دمتmay you remain مولىlord of عجمnon-Arabs والعربand the Arabs
دمت مولى عجم والعرب
نائلاًattaining كلevery المنىwish والأربand desire
نائلاً كل المنى والأرب
May you remain lord of non-Arabs and Arabs,
You remain, my Master of Persians and Arabs
attaining every wish and desire,
Obtaining all wishes and profits
سامعhearing المدحpraise بلحنto the melody of الطربdelight
سامع المدح بلحن الطرب
ماas long as تغنيsings طائرa bird فيamong القضبthe boughs
ما تغني طائر في القضب
hearing praise to the melody of delight,
Listening to praise with the melody of joy
as long as a bird sings among the boughs.
That no bird in the branches sings
دمabide بسعدin good fortune ياO أميرCommander of المؤمنينthe Faithful
دم بسعد يا أمير المؤمنين
وبمجدٍand in glory وجلالand majesty وعظمand greatness
وبمجدٍ وجلال وعظم
Abide in good fortune, O Commander of the Faithful,
Your life brings gladness, O Commander of the Faithful
and in glory, majesty, and greatness,
With glory, majesty, and greatness
رافلاًwalking proudly فيin ظلthe shade of ربthe Lord of العالمينthe worlds
رافلاً في ظل رب العالمين
بالمعاليamid lofty honors وأفانينand varieties of النعمblessings
بالمعالي وأفانين النعم
walking proudly in the shade of the Lord of the Worlds,
Luxuriating in the shade of the Lord of the Worlds
amid lofty honors and blessings of every kind,
With the highest values and the nicest favors
فائزاًwinning بالنصرvictory والفتحand conquest المبينmanifest
فائزاً بالنصر والفتح المبين
حائزاًearning للشكرgratitude منfrom كلevery الأممnation
حائزاً للشكر من كل الأمم
winning victory and manifest conquest,
Victorious with clear triumph and opening
earning gratitude from every nation,
Deserving thanks from all the nations
ناشراًunfurling للعدلfor justice فيهمamong them علماa banner
ناشراً للعدل فيهم علما
بعدafter ماthat كانit had been كطيlike the folding of الكتبbooks
بعد ما كان كطي الكتب
unfurling among them a banner for justice,
Spreading justice among them, learned
after it had been like folded books;
After it was folded like books
شاكراًthanking ربكyour Lord فيماfor what أنعماHe bestowed
شاكراً ربك فيما أنعما
راقياًascending فيin العزhonor أعلىthe highest الرتبranks
راقياً في العز أعلى الرتب
thanking your Lord for what He bestowed,
Thanking your Lord for what He granted
ascending in honor to the highest ranks.
Elevated in honor to the highest ranks
وبقصرand in a palace دونهinferior to it كلall القصورthe palaces
وبقصر دونه كل القصور
دمعmay you remain (reading دم) مسروراًjoyful علىthroughout طولthe length of الزمانtime
دمع مسروراً على طول الزمان
And in a palace that surpasses all other palaces,
With a palace below which all palaces are
may you remain joyful for all time;
Stay happy for the length of time
وبهand within it كاسthe cup of الهناjoy دوماًforever يدورgoes round
وبه كاس الهنا دوماً يدور
فهوfor it is للأفراحfor rejoicing والأنسand companionship مكانa place
فهو للأفراح والأنس مكان
within it the cup of joy forever goes round,
Around it the cup of delight constantly turns
for it is a place of rejoicing and companionship.
For it is a place of joy and intimacy
عشتmay you live فيهin it بصفاءٍin serenity وسرورand joy
عشت فيه بصفاءٍ وسرور
معwith مقصوراتهits secluded women الحورthe dark-eyed الحسانthe beautiful
مع مقصوراته الحور الحسان
May you live there in serenity and joy,
Where I lived in purity and bliss
with its secluded women, dark-eyed and beautiful.
With its pavilions and beautiful maidens
فانتعشso flourish فيهin it دواماًforever وانعماand enjoy bliss
فانتعش فيه دواماً وانعما
معwith بنيكyour sons الأكرمينthe most noble النجبthe distinguished
مع بنيك الأكرمين النجب
So flourish there forever, and live in bliss,
So find constant joy and comfort in it
with your most noble, distinguished sons.
With your noblest and most generous sons
لاmay not يزالواthey cease فيin دلالpampered ease ونماand growth
لا يزالوا في دلال ونما
مالكيpossessing كلall المعاليlofty honors النخبthe choicest
مالكي كل المعالي النخب
May they ever live in pampered ease and flourish,
Who remain in indulgence and growth
possessing every choice distinction.
Possessing all the highest and best qualities
ونهنيكand we congratulate you بأملاكon a marriage contract جديدnew
ونهنيك بأملاك جديد
لفريدfor the peerless one of العصرthe age مولاناour lord الأميرthe prince
لفريد العصر مولانا الأمير
And we congratulate you on a new marriage,
And we congratulate you on the new estates
for the peerless man of this age, our lord the prince.
For the exceptional one of the age, our Prince
هوhe is نجلa son لكof yours ذوpossessing رأيjudgment سديدsound
هو نجل لك ذو رأي سديد
منwho بسيفby the name Sword of النصرVictory يدعىis called وجديرand worthy
من بسيف النصر يدعى وجدير
He is your son, endowed with sound judgment,
He is your son of sound judgement
who is called Sayf al-Nasr—the Sword of Victory—and merits the name.
Called worthy by the sword of victory
لاmay not يزلhe cease فيin عيشهhis life الحلوsweet الرغيدcomfortable
لا يزل في عيشه الحلو الرغيد
حاكياًresembling فيin أفقهhis horizon البدرthe full moon المنيرradiant
حاكياً في أفقه البدر المنير
May he ever enjoy his sweet, comfortable life,
Never ceasing in his sweet and plentiful life
like the radiant full moon on his horizon.
Reflecting the shining full moon in his horizon
ثمthen لاmay not زلتyou cease عليناupon us منعماbestowing favors
ثم لا زلت علينا منعما
سالماًsafe منfrom نابthe fang of كلevery النوبcalamity
سالماً من ناب كل النوب
Then may you never cease to favor us,
And you remain bestowing favor upon us
safe from the fang of every calamity,
Safe from the evils of all harms
غانماًwinning مناfrom us الثناءpraise الأعظماthe greatest
غانماً منا الثناء الأعظما
مانحgranting السؤالthe petitioners كلevery الطلبrequest
مانح السؤال كل الطلب
winning from us the greatest praise,
Winning from us the greatest praise
granting petitioners their every request.
Granting all requests and wishes
ونهنيكand we congratulate you علىon عيدthe anniversary of الجلوسaccession
ونهنيك على عيد الجلوس
إذfor بهthrough it للناسfor the people أبهىthe most splendid موسمfestival
إذ به للناس أبهى موسم
And we congratulate you on the anniversary of your accession,
And we congratulate you on the ascension feast
for it brings the people their most splendid festival.
For through it, people have the brightest season
ولهand for it الدنياthe world تجلتrevealed herself كالعروسlike a bride
وله الدنيا تجلت كالعروس
إذas تحلتshe adorned herself بجميلwith a lovely المبسمsmile
إذ تحلت بجميل المبسم
And in its honor the world appeared like a bride,
And for it the world shone like a bride
as she adorned herself with a lovely smile.
Having adorned herself in beautiful raiment
وبدتand appeared أضواءهits lights مثلlike الشموسsuns
وبدت أضواءه مثل الشموس
فهوso it للدهرfor Time غداbecame كالمبسمlike a smiling mouth
فهو للدهر غدا كالمبسم
And its lights appeared like suns,
And its lights appeared like suns
so, for Time, it became like a smiling mouth.
For it tomorrow became like a raiment
ملأتfilled بهجتهits splendor الأرضthe earth كماjust as
ملأت بهجته الأرض كما
ملئwas filled الجوthe air بساميwith soaring الشهبلthe meteors (reading الشهب)
ملئ الجو بسامي الشهبل
Its splendor filled the earth, just as
Its joy filled the earth as
the air was filled with meteors soaring high.
The pure dawn filled the sky
وحكىand mirrored الفلكthe firmament بروجاًconstellations فيin السماthe sky
وحكى الفلك بروجاً في السما
تتسامىsoar شهبهاtheir meteors للسحبtoward the clouds
تتسامى شهبها للسحب
And it mirrored the firmament, with constellations in the sky,
And the planets in the heavens told
whose meteors soar toward the clouds.
Stories of constellations rising to the clouds
بكthrough you ياO شمسsun of المعاليlofty honors والعلاand eminence
بك يا شمس المعالي والعلا
سعدwere happy الناسthe people ونأمواand slept (reading وناموا) فيin أمانsafety
سعد الناس ونأموا في أمان
Through you, O sun of lofty honors and eminence,
With you, O sun of glory and elevation
the people were happy and slept in safety.
People became fortunate and secured in safety
دمتmay you remain شمساًa sun مشرقاًshining فيin ذاthis الملاassembly
دمت شمساً مشرقاً في ذا الملا
وزراءministers of الخيرgoodness أقمارthe moons of الأوانthe age
وزراء الخير أقمار الأوان
May you remain a sun shining in this assembly,
Remain a shining sun in this elevation
the ministers of goodness being the moons of the age.
Your excellent ministers are moons of the time
منكfrom you هذاthis النورlight فيهمwithin them والحلاand charm
منك هذا النور فيهم والحلا
لاmay not يزالواthey cease بكthrough you فيin سعدthe good fortune of القرانthe celestial conjunction
لا يزالوا بك في سعد القران
From you come this light within them and their charm.
From you comes this light in them and adornment
May they ever, through you, enjoy an auspicious conjunction,
May they remain with you in fortune always
تصدرissues الطاعةobedience منهمfrom them كلماwhenever
تصدر الطاعة منهم كلما
توردyou convey الأمرthe command لهمto them فيconcerning سببa matter
تورد الأمر لهم في سبب
obedience issuing from them whenever
Obedience comes from them whenever
you convey a command to them in any matter.
The order is presented to them for any reason
ثمthen دمremain اكملthe most perfect انسانhuman being بماthrough what
ثم دم اكمل انسان بما
حزتهyou have attained it منof نسبlineage معtogether with حسبancestral honor
حزته من نسب مع حسب
Then remain the most perfect man, through what
Then remain, O most complete human, with what
you possess of lineage and ancestral honor.
You have attained of lineage and merit