بُشرىglad tidings بمولدat the birth of نجلِكُمyour son منof مَوْلِدِa birth
بُشرى بمولد نجلِكُم من مَوْلِدِ
منfrom صُلْبthe loins of أكرمِmost generous ماجدٍan illustrious man ومُمَجَّدِand honored
من صُلْب أكرمِ ماجدٍ ومُمَجَّدِ
Glad tidings at your son's birth—what a birth!
Good tidings of your son's birth from a glorious,
From the loins of a most generous, illustrious, and honored man.
Honorable lineage of the most generous and lauded.
كالسيفlike a sword أصْلِتَwas unsheathed نصلُهits blade منfrom غمدهits sheath
كالسيف أصْلِتَ نصلُه من غمده
فبداso he appeared نظيرَlike الكوكبthe star المتوقدblazing
فبدا نظيرَ الكوكب المتوقد
Like a sword whose blade is drawn from its sheath,
You have unsheathed a sword from its scabbard,
he appeared like a blazing star.
Shining like a blazing star.
يحييrevives مناقَبthe virtues of منthose who مَضىpassed away منamong أهلِهِhis family
يحيي مناقَب من مَضى من أهلِهِ
منamong ناصرٍa champion of حزبthe ranks of العلىlofty glory ومؤيّدand a supporter
من ناصرٍ حزب العلى ومؤيّد
He revives the virtues of those of his family who have passed away,
He revives the virtues of his noble forebears,
champions and supporters of the ranks of glory,
The supporters and defenders of the highest cause.
العاطسينthose who sneeze بأنفthrough the nose of كلّevery أبيّةproud soul
العاطسين بأنف كلّ أبيّة
والمرعفينand those making bleed بهاwith it أُنوفthe noses of الحُسَّدthe envious
والمرعفين بها أُنوف الحُسَّد
who make every proud nose sneeze,
Sneezing in the faces of the insolent,
and thereby make the noses of the envious bleed,
And wiping their arrogant noses in the dust.
والباسطينand those extending علىto العُفاةthose seeking aid أيادياًhands of generosity
والباسطين على العُفاة أيادياً
كمhow many منa يدٍfavor بيضاءwhite; generous تولىis bestowed منby يدa hand
كم من يدٍ بيضاء تولى من يد
and extend their hands to those seeking aid.
Offering hands to the destitute,
How many a shining favor is bestowed by a hand!
Many a white hand has come from his hand.
لاdo not تنكرُdeny الأعداءُthe enemies معروفاًa kindness لهمof theirs
لا تنكرُ الأعداءُ معروفاً لهم
بمكارمthrough generous deeds لأكارمٍof noble men لمnot تجحدdenied
بمكارم لأكارمٍ لم تجحد
Their enemies do not deny their kindness,
Even enemies do not deny his good deeds,
shown through noble men's generous deeds, never denied.
Acts of generosity that cannot be belittled.
حَدِّثْspeak ولاand no حرجٌblame عليكupon you بذكرهمfor mentioning them
حَدِّثْ ولا حرجٌ عليك بذكرهم
وأعِدْand repeat حديثَكyour account ماas much as استطعتyou can وردّدand reiterate
وأعِدْ حديثَك ما استطعت وردّد
Speak—there is no blame on you for mentioning them,
Speak freely, feel no shame in telling of them,
and repeat your account as often as you can, and tell it again.
Repeat your words as much as you are able.
فليهنكمso may he bring you joy ولدٌa son بداappeared فيin وجههhis face
فليهنكم ولدٌ بدا في وجهه
سيماءthe sign of سَعْدٍgood fortune فيin الزمانthe age الأسعدthe most auspicious
سيماء سَعْدٍ في الزمان الأسعد
So may this son bring you joy: upon his face appears
Rejoice in a son whose face bears the mark
the sign of good fortune in the most auspicious age.
Of good fortune in this most auspicious time.
فاللهso God يحفظهprotect him ويرفعand raise قدرهhis standing
فالله يحفظه ويرفع قدره
ويديمهand sustain him فيin طيبthe sweetness of عيشlife أرغدof fullest ease
ويديمه في طيب عيش أرغد
May God protect him and exalt his standing,
May God protect him and raise his status,
and sustain him in the sweetness of a life of fullest ease.
Granting a pleasant, easy life.
سُرَّتْwere gladdened بهby him النجباءthe noble وافتخرتand took pride بهin him
سُرَّتْ به النجباء وافتخرت به
لاmay he not زالcease فيin فخرglory عظيمgreat in السؤددeminence
لا زال في فخر عظيم السؤدد
The noble were gladdened by him and took pride in him.
The elite rejoice and take pride in him,
May he ever enjoy glory and great eminence.
His great generosity is never ending.
قدindeed جاءَhas come تاريخيmy chronogram وَقَرَّand gladdened عيونهمtheir eyes
قد جاءَ تاريخي وَقَرَّ عيونهم
بالناصرwith al-Nasir بنson of القاسمal-Qasim بنson of محمدMuhammad
بالناصر بن القاسم بن محمد
My chronogram has indeed come and gladdened their eyes
His date has come and delighted their eyes,
with al-Nasir, son of al-Qasim, son of Muhammad.
Al-Nasir son of Al-Qasim son of Muhammad.
Sol 6.1