يهنيكmay it gladden you ياO مولايmy lord عودكyour return سالماًsafe and sound
يهنيك يا مولاي عودك سالماً
لسرورto the delight of بابthe gate of الكعبةthe Kaaba الغراءِradiant
لسرور باب الكعبة الغراءِ
May your safe return bring you joy, my lord,
I congratulate you, my Master, on your safe return
to the delight of the radiant Kaaba's gate
To the joy of the Door of the Noble Kaaba
وعبيدand the servants of نعمتكyour bounty الذيwho ترشفواthey sipped
وعبيد نعمتك الذي ترشفوا
كاسينtwo cups كاسa cup of هناًjoy وكاسand a cup of ولاءloyalty
كاسين كاس هناً وكاس ولاء
and the servants of your bounty, who have sipped
And the servants of Your blessings who were honored
two cups: a cup of joy and a cup of loyalty.
With cups of joy and cups of loyalty
فتحتopened عنايتكyour care الطريقthe road لسالكٍfor a wayfarer
فتحت عنايتك الطريق لسالكٍ
ولطالماand so often فتحتit opened طريقa path to هناءhappiness
ولطالما فتحت طريق هناء
Your care opened the road for the wayfarer,
Your care opened the way for the traveler
and time and again opened a path to happiness.
And you have often opened the way to bliss
فسرىso it traveled by night بهاalong it ركبthe caravan of التجارةtrade عالماًknowing
فسرى بها ركب التجارة عالماً
أنthat اقتداركyour might حارسthe guardian of البيداءthe desert
أن اقتدارك حارس البيداء
So the trading caravan traveled along it by night, knowing
The caravan of trade journeyed by it worldwide
that your might is the desert's guardian.
That your power is the guardian of the desert
وشدتand sang بمدحكin your praise فيin فروقFuruq بلابلnightingales of الthe
وشدت بمدحك في فروق بلابل ال
أخبارnews عندin the presence of سميذعthe noble chief of الخلفاءthe caliphs
أخبار عند سميذع الخلفاء
And in Furuq your praise was sung by the nightingales of the
And the nightingales in the branches sang your praise
news, before the noble chief of the caliphs.
Reports to the listening ears of the Caliphs
فاسلمso live safe وسدand reign ياO منyou who بغيركwithout you لمdid not يسدattain greatness
فاسلم وسد يا من بغيرك لم يسد
شعبٌa people ولمand did not ينظرsee شبيهكyour like راءa beholder
شعبٌ ولم ينظر شبيهك راء
So live safe and reign, O you without whom greatness was never attained
So be well and close, O you whom without closure
by any people; nor has any beholder seen your like.
No nation prospers and none sees your like
وافخرand take pride فقدfor indeed حلاكhas adorned you ربكyour Lord بالتقىwith piety
وافخر فقد حلاك ربك بالتقى
والصبرand patience فيin السراءprosperity والضراءand adversity
والصبر في السراء والضراء
And take pride, for your Lord has adorned you with piety
And pride yourself, for your Lord has adorned you with piety
and patience in prosperity and adversity.
And patience in ease and adversity
وكساكand clothed you منfrom حللthe robes of التواضعhumility حلةًa robe
وكساك من حلل التواضع حلةً
صدheld back النهىreason عنهاfrom it يدthe hand of الخيلاءarrogance
صد النهى عنها يد الخيلاء
And clothed you in one of humility's robes,
And clothed you in the garb of humility
from which reason has held back the hand of arrogance.
Which the hand of arrogance is barred from
لاnever زلتmay you cease to be كالنجمlike the star الرفيعlofty مكانةًin station
لا زلت كالنجم الرفيع مكانةً
يعلوrises above السماthe sky ويرىand is seen بجوفin the depths of الماءthe water
يعلو السما ويرى بجوف الماء
May you never cease to be like a star, exalted in station,
You remain like the lofty star in status
rising above the sky, yet seen in the water's depths.
Rising over the heavens and seen in the sea's depths
وبقيتand may you remain شمسa sun of علاًglory وبدرand a full moon of وزراةٍministry
وبقيت شمس علاً وبدر وزراةٍ
وغياثand succor to محتاجٍone in need وغيثand a rain of سخاءgenerosity
وغياث محتاجٍ وغيث سخاء
And may you remain a sun of glory and a full moon of ministry,
And stay the sun of highness, the full moon and minister
and succor to the needy and a rain of generosity.
And aid of the needy and rain of generosity