أباO father of جميلٍJamil قُرَّbe delighted عيناًin your eye بمَنْin the one who
أبا جميلٍ قُرَّ عيناً بمَنْ
بَلَّغَكenabled you to attain اللهGod بهthrough him ماwhat تريدْyou desire
بَلَّغَك الله به ما تريدْ
O Abu Jamil, let your eyes find joy in the one
O father of a glorious son, rejoice
through whom God has granted you what you desire.
For Allah has granted you what you wished for
وزادكand gave you more اللهGod سروراًjoy بهin him
وزادك الله سروراً به
زيادةًan increase ماnot برحتyou ceased فيin مزيدfurther increase
زيادةً ما برحت في مزيد
And God has increased your joy in him,
And may Allah increase your joy for him
with an increase, as you have never ceased to gain more,
An increase that does not cease to grow
بالولدin the son الماجدnoble منfrom ماجدa noble man
بالولد الماجد من ماجد
لاnot يَلِدُbegets الماجدُthe noble man إلاَّexcept مجيدan illustrious one
لا يَلِدُ الماجدُ إلاَّ مجيد
in a noble son born of a noble father;
With this accomplished son of an accomplished one
a noble man begets none but an illustrious son.
For the accomplished begets none but the accomplished
ياoh حبَّذاhow splendid الوالدthe father منas والدٍa father
يا حبَّذا الوالد من والدٍ
وحبَّذاand how splendid طلعةthe countenance of هذاthis الوليدnewborn
وحبَّذا طلعة هذا الوليد
Oh, how splendid a father he is,
How excellent is the father of this father
and how lovely the countenance of this newborn!
And how excellent is the advent of this newborn
لاحتshone forth مزاياكyour virtues علىupon وجههhis face
لاحت مزاياك على وجهه
كالبدرlike the full moon فيin طالعthe ascendant of برجa zodiacal sign سعيدauspicious
كالبدر في طالع برج سعيد
Your virtues have shone upon his face,
Your virtues shine on his face
like the full moon in the ascendant of an auspicious sign.
Like the full moon rising in a blessed mansion
أَلَمْdid ... not? تكنْyou were ربَّmaster of الجميلkindness الَّذيwho
أَلَمْ تكنْ ربَّ الجميل الَّذي
ملunclear; possibly a negation تركleft الأَحرارfree men إلاَّexcept عبيدslaves
مل ترك الأَحرار إلاَّ عبيد
Were you not the master of kindness who
Were you not the Lord of the beautiful one who
left free men as nothing but slaves? [Opening word unclear.]
Filled the free with nothing but devotion?
وأَنْتَand you فيamong النَّاسpeople لمَنْfor whoever يقتفيfollows an example
وأَنْتَ في النَّاس لمَنْ يقتفي
قافيةthe rhyme of المجدglory وبيتand the verse of القصيدthe poem
قافية المجد وبيت القصيد
And among men, for whoever seeks an example, you are
And you are to the people whoever yearns
the rhyme of glory and the poem's finest verse.
For the rhyme of glory and the poem's creation
وكلّand everyone منwho آوىsought refuge إلىin فضلهhis bounty
وكلّ من آوى إلى فضله
آوىfound refuge إلىin ظلٍّshade وركنٍand a pillar شديدmighty
آوى إلى ظلٍّ وركنٍ شديد
And whoever has sought refuge in his bounty
And all who seek refuge in his grace
has found refuge in shade and a mighty pillar.
Seek shelter in shade and sturdy pillar
فليهنكso may he gladden you المولودthe newborn كلّall الهناjoy
فليهنك المولود كلّ الهنا
بخالدthrough one immortal in الذّكرrenown الَّذيwho لاnot يبيدperishes
بخالد الذّكر الَّذي لا يبيد
So may the newborn bring you every joy,
So let this birth bring you utmost joy
through one whose undying renown shall never fade.
With eternal glory that will never fade
كلَيْلَةِlike the night of الأَعيادfestivals ميلادهhis birth
كلَيْلَةِ الأَعياد ميلاده
وأَنْتَand you منهthrough him كلّevery يومٍday بعيدin festivity
وأَنْتَ منه كلّ يومٍ بعيد
His birth is like a festival night,
On the nights of his birth celebrations
and through him every day is a feast for you.
While you remain far from him each day
لمَّاwhen بداhe appeared للعينto the eye أَرَّخْتهI dated his birth
لمَّا بدا للعين أَرَّخْته
أَشرقتِshone الدُّنياthe world بعبدwith Abd الحميدal-Hamid
أَشرقتِ الدُّنيا بعبد الحميد
When he came into view, I dated his birth:
When he appeared before my eyes I dated him
The world shone with Abd al-Hamid.
The world shone with the servant of the Praised
Sol 6.1