أَرَانِي إذا هَذَّبتُ فيك قصيدةً

أَرَانِي إذا هَذَّبتُ فيك قصيدةً

من المدح وَاتانِي الكلامُ المُهَذَّبُ

من المدح وَاتانِي الكلامُ المُهَذَّبُ

I find that, whenever I polish a poem about you,

Whenever I compose for you an ode of praise,

in praise, polished words come readily to me.

My words flow eloquently and smoothly.

وإن رُمتُ تقريظاً لغيرك عاقَنِي

وإن رُمتُ تقريظاً لغيرك عاقَنِي

لساني ورَاح القولُ فيه يُكذَّب

لساني ورَاح القولُ فيه يُكذَّب

And if I seek to praise another, I am hindered

But if I attempt eulogy for another,

by my tongue, and its words come to be deemed false.

My tongue locks up and my words ring hollow.

لأنَّك مجبولٌ على الفضل والعُلا

لأنَّك مجبولٌ على الفضل والعُلا

وأنّ العطايا فيك طبعٌ مُرَكَّب

وأنّ العطايا فيك طبعٌ مُرَكَّب

For you are naturally endowed with excellence and eminence,

For you are inherently virtuous and noble,

and giving gifts is a trait ingrained in you.

Generosity ingrained in your very nature.

فيُمناك غيثٌ في البريّة ساكتٌ

فيُمناك غيثٌ في البريّة ساكتٌ

وعِرْضُك إصباحٌ ووجهُك كوكبُ

وعِرْضُك إصباحٌ ووجهُك كوكبُ

Thus your right hand is rain, silent among creation,

You are rain gracing the parched wilderness,

and your honor is daybreak, and your face a star.

Your face radiant as the glowing morning star.

فأنت المُعَلَّى المُسْتَضاءُ بنوره

فأنت المُعَلَّى المُسْتَضاءُ بنوره

وأنت المُفَدَّى المُسْتَطابُ المُحَبَّب

وأنت المُفَدَّى المُسْتَطابُ المُحَبَّب

So you are the exalted one, by whose light others are illumined,

You shine brightly with your own light,

and you are the one others would ransom, esteemed and beloved.

You who are most beloved and pleasing.

بك انصلحت أيّامُنا بعد جَوْرِها

بك انصلحت أيّامُنا بعد جَوْرِها

وذلَّ الزمانُ الجامحُ المُتَقلِّب

وذلَّ الزمانُ الجامحُ المُتَقلِّب

Through you, our days were set right after their injustice,

Through you our days were set right after wrongdoing,

and headstrong, fickle time was humbled.

And unruly time itself was subdued.

فإن طاب نَوْروزٌ وعِيدٌ فإنّما

فإن طاب نَوْروزٌ وعِيدٌ فإنّما

بنورك أضحى ذا وذا وهو طيِّبُ

بنورك أضحى ذا وذا وهو طيِّبُ

So if Nowruz and Eid are pleasant, it is only

Nowruz and Eid shine brightly

by your light that this one and that one have become pleasant.

With your light, auspicious and joyful.

فعِشْ تعمُر الأوقاتَ عُمْرانَ ماجدٍ

فعِشْ تعمُر الأوقاتَ عُمْرانَ ماجدٍ

فإن لم تكن معمورةً بك تَخْرَب

فإن لم تكن معمورةً بك تَخْرَب

So live, enriching the times as a noble man does;

So live, making the times prosperous with triumph!

for if they are not enriched by you, they fall to ruin.

For if not inhabited by you, they will fall to ruin.

وصلّى عليك الله يا بن نبيِّه

وصلّى عليك الله يا بن نبيِّه

فإنك سيفٌ للخطوب مَجَرّب

فإنك سيفٌ للخطوب مَجَرّب

And may God send blessings upon you, O son of His Prophet,

God's blessings upon you, son of his Prophet,

for you are a sword tried and tested against calamities.

For you are the seasoned sword for every hardship!