ياO مَعْشَرcompany السادةthe lords الأشرافِthe noble لاnever بَرِحَتْmay you cease
يا مَعْشَر السادة الأشرافِ لا بَرِحَتْ
تسموyou rise إلىtoward المجدglory أشياخاًas elders وفتياناand as young men
تسمو إلى المجد أشياخاً وفتيانا
O company of noble lords, may you never cease
O noble lords of high descent, ever aspiring
To rise toward glory, elders and young men alike.
To glory, elders and youth alike,
طلَعْتُمyou rose أنجماًas stars بالعزّwith honor مشرقةًradiant
طلَعْتُم أنجماً بالعزّ مشرقةً
والأنجمُand the stars الزهرbright قدmay يَطلعنَthey rise أحياناat times
والأنجمُ الزهر قد يَطلعنَ أحيانا
You have risen as stars, radiant with honor,
You shine as stars with honor bright,
While bright stars rise from time to time.
Though stars may sometimes rise from flowers at night.
لتهنكمmay it gladden you بمسرّاتٍwith joys نفوزwe attain بهاwith them
لتهنكم بمسرّاتٍ نفوز بها
بُشرىglad tidings كماjust as تنعشrevive الأرواحُsouls أبداناbodies
بُشرى كما تنعش الأرواحُ أبدانا
May you be gladdened with joys we attain,
Good tidings bring you joy as when
By glad tidings, as souls revive bodies.
A draught revives the body and the soul again.
بشارةglad tidings بغلامof a boy قَرَّgladdened أعينكمyour eyes
بشارة بغلام قَرَّ أعينكم
قدindeed أعْلَنَتْannounced بقدومof the coming of الخيرgoodness إعلاناa proclamation
قد أعْلَنَتْ بقدوم الخير إعلانا
Glad tidings of a boy who has gladdened your eyes
Glad tidings of a boy who brings delight,
Have openly proclaimed the coming of goodness.
Foretelling bounty with his coming sight.
ومذand since بَدَتْappeared منfrom ضياءradiance (Diya) الدِّينof religion (al-Din) غرّتهhis radiant brow
ومذ بَدَتْ من ضياء الدِّين غرّته
جَلَتْcleared away عنfrom القلبthe heart أدراناًstains وأحزاناand sorrows
جَلَتْ عن القلب أدراناً وأحزانا
And since his radiant brow emerged from Diya al-Din,
Since by religion’s light his face shone clear,
It cleared stains and sorrows from the heart.
Sorrows and cares no longer linger here.
منfrom دوحةa spreading tree منfrom رسولthe Messenger of اللهGod منبتهاits origin
من دوحة من رسول الله منبتها
تفرَّعَتْbranched out منهfrom him أغصاناًinto boughs وقضباناand shoots
تفرَّعَتْ منه أغصاناً وقضبانا
He springs from a spreading tree rooted in God's Messenger,
From Doha, by God’s own Messenger sown,
Which branched from him into boughs and shoots.
Branches and stems from him have fully grown.
طالتgrew tall بهthrough him واشمخرتand towered فيin العُلىthe heights وسمتand rose
طالت به واشمخرت في العُلى وسمت
حتَّىuntil لقدindeed طاولتrivaled in height بالمجدin glory كيواناSaturn
حتَّى لقد طاولت بالمجد كيوانا
Through him it grew tall, towered in the heights, and rose,
With him they rise and soar sublime,
Until, in glory, it rivaled Saturn in height.
And glory lofty as Mount Qaf in time.
إذاwhen ادّعىclaims الشرفnobility الساميlofty تفرُّدَكمyour peerlessness
إذا ادّعى الشرف السامي تفرُّدَكم
فيin المجدglory أظهرpresents فيin دعواهits claim برهاناproof
في المجد أظهر في دعواه برهانا
When lofty nobility claims you are without equal
If noblest lineage you claim in full,
In glory, it offers proof of its claim.
In glory prove such lineage as your rule.
ياO أشرفnoblest النَّاسof men بينamong المنجبينsires of worthy sons أباًas a father
يا أشرف النَّاس بين المنجبين أباً
وأرجحَand weightiest النَّاسof men إنْif رُوجِحْتَyou are weighed against others ميزاناin the balance
وأرجحَ النَّاس إنْ رُوجِحْتَ ميزانا
O noblest of men in fatherhood, among sires of worthy sons,
O best of men, of all the noblest born,
And weightiest of men in the balance, if weighed against others,
Prevailing if weighed upon the scale adorned.
بوركتَmay you be blessed فيin وَلَدٍa son أرِّخrecord the date بمولدهfor his birth
بوركتَ في وَلَدٍ أرِّخ بمولده
تَمَّbecame complete السُّرورjoy بداودwith Dawud بنson of سلماناSalman
تَمَّ السُّرور بداود بن سلمانا
May you be blessed in a son; mark the date of his birth:
Blessed the child whose birth has graced this morn,
Joy is complete with Dawud, son of Salman.
With Dawood bin Suleiman bliss is borne.
Sol 6.1