طالَعُrising star السَّعدِof good fortune بِالمَيَامِنِwith good omens حَياgreeted
طالَعُ السَّعدِ بِالمَيَامِنِ حَيا
وَاضِحmanifest البِشرِcheerfulness مُستَنيرradiant المُحيَاthe face
وَاضِح البِشرِ مُستَنير المُحيَا
The rising star of good fortune offered auspicious greetings,
The auspicious star rose with good omens,
his joy plain to see, his face radiant,
His face bright, his forehead radiant.
حِينَwhen قَالَتْshe said لَدَىat الوِلادَةthe birth يَاO بُشرَاglad tidings
حِينَ قَالَتْ لَدَى الوِلادَة يَا بُشرَا
يَmy (suffix completing the preceding word) هَذاthis غُلامٌa boy قلنَاwe said رَضِياwell-pleasing
يَ هَذا غُلامٌ قلنَا رَضِيا
when, at the birth, she said, 'O glad tidings
When at his birth it was said, "O give glad tidings -
of mine! This is a boy!' We said, 'May he be well-pleasing.'
it's a boy!" We said, "We are pleased."
فَجَرىso proceeded الفَالُthe good omen بِابنِwith the son of يَعقُوبَJacob بَدءاًat first
فَجَرى الفَالُ بِابنِ يَعقُوبَ بَدءاً
وَتَنَاهَىand culminated بِابنِwith the son of النَّبِيthe prophet زَكَرِيَّاZechariah
وَتَنَاهَى بِابنِ النَّبِي زَكَرِيَّا
Thus the good omen began with Jacob's son,
So fate began with the son of Jacob,
and culminated in the son of the prophet Zechariah.
And ended with the son of Zechariah the prophet.
ذَاكَthat one مَحمُودٌMahmoud الرَّشِيدal-Rashid (the rightly guided) تَجَلَّىshone forth
ذَاكَ مَحمُودٌ الرَّشِيد تَجَلَّى
إثرَafter مَاthat (clause marker) قَالَhe said رَبّLord هَبْgrant لِيto me وَليَّاan heir
إثرَ مَا قَالَ رَبّ هَبْ لِي وَليَّا
That is Mahmoud al-Rashid, who shone forth
That is the praised Mahmoud the Righteous who appeared
after the words, 'Lord, grant me an heir.'
After his Lord said, "Bestow on me a loyal minister."
يَاO أبَاهُhis father مُحَمداًMuhammad فُزgain success بِنَجلِwith a son
يَا أبَاهُ مُحَمداً فُز بِنَجلِ
لَمْnot تَكُنْyou were بِالدُّعَاءِin supplication فِيهِfor him شَقيَّاdisappointed
لَمْ تَكُنْ بِالدُّعَاءِ فِيهِ شَقيَّا
O Muhammad, his father, rejoice in a son—
"O Father of Muhammad, rejoice in your son!
you have not been disappointed in your prayer for him.
In him your prayer was not unanswered."
جَاءَhe came لِلمُلكِto the kingdom كَالمُهَنِّيlike one offering congratulations ذَوِيهِits holders
جَاءَ لِلمُلكِ كَالمُهَنِّي ذَوِيهِ
بَعْدَafter مَاthat (clause marker) انتَبَذُواthey withdrew مَكَاناًa place قَصِياdistant
بَعْدَ مَا انتَبَذُوا مَكَاناً قَصِيا
He came to the kingdom like one congratulating its rulers,
He came to rule like the expert builder,
after they had withdrawn to a distant place.
After they chose a faraway place.
صانَهُmay He preserve him اللهُGod وَارِثاًلأبيهِas his father's heir
صانَهُ اللهُ وَارِثاًلأبيهِ
وأبِيهand his father مُوَفقاًfavored with success لَوذَعِيَّاkeen-witted
وأبِيه مُوَفقاً لَوذَعِيَّا
May God preserve him as his father's heir,
God protected him as heir to his father,
and his father, favored with success and keen-witted.
And his father a helper to Uzayyah.
وَلَهُمand to them قِيلَit was said عِندَمَاwhen أرَّخُوهُthey recorded his birth-date
وَلَهُم قِيلَ عِندَمَا أرَّخُوهُ
وَوَهَبنَاand We bestowed لَكُمْupon you all غُلاماًa boy زكِياpure
وَوَهَبنَا لَكُمْ غُلاماً زكِيا
And they were told, when they recorded his birth-date:
It was said of them when they dated it:
'And We bestowed upon you a pure boy.'
"We have bestowed on you a virtuous boy."
Sol 6.1