يهنيك عصر المجد ام يهنأَ المجدُ

يهنيك عصر المجد ام يهنأَ المجدُ

بعصرك معتزاً فطالعهُ السعدُ

بعصرك معتزاً فطالعهُ السعدُ

Does the age of glory gladden you, or does glory rejoice

Does this age of glory congratulate you, or does glory

in your age, proud, with good fortune as its ascendant?

Congratulate this age, exalted, as its fortune shone?

وما شرف الايام الاَّ بأهلها

وما شرف الايام الاَّ بأهلها

فصورتها من رسم افعالهم تبدو

فصورتها من رسم افعالهم تبدو

And days have no honor except through their people;

The honor of days is through their people,

so their image emerges from the outlines of their deeds.

Their image shaped by the imprint of their deeds.

مجال لاقدام الرجال وفضلهم

مجال لاقدام الرجال وفضلهم

يصاحبهم في نيله الكدًّ والجهدُ

يصاحبهم في نيله الكدًّ والجهدُ

An arena for men's boldness and their excellence,

A place for the strides of men and their merit,

toil and effort accompany them in attaining it.

Accompanied in attaining it by toil and effort.

وقد يترقى المرء مجداً بجدّه

وقد يترقى المرء مجداً بجدّه

ويدرك ما لا يدرك المجد والجدُّ

ويدرك ما لا يدرك المجد والجدُّ

And a man may rise in glory through his diligence,

A man may ascend in glory through his striving,

and attain what glory and good fortune cannot attain.

And attain what glory and striving cannot attain.

وليس الفتى من يلتقي الدهرعن قلىً

وليس الفتى من يلتقي الدهرعن قلىً

ودون مساعي عزمهِ الخلف والضدُّ

ودون مساعي عزمهِ الخلف والضدُّ

And a true man is not one who meets Time with resentment,

A youth is not one who encounters time effortlessly,

while discord and opposition stand before his resolute endeavors.

Without the resolve of his will, opposed and adverse.

فما طلب العلياء سهلاً وانما

فما طلب العلياء سهلاً وانما

حلاوتها صبر وعلقمها شهدُ

حلاوتها صبر وعلقمها شهدُ

For the pursuit of eminence is not easy; rather,

Seeking the heights is no easy matter, but rather

its sweetness is bitter aloe, and its colocynth is honey.

Its sweetness is patience, its firmness honey.

وعهدي بها لا تخلف الوعد والوفا

وعهدي بها لا تخلف الوعد والوفا

وليس لها من غير صاحبها عهدُ

وليس لها من غير صاحبها عهدُ

And in my experience, it does not fail in promise or fidelity,

My covenant with it is it never breaks its promise and loyalty,

and its covenant is with none but its companion.

It has no covenant with any other than its companion.

تجلَت بهِ فخراً وجلّ مقامها

تجلَت بهِ فخراً وجلّ مقامها

وطابت بهِ نفساً فأيَّامها رغدُ

وطابت بهِ نفساً فأيَّامها رغدُ

It shone forth through him in pride, and its station grew exalted;

It shone with pride and lofty station through him,

and it was content in spirit through him, so its days were full of ease.

And delighted through him a soul, so its days are comfortable.

عرفنا بهِ فضل الرجال ودأبهم

عرفنا بهِ فضل الرجال ودأبهم

فما دأبه الاَّ الفضيلة والزهدُ

فما دأبه الاَّ الفضيلة والزهدُ

Through him we learned men's excellence and their ways;

We knew through him the merit of men and their perseverance,

for his way is nothing but virtue and asceticism.

For their perseverance is nothing but virtue and devotion.

نعدَد ما بين الكرام صفاتهِ

نعدَد ما بين الكرام صفاتهِ

وننشدها فخراً وليس لها عدُّ

وننشدها فخراً وليس لها عدُّ

We enumerate his qualities among the noble,

We count among the generous their attributes,

and chant them proudly, though they are beyond counting.

And recite them with pride, and they have no limit.

بها جلَ آمالي وغاية مقصدي

بها جلَ آمالي وغاية مقصدي

فما خاب في عليا مكارمها قصدُ

فما خاب في عليا مكارمها قصدُ

In them lie most of my hopes and my ultimate aim;

Through them my hopes were fulfilled and the goal of my pursuit,

for no quest has failed in the heights of their noble virtues.

No quest for the lofty peaks was thwarted by their magnanimity.

اسير مدى الايام مستصحباً بها

اسير مدى الايام مستصحباً بها

أُرامقها رشداً فيسعدني الرشدُ

أُرامقها رشداً فيسعدني الرشدُ

I journey through the span of days, keeping their company;

I walk the expanse of time accompanied by them,

I look to them for guidance, and right guidance gladdens me.

Glancing at them for guidance, so guidance makes me prosper.

فما عرفت الاَّ لها النفس منَّةً

فما عرفت الاَّ لها النفس منَّةً

ولا ذكرت فضلاً ولا عمّها رفدُ

ولا ذكرت فضلاً ولا عمّها رفدُ

For my soul has known no favor but theirs,

I have known only benevolence from them for my soul,

nor recalled any other kindness, nor been enveloped in other bounty.

I have mentioned no merit that was not completed by their bounty.

يهنَيك هذا العيد انك عيده

يهنَيك هذا العيد انك عيده

وافراحهُ بالحظّ والعزّ تمتدُّ

وافراحهُ بالحظّ والعزّ تمتدُّ

May this festival gladden you, for you are its festival,

This holiday congratulates you, for it is your holiday,

and its joys endure in good fortune and honor.

And its joys in fortune and dignity expand.

فلا برحت أوصافك الغر مقصداً

فلا برحت أوصافك الغر مقصداً

تزينها العليا ويسعدها المجدُ

تزينها العليا ويسعدها المجدُ

So may your radiant qualities never cease to be a goal;

Never did I cease making your noble traits my goal,

eminence adorns them, and glory gladdens them.

Adorned by the lofty peaks, made prosperous by glory.