رَبُّthe lord الزَمانِof time أَجَلُّtoo exalted قَدrank (word begins here)
رَبُّ الزَمانِ أَجَلُّ قَد
راًcompletion of 'rank' أَنto يُهَنّىbe congratulated بِالزَمانِon the passage of time
راً أَن يُهَنّى بِالزَمانِ
The lord of time is too exalted in rank
The Lord of Time is glorious indeed
to be congratulated on the passage of time.
Too exalted to be affected by time
لَكِنَّهاbut such are العاداتُthe customs فيin
لَكِنَّها العاداتُ في
رَفعِoffering المَدائِحِpraises وَالتَهانيand congratulations
رَفعِ المَدائِحِ وَالتَهاني
But such are the customs
Yet it is custom to praise
of offering praises and congratulations.
And congratulate the king
مَلِكٌa king تَدينُsubmit لِأَمرِهِto his command الthe
مَلِكٌ تَدينُ لِأَمرِهِ ال
ثَقَلانِtwo orders of beings مِنof إِنسٍhumankind وَجانِand jinn
ثَقَلانِ مِن إِنسٍ وَجانِ
A king whose command is obeyed by
Whose rule the worlds of man and spirit obey
the two orders of beings—humankind and jinn.
Who shows clemency and pardon to all
يَلقىfinds النَدىbounty وَالعَفوَand pardon عَفfreely (word begins here)
يَلقى النَدى وَالعَفوَ عَف
واًcompletion of 'freely' عِندَهُwith him جانٍa gatherer وَجانيand an offender
واً عِندَهُ جانٍ وَجاني
Bounty and pardon are freely found
Wrongdoer and wronged alike seek his forgiveness
with him by the gatherer and the offender.
His conduct has brought people safety
أَضحىhave become بِسيرَتِهِthrough his conduct الأَنامُall people
أَضحى بِسيرَتِهِ الأَنامُ
مِنَfrom الحَوادِثِcalamities فيin أَمانِsafety
مِنَ الحَوادِثِ في أَمانِ
Through his conduct, all people have become
From the trials of fate
safe from calamities.
His resolute hands and determined efforts
أَفنىput an end to بِذابِلِهِwith his slender spear وَناand bounty (word begins here)
أَفنى بِذابِلِهِ وَنا
ئِلِهِhis bounty (word completion) الأَعادِيَenemies وَالأَمانيand wishes
ئِلِهِ الأَعادِيَ وَالأَماني
With his slender spear and bounty, he has vanquished
Have thwarted enemies and ambitions
foes and fulfilled wishes.
You remain protected, your lofty pillars
لاmay … never زِلتَyou cease مَحفوظَprotected العُلىlofty honor
لا زِلتَ مَحفوظَ العُلى
عاليlofty الدَعائِمِthe pillars وَالمَبانيand the edifices
عالي الدَعائِمِ وَالمَباني
May your lofty honor always be preserved,
And buildings ever preserved
your pillars and edifices ever high,
Green pastures and reddened mountains
جَذلانَjoyous مُخضَرَّgreen and flourishing النَدىbounty
جَذلانَ مُخضَرَّ النَدى
وَالعودِand the stem مُحمَرَّred السِنانِthe spearpoint
وَالعودِ مُحمَرَّ السِنانِ
joyous, your bounty lush and green,
Grace your springtime visage
your stem green too, your spearpoint red,
No blemish marks the radiant face
ماas long as اِفتَرَّopened in a smile فيin وَجهِthe face الرَبيthe spring (word begins here)
ما اِفتَرَّ في وَجهِ الرَبي
عِcompletion of 'spring' الطَلقِradiant ثَغرُthe mouth الأُقحُوانِof the chrysanthemum
عِ الطَلقِ ثَغرُ الأُقحُوانِ
so long as, in the face of radiant spring,
Of your smiling lips
the chrysanthemum's mouth opens in a smile,
And the virgin ideas
وَاِستَخدَمَتand employed عونُmature ones القَواthe rhymes (word begins here)
وَاِستَخدَمَت عونُ القَوا
فيcompletion of 'rhymes' فيكَin your praise أَبكارُvirgin ones المَعانيmeanings
في فيكَ أَبكارُ المَعاني
and seasoned rhymes enlist
Have been employed to serve you
virgin meanings in your praise.
Partial English translation: 19 of 20 Arabic lines translated.