بقِيتَmay you remain أباO father of عبدِservant of الإلهGod مسلِّماًoffering greetings
بقِيتَ أبا عبدِ الإله مسلِّماً
سعيداًhappy لِتشييدto build up المكارمnoble virtues والمجدِand glory
سعيداً لِتشييد المكارم والمجدِ
May you remain, Abu Abd al-Ilah, offering greetings,
You remained, Abul Abdillah, content
Happy in building up noble virtues and glory.
Happy to build virtues and glory
يزيدincreases معwith الأيامthe days وُدّكyour affection جِدَّةًin freshness
يزيد مع الأيام وُدّك جِدَّةً
إذاwhen حالturns away فيهاduring them كلُّevery خِلّclose friend عنfrom الوُدّaffection
إذا حال فيها كلُّ خِلّ عن الوُدّ
Your affection grows fresher with the days,
Your affection increases as days go by
When, in those days, every friend turns away from affection.
When every grudge parts from affection
ومِثلُكand one like you منone who يزدادincreases عُقْدُthe bond of إخائهhis brotherhood
ومِثلُك من يزداد عُقْدُ إخائه
وفاءًin loyalty إذاwhen لمnot يَبقَremains خِدْنٌa companion علىbound by عَقْدa pact
وفاءً إذا لم يَبقَ خِدْنٌ على عَقْد
And one like you is one whose bond of brotherhood grows
And one like you, his bond of brotherhood grows
In loyalty, when no companion remains true to a pact.
More faithful when no rancor remains in the bond
وماand not زلتَyou have ceased حُرَّnoble النفسthe soul فيin السُّخطdispleasure والرضاand contentment
وما زلتَ حُرَّ النفس في السُّخط والرضا
كريمَgenerous السجاياcharacter traits ماجدَillustrious القَبْلthe past والبَعْدand the future
كريمَ السجايا ماجدَ القَبْل والبَعْد
And you have always been noble of soul, in displeasure and contentment,
You still have a free soul whether angry or pleased
Generous in character, illustrious in past and future.
Noble traits, glorious before and after