هَنَّيْتُI congratulated مولاناour lord المشيرَthe marshal بابْنِهon his son
هَنَّيْتُ مولانا المشيرَ بابْنِه
لماwhen تبدَّىhe appeared بالجمالwith beauty الفائقِsurpassing
لما تبدَّى بالجمال الفائقِ
I congratulated our lord the marshal on his son,
I congratulate our respected Master on his son,
When he appeared in surpassing beauty.
When he appeared with exceptional beauty,
ولاحَand appeared للخيرof goodness بهin him أدلّةٌsigns
ولاحَ للخير به أدلّةٌ
يكشفreveals باديهاtheir outward aspect عنconcerning الحقائقthe truths
يكشف باديها عن الحقائق
And in him signs of goodness appeared,
And goodness became evident through him,
Their outward aspect revealing the truths.
Revealing the truths plainly.
منهاamong them وُرودُthe coming نِعمةa blessing منfrom مَلِكٍa king
منها وُرودُ نِعمة من مَلِكٍ
أعزَّهmay He exalt him اللهGod لعزِّfor the honor of الصادقthe truthful one
أعزَّه الله لعزِّ الصادق
Among them is the coming of a blessing from a king—
Among them the blossoming of a blessing from a King,
May God exalt him, for the honor of the truthful one.
Whom God has honored for the honor of the Sincere One.
فكانso he was فيat ميلادهhis birth مَسَرَّةًa joy
فكان في ميلاده مَسَرَّةً
لسابقfor what preceded منof الهناgladness ولاحقand what follows
لسابق من الهنا ولاحق
So, at his birth, he was a joy,
So his birth was a joy,
For gladness past and yet to come.
For the foremost from the past and the future.
مباركblessed الطلعةthe countenance ميمونauspicious بهاthrough it
مبارك الطلعة ميمون بها
ذوpossessing بهجةradiance راقتِdelighted لعينto the eye of الرامقthe beholder
ذو بهجة راقتِ لعين الرامق
Blessed in countenance, auspicious in his appearance,
Blessed is his star, auspicious through him,
Endowed with radiance that delighted the beholder's eye.
With radiant delight to the eye of the onlooker.
أبْدَعَexcelled فيin تصويرهfashioning him خالقهhis Creator
أبْدَعَ في تصويره خالقه
سُبحانglory be to مَنthe One who صوَّرَهfashioned him منas خالقa Creator
سُبحان مَن صوَّرَه من خالق
His Creator excelled in fashioning him;
His Creator has perfectly formed him,
Glory be to the Creator who fashioned him!
Glory to Him who shaped him, the Creator.
حازhe gained منfrom البدرthe full moon المنيرthe radiant طلعةa countenance
حاز من البدر المنير طلعة
ومنand from أبيهhis father أكْرَمَthe noblest الخلائقcharacter traits
ومن أبيه أكْرَمَ الخلائق
He took his countenance from the radiant full moon,
He attained from the radiant moon a rising,
And from his father, the noblest qualities.
And from his father the most generous of mankind.
شبلُthe cub of هزبرٍa lion باسلٍvaliant غضنفرa mighty lion
شبلُ هزبرٍ باسلٍ غضنفر
أعيذُهI seek protection for him منfrom سوءِthe evil of كلّevery طارقnight visitor
أعيذُه من سوءِ كلّ طارق
The cub of a lion, valiant and mighty,
A lion cub, valiant, fierce,
I seek protection for him from the evil of every night visitor.
I seek refuge for him from the evil of every assailant.
ينشأhe grows up فيin حجرthe lap of المعاليlofty virtues والعلىand glory
ينشأ في حجر المعالي والعلى
علىon ظهورthe backs of الضُمَّرthe lean steeds السوابقthe fleet ones
على ظهور الضُمَّر السوابق
He grows up in the lap of lofty virtues and glory,
He is raised in the bosom of the lofty and sublime,
On the backs of lean, fleet steeds.
Atop the shoulders of accomplished nobles.
كمmany a قائلٍspeaker مُؤَرِّخٌrecording the date of مولدُهhis birth
كم قائلٍ مُؤَرِّخٌ مولدُه
قَرَّتwas gladdened بَعبدby Abd (servant of) اللهAllah (God) عينُthe eye of النامقthe writer
قَرَّت بَعبد الله عينُ النامق
Many a speaker, recording his birth-date, says:
How many a chronicler has recorded his birth,
The writer's eye was gladdened by Abd Allah.
Bringing joy to the eye of the sleeping one.
Sol 6.1