken empty الجِرابthe purse عَديماdestitute
قد باتَ مَنفوضَ الجِراب عَديما
A young man becomes the richest of mankind, though many a time
The young man returns richest of all though long he
he spent the night destitute, his purse shaken empty.
Slept bankrupt and destitute.
وكُسيتِand you were clothed فيamong حُلَلِrobes المَلاحةِof beauty حًلَّةًa robe
وكُسيتِ في حُلَلِ المَلاحةِ حًلَّةً
زَهراءَradiant غَادَرَتِleft الحَسودَthe envious one كَليماwounded
زَهراءَ غَادَرَتِ الحَسودَ كَليما
And among the robes of beauty, you were clothed in a robe
You were clothed in robes of glory, a dress
radiant, which left the envious one wounded.
That left the envious silent and helpless.
وإليكِand to you قدindeed عادَreturned الشبابُyouth مُلاطِفاًgently caressing
وإليكِ قد عادَ الشبابُ مُلاطِفاً
وَتَرحَّلَand departed الهَرَمُold age العنيفُharsh رَغيماhumbled
وَتَرحَّلَ الهَرَمُ العنيفُ رَغيما
And youth returned to you with gentle caresses,
To you returned youth, caressing,
and harsh old age departed, humbled.
While feeble old age departed grumbling.
وإليكَand to you إبراهيمُIbrahim تَهنِئَةًcongratulations كماjust as
وإليكَ إبراهيمُ تَهنِئَةً كما
بَعَثَsent الصباحُthe morning منَfrom الرياضِthe gardens نَسيماa breeze
بَعَثَ الصباحُ منَ الرياضِ نَسيما
And to you, Ibrahim, congratulations, just as
To you, O Abraham, congratulations just as
morning sent a breeze from the gardens.
Dawn sent fragrance from the meadows.